Quick Install Video – 25 Watt CORE Solar System Voltaic Systems May 30, 2025 All 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...
Solar Powered LoRaWAN Node + Lithium Capacitor Voltaic Systems March 10, 2023 DIY 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 admin April 1, 2021 All, DIY 1 Comment 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 admin April 7, 2017 DIY 1 Comment 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 Phillip Stearns December 13, 2016 All, DIY 22 Comments 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 Phillip Stearns November 29, 2016 All, DIY 10 Comments 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 Voltaic Systems October 26, 2015 All, Profiles 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 Voltaic Systems May 15, 2015 All, Profiles 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 Voltaic Systems April 13, 2015 All, Profiles 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...
May Gear Winner Helps Build New Nursery School in Nepal Voltaic Systems June 7, 2013 All 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 Jeff May 20, 2013 All, DIY, Sustainability 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 Jeff May 15, 2013 All, DIY, Sustainability 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 admin April 5, 2013 All, DIY, Sustainability 1 Comment 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 Jeff January 11, 2013 All, DIY 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 Phillip Stearns July 18, 2012 All, DIY 14 Comments 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 Phillip Stearns December 19, 2011 All, DIY 5 Comments 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 Phillip Stearns December 19, 2011 All 2 Comments 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...
Flickr Top 50 Digital Cameras with Battery Model Phillip Stearns August 31, 2011 All 35 Comments We love all things photography here at Voltaic and want to help all you shutterbugs out there keep your digital cameras powered through the day...
