Solar Powered Full Spectrum Sensing with Apogee
In this post, we test how to run an Apogee full spectrum sensor from a small solar panel or simply a battery. The sensor measures PPFD which is the...
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Remote Water Level Monitoring
Solar Powered Remote Water Level Monitoring Pacific Watershed Associates, based in Northwestern California, is an environmental and engineering firm...
Low Cost Air Sensor Calibration and Evaluation
Deploying Low Cost Air Sensors As more and more low cost sensors appear, the reach and applications can be tantalizing. The question that crops up...
Monitoring Illegal Logging and Poaching with Solar
Rainforest Connection has been working to monitor and detect illegal deforestation and poaching. Their thesis is that if "you can protect the trees,...
Water Quality Sensor Launched in Brooklyn Navy Yard
We deployed our water quality sensor in a basin near the East River nearly three weeks ago and it is consistently reporting water quality data. Using...
Solar Powered Water Quality Monitoring Tutorial with Adafruit FONA and I/O
In this post, we show how to design a solar-powered water quality monitor using readily available components. The device is designed to float in salt...
Solar Powered Raspberry Pi Camera
Using Raspberry Pi in a remote time lapse environment requires power management or a very large solar panel. Dan Julio designed a Raspberry Pi...
Solar Power for Raspberry Pi
Tutorial: Solar Power for Raspberry Pi This post will walk you though how to protect your Raspberry Pi while powering it from a solar-powered...
Automated Offgrid Chicken Coop Lighting With Timer
How to DIY your own offgrid chicken coop lighting: Tom Mendise from Northeast Ohio has a 4'x4' chicken coop. He was looking for an offgrid chicken...
Solar Panels for Small Motors – An Intro
Solar Panels for Small Motors In this guide we look at the options you have when deciding on solar panels for small motors starting with how to...
Solar Raspberry Pi for Environmental Managment
Solar Raspberry Pi for Environmental Management Manage nitrate and other environmental factors with solar Raspberry Pi for environmental...