Energy
Power Sources
National Grid condemns NY families to cold winter
The effects of the polar vortex last winter are still lingering in Upstate New York, where 24,000 households had their power shut off in June and July due to un...
London party for Finding Infinity
London, 4 September 2014 – Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood held the first of a series of solar-powered parties to promote the use of renewable energy. ...
Cheap portable solar power setup
The chatter about solar power and energy storage over the last few years, might make you come to the wrong conclusion that such systems are neither portable nor...
Harvesting Excess Man Made Energy
Albany NY designer, Manoocher Zarif is piloting a device that converts vibrations found in urban traffic into electricity. The industrial design graduate came a...
Platinum fuel cell trials in S Africa
Renewable Energy mag reports Canadian fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum, the world’s largest primary producer of platinum...
UK industry weaning itself from the grid
British business lobby group Confederation of British Industry says UK manufacturers are looking to generate their own power to sidestep fears of rising energy ...
Apple to leave the grid behind
Computer maker Apple has long been providing its own power at its HQ in Cupertino CA. Now the company has announced it is extending the policy to its server far...
Spring in the Sky Castle
I do my best to see the bright side of life and everything in it, take winter for instance, the cold temps means there are no bugs or other creepy crawlies out ...
Utility companies are toast
Latest episode of Off-Grid News focuses on the death of the Utility company business model as more people go off-grid....
Tiny home in Hawaii
I think we can all appreciate Johnny Sanphillippo’s situation, he worked hard at a job he loved that unfortunately didn’t net him a large salary, of...
British Gas customer ripoffs – more info
British Gas workers who doubled bills ‘were treated like celebrities and given free helicopter rides for ripping off customers’ say Whistleblowers. ...
Smart Grid – Dumb Idea – latest from Off-Grid News
Had it with the mainstream news agenda? Let’s make our own news. “Smart Grid. Dumb Idea” is only the second episode from Off-Grid News. Its ab...