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- For the first time ever, all villages in India have electricity Tue, 1 May 18, 4:25amIndia has just reached a major energy milestone: for the first time ever, every single one of its inhabited villages has electricity. There are nearly 600,000 villages in the country, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised...
- UNplug lets you reduce your dependence on the grid and stay powered during outages Tue, 19 May 15, 4:50amSoftware engineer Markus Loeffler wants to help consumers reduce dependency on the electric grid while saving on electric costs. “One Fridge off the Grid” was initially conceived during a power outage caused by severe...
- This solar-powered device keeps fruits and veggies fresh without a fridge Sat, 3 Jan 15, 1:30amIf you’re in the produce business, getting your goods to the market while they're still fresh is imperative. In some countries where the climate is fairly warm, that can be a daunting, if not almost impossible task, but...
- The BioLite KettleCharge Gives You Clean Water and Off-Grid Power in One Device Thu, 27 Nov 14, 8:39amThere’s pretty much nothing more basic than boiling water, but do you ever think about how much untapped power all that boiling creates? The people at BioLite - makers of the BaseCamp Stove - decided to harness that energy...
- Have We All Been Installing Solar Panels the Wrong Way? Tue, 19 Nov 13, 5:32amImage of residential solar panels / Shutterstock Installing solar panels seems pretty straightforward - just aim them south so they get lots of sun all day...