The Solar Pi is an idea I had for a project/concept art project: a Raspberry Pi powered directly from a solar panel, hosting a website. When the sun is down, the site isn’t available. There are other solar powered websites out there, but forgoing storage is an interesting idea. It wouldn’t have to be a… Read more Solar Pi Thoughts
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A Solar Website
As if I needed another project, I had been tossing something around lately regarding renewable energy and the web. Low Tech Magazine, which showcases what it considers old and forgotten technology, has an edition of their website available served from a Raspberry Pi run entirely off-grid. Their setup consists of a Pi powered from a… Read more A Solar Website
Using Off-Grid Solar On-Grid
Today is the first day of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s quite sunny out. I have about 164 watts of solar between three panels, just sitting on my deck. They are charging an old (~12 years) 49 Ah AGM battery in my garage, which still holds something of a charge but not… Read more Using Off-Grid Solar On-Grid