Product profile: Portable solar recharge hubs

Providing device recharging for events or outdoor areas with no access to electricity can be difficult, but the Furnicharge Freedom Hub makes it simple.

Product profile: Solar in a box

The SunPack comes as a pre-configured system, complete with battery, inverter and solar panels that you just swing into place.

Powering Indigenous communities with renewables

Many remote communities rely on polluting and expensive diesel generation. Jodie Lea Martire seeks out the Indigenous entrepreneurs and partnerships driving a more equitable renewable approach.

Built with solar, runs on solar

Designing and building a more sustainable home is fertile ground for innovative ideas. Howard and Libby Elston explain how generators were largely avoided when building three new units.

Off-grid in the suburbs

Martin Chape tells us about his experiment in taking a suburban house off the grid.

Know your renewables: off-grid basics

With reducing grid reliability and steadily increasing electricity prices there’s been renewed interest in giving energy companies the flick. Lance Turner takes a look at the how and why of going off-grid.

Neighbourly sharing: mini-grid in Mooroolbark

Neighbours in the Melbourne suburb of Mooroolbark are set to share their energy generation via a mini-grid in an Australian-first trial run by AusNet Services. Eva Matthews finds out what’s involved.

Get the right energy storage: A battery buyers guide

The battery bank in a stand-alone or backup power system can make or break the system. Lance Turner examines what to look for in a battery bank and how to get the right battery for your needs.

Ditching the inverter: A DC appliances buyers guide

You don’t need an inverter to run appliances off a battery-based renewable energy system—many AC appliances have DC-powered counterparts. Lance Turner looks at what’s available and why you might want to use them over AC versions.

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