DIY Solar Charger for Ortlieb Bag
We love it when customers use our panels to design a system that fits their needs. A Dutch customer recently mod-ed his Ortlieb handlebar bag. He...
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Home iPad Charging Station in Life Edited Apartment
What do you do when you really want solar power, but you live in a 350 square foot apartment in NYC with no roof access? That is what our friends at...
March Gear Winner – Trip from Canada to Brazil via Horseback
The free solar gear award for March goes to Filipe Masetti Leite. Inspired by Aime Tchiffely’s 1925 journey from Argentina to New York, he will...
Compatibility with new iPad (aka iPad 3)
We managed to get our hands on a friend's new, 3rd generation iPad last night and we were able to charge it from both our V39 battery (included with...
Solar Buddha Machine
For those of you who don't already know about the FM3 Buddha Machine, here's the scoop: The Buddha Machine is a small plastic box that plays...
Generator in Malawi and Sri Lanka
Empower Projects is a Sydney-based non-profit that helps entrepreneurs to build self-reliant communities. Their founder, Shanil Samarakoon, brought a...
NorthFace Adventure Pack plus Fuse 4W
Chris Gee, part of the Sycons Solar DJ team shows off what he calls his "Solar Mobile Hi-Def Trekking/Mountaineering video Solution," pairing the...
February Gear Winner – A Trip South
We had some great entrants in our Free Gear contest in February. The Grand Prize went to A Trip South (website, facebook). They received $250 towards...
Using AC inverters with the V60 battery
We did some testing with a small inverter to see how it would work with our V60 universal laptop battery. This setup allows you to plug some regular...
What and Why Voltaic Insources
There’s been a lot of buzz about insourcing lately. We wanted to share what we do locally vs internationally and why. What We have a dozen plus...
Fuse 10W on China Photography Trip
Artem Nazarov, a professional photographer from Atlanta, recently took a trip to the Yunnan province in China to photograph ethnic minorities. He...
Tablet Charging Update
Update: We have a new home for charging tablets from solar. Information below may be out of date. Image by LGEPR on flickr. Tablet charging...
Solar Charger for GoPro – Update
This is blog post out of date. We recommend you read our Guide to Charging GoPro from Solar. In a previous post, we showed how you can charge GoPro...
Solar Powered Lego Car
You know it is going to be a good day at work when you get a solar-powered Lego Car in the mail. The folks at Play-Well sent it to us after choosing...
Solar Camera Bag from Array or OffGrid Bag
We tested two camera inserts to see how they fit in our Array Solar Laptop Charger and OffGrid Solar Backpack. Here's the short video: We...
Review of Fuse for Bicycle Tour
Reed Dahlmeier took the Fuse 4W on a Vancouver to Santa Cruz (and back!) bike tour to charge his Canon T2i, mobile phone and GPS and came back a...
DIY Solar Lamp
Here's a guide to building a USB powered LED lamp compatible with Voltaic Systems products. This is a quick and easy way to convert the solar...
October Gear Winner Update
Our October Gear Winner just returned from her trip to the Galapagos on the National Geographic Endeavor. She sent us back these great photos. We...