Great Lakes Energy: Mahama Refugee Camp mini-grids Mar 28, 2019 Recently Alp Tilev, Managing Director of Great Lakes Energy in Rwanda, got in touch with me about their Mahama refugee camp project - to build... Read more
Bigger batteries: More Ah needed? Mar 20, 2019 It's a complaint I often hear - 'My leisure batteries aren't big enough and they keep going flat quickly.' This blog is primarily aimed at... Read more
Lithium SuperPack batteries – an all in one solution Feb 26, 2019 These new Lithium-Ion, LiFePO4 chemistry batteries are often an ideal replacement for many 12V and 24V marine, automotive, caravan, motorhome, work vans and similar battery... Read more
Venus OS v2.23 – VE.Bus error 11 details & more Feb 19, 2019 Good morning, Today we are releasing version 2.23 of Venus OS - the software which is at the heart of the Color Control GX, Venus... Read more
Sustainable micro grid brings hope in the Himalayas Feb 7, 2019 The bright light of hope has been kindled in Chetang - a remote community of subsistence farmers in the Himalayas, 50km from Kathmandu. Surrounded by... Read more
Official opening: VICTRON-Competence Centre, Klagenfurt Jan 31, 2019 A little over a year ago Victron Energy in association with Austrian Victron Energy dealer E-BOX Off-Grid Power Systems, together with HTL1 Lastenstraße and their... Read more
DIY ingenuity: Hydro Power MkII – Part II Jan 23, 2019 Just over a year ago there was a blog about Hydro Power, in which Markus Pauritsch used a Victron MPPT solar charge controller loaded and... Read more
Lead acid battery charging in cold weather Jan 9, 2019 This blog covers lead acid battery charging at low temperatures. A later blog will deal with lithium batteries. Charging lead acid batteries in cold (and... Read more
DIY ingenuity: Hydro Power MkII – Part I Jan 3, 2019 You may recall a year ago a blog about Hydro Power, in which Markus Pauritsch used a MPPT solar charge controller loaded and driven by... Read more