Quick Install Video – 25 Watt CORE Solar System
Our CORE Solar Systems were designed with ease of installation in mind. We have reduced the number of parts and steps required to deploy a solar...
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Solar Powered LoRaWAN Node + Lithium Capacitor
We recently deployed a solar-powered Things Industries' Generic Node in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It connects via LoRa to a Things Network solar...
Build Solar Powered Chimes
Introduction This tutorial will demonstrate how to make a simple direct drive solar chimes sculpture with a Voltaic mini solar panel....
Solar Powered Bird Feeder for Biological Research
In this post, I will discuss how we are working to revolutionize bird research by creating a solar powered bird feeder with a range of data...
Solar Charger Tutorial – Part 3
How (and why) do I store power? Sunlight is inconsistent and often nonexistent (think nightime) so storing power is important in many applications....
Solar Charger Tutorial – Part 1
How do Solar Chargers work? A solar charger is a portable power system made up of a solar panel and an external battery pack. For Voltaic Systems,...
Powering Photography in SE Alaska
Inspiring photographer and film student, Kedyn Sierra (age 17) spent his summer a little differently than most of his peers. Thanks to wildlife...
Capturing Family Portraits in Ethiopia
Photographer Neil DaCosta recently paired up with Deutsch NY and WaterIsLife to capture the lives of families in Ethiopia. The campaign is aimed at...
Climbing on the road with Escalando Fronteras
When our friend Gaz Leah came to us months ago to get his van set up with solar for a trip down to Mexico, he had no idea...
Solar Power for Van Life
New York-based climber Gaz Leah is heading down to Parque La Huasteca near Monterrey, Mexico to develop and document new routes as well as introduce...
May Gear Winner Helps Build New Nursery School in Nepal
Justin Wickham, Co-Founder of Learning Planet and a former BBC Television News & Current Affairs Documentary Producer is building a new...
Mapping a 100 mile x 100 mile Solar Farm
Joseph DeLappe is starting a 460 mile bicycle ride through Nevada today. He'll be dragging home-made chalk behind him to draw a line around Nellis...
Portable Solar Charging for Bike to Work Day
We left the house a bit earlier than usual today to support NYC's Bike to Work Day in our own solar-powered way. We decked out our usual commuter...
Off-Grid Cabin in Hawaii
We really enjoyed working with LifeEdited to provide backup solar power for their compact New York apartment. So when Graham Hill (the Founder) asked...
Ikea Solar Phone Charger Hack
Nicola from Italy just sent in his hack of the IKEA SUNNAN solar lamp so that it can charge his electronics. He increases the power to the lamp's...
Combining Non-Matched Power Sources
There are times when you may find that you want to expand the power producing capabilities of your solar setup. This post will cover the basics of...
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...
Charging the Kindle Fire from Solar
The Kindle Fire, Amazon’s answer to the Barnes and Noble Nook Color, is a compact 7” color tablet device that occupies a middle ground...