The world is watching – Olympics without dropouts! Feb 16, 2018 TV broadcast engineers know that when something can go wrong, it will. And because you only get one chance to transmit the latest Winter Olympic... Read more
Straw Bale House – Off Grid for everything Jan 29, 2018 It's been a year since we went 'off-grid' for electricity - so I thought it might be useful to take a long view of our... Read more
Cold Tinny Cobber? Jan 23, 2018 Confused by the heading - it's informal Australian for would you like a cold beer my friend? Aussies like their cold tinnies, but what to... Read more
Victron power improves student learning time Jan 3, 2018 It's always good to start a new year with a positive story. In developing nations education is often key to improving the society. Recently Alp... Read more
DIY ingenuity: Hydro Power in the Austrian Alps Dec 18, 2017 You could be forgiven for thinking Markus Pauritsch is a fireman in his day job. In fact he's been an IT professional for the last... Read more
The trouble with generators… Nov 27, 2017 We are greatly indebted to Guy Stewart - a Victron user and installer - for his contributions to our online documentation. It's always interesting to... Read more
Victron Energy Pay As You Go solar power Nov 20, 2017 In this guest blog Pierre-Paul Bermingham explains how Victron Energy's Pay As You Go (PAYG) solar power systems are allowing lower income customers to take... Read more
Reserva Nacional do Gilé – when off-grid meets off-road Oct 30, 2017 The Dakar Rally off-road race is quite something, yet it seems building an off-grid system in remote parts of Africa is equally daunting - 8... Read more
Shining lights… Oct 23, 2017 Specialized Solar Systems, based in South Africa, have set themselves an ambitious target: To become the Electricity utility provider for disconnected rural communities all over... Read more
