Battery Storage Is Essential For Homes During And After A Storm
Pairing solar power with battery storage is becoming the ultimate resilience strategy. As climate extremes multiply, reliable power is no longer guaranteed. In hurricane-prone regions like Florida and the Caribbean, extended blackouts can disrupt everything from refrigeration to communications.
Great British Energy rolls out solar on public estate
Great British Energy has continued its rollout of solar to cut energy bills for public services, including panels for 70 more NHS sites. As part of an expanded scheme to fund solar panels for NHS sites, military sites and
Doomsday prepper to gorge on ‘freeze-dried’ Christmas dinner ahead of ‘collapse’
Gubba, 25, is preparing for the worst by stocking up on everything from food to medical supplies, seeds and soil - and every spare bit of cash goes towards her homestead A doomsday prepper who is preparing for worldwide
13 things you might not know about solar panels 2025
More and more people are investing in solar panels for their homes. In the UK, over 1.5 million households have taken the leap, with installations growing by more than 10% year-on-year for the last three years, according to government data.
6 ways batteries provide a lifeline for customers in an outage
More than 2.5 million Americans depend on durable medical equipment, such as oxygen delivery systems, ventilators, and dialysis machines. For these vulnerable customers, even brief power interruptions can cause their equipment to malfunction, and longer outages can be life-threatening,
Renewable Energy: What is Solar Power and How Does it Work?
Solar is surging as costs fall and firms scale projects, with the International Energy Agency projecting PV Solar to be the largest renewable by 2029 Solar is central to decarbonisation. Costs have fallen sharply and deployment has accelerated, with
Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered ‘hub homes’
HOUSTON (AP) — Doris Brown was nearly asleep when a neighbor knocked on her door, telling her to look outside. “There were no lights, nowhere,” said Brown, recalling the power outage that summer night in 2023. “I didn't even
Nissan made a nifty solar panel system for its Sakura EV
It generates 500W when fully extended and can add 1,864 miles of driving range annually. As we've seen with Toyota's Prius Prime, putting a solar panel on a car's roof is a nifty idea but can only gain you
I’m a scientist and think society will collapse by 2050 – how I’m preparing
In 27 years’ time, society as we know it will have collapsed. Food will be extremely limited. Lawlessness will have taken over the land. Gangs will roam the countryside scavenging for resources like food, water and fuel. This breakdown