Android Smartphone Direct Solar Charging
Although some devices need a stable input and therefore require a battery in order to charge from solar, many charge just fine directly from a panel....
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New Panel Mounting Method – Zipties
After Sandy, we deployed and installed hundreds of solar phone chargers and light systems. We mounted a 3.4 Watt solar panel outside using...
December Gear Winner Heads to Mt. Everest to Raise Awareness for Flying Kites
Crystal Nadeau will be trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp in May 2013 in support of the non-profit organization, Flying Kites. The organization,...
Portable Solar Power for Bicycle Touring
An avid bicycle tourer and blogger sent us in this blog post of his solar charging setup and includes bit of a product review to boot. He uses a...
November Gear Winner Heads to Uganda White Nile
Congratulations to our November Gear Winner, Peter Csonka from Slovakia. As a professional kayaker and amateur movie maker, he'll be traveling on an...
Day 4 at Rockaway, Solar Chargers
There is still no indication when the Rockaways will get power back, so we went out again last Friday to install solar chargers and train organizers...
Back in Staten Island and the Rockaways
We were in the Staten Island and the Rockaways on Monday and Tuesday installing and distributing more solar light and phone charger kits for people...
Sandy Solar Light and Phone Charger Update
We spent yesterday in the Rockaways distributing and installing the emergency power kits donated by our customers. We pass on the hugs we received...
Help Voltaic Help The Rockaways After Sandy
We were in the Rockaways earlier this week to distribute solar kits. We found residents still do not have power and many are unable to leave their...
October Gear Winner Heads to French Polynesia
We're sending a Fuse 10W Solar Laptop Charger and Canon LP-E6 camera charger to French Polynesia. Our winner, Daniel Fox, a well-versed photographer...
Using a Solar Charger for Emergency Backup Power
When hurricane Sandy hit New York City, Voltaic employees were all very happy that they had extra USB batteries, USB lights and solar chargers with...
Choosing a Lead Acid Battery for Solar Charging
Solar Panels for Lead Acid Batteries Lead acid batteries have large capacities and are often available in many places around the world. But which...
Cell Phone Charging Dodecahedrons!
Imagine our delight when we spotted this Kevin Kelly sculpture at the Dumbo Arts Festival about 100 yards from our offices. We saw the tell-tale...
September Gear Winner Heads to Draa Valley and Nepal
We're sending a Fuse 4W Solar Charger plus a Nikon D3100 (EN-EL14) charger to Stu in Melbourne, Australia. While not the most extreme in the...
Build Your Own Jansport Solar Backpack
It is now remarkably easy to build your own solar backpack with one of our small solar panels. We chose this classic and sublimely simple Orange...
Solar-Powered Crawl Space Fan
Corby Hicks, our friend over at Verdantly, recently completed an interesting energy-efficient home-improvement project - installing a solar-powered...
Fuse 10W in the Mongolian Steppes
Taken on the Mongolian Steppe this Fuse 10W Solar Laptop Charger is propped up by what appears to be a pair of wild sheep horns! Also used to...
Waterproof and Compact DIY Solar Backpack
Bart Zwiep, one of our customers from Holland, is headed to Kenya later this year for a charity bike trip organized by the Verkaart Development Team....