solarpower Tag Posts Index

Strombericht Mai 2026 / Energy Report May 2026

Im Mai konnte ich schon 1.6 MWh Energie mit meiner Solaranlage erzeugen. Davon konnte ich einen großen Teil selbst nutzen nämlich 812 KWh und 832 KWh habe ich ins

Strombericht April 2026 / Energy Report April 2026

Im April konnte ich schon 1.3 MWh Energie mit meiner Solaranlage erzeugen. Davon konnte ich einen großen Teil selbst nutzen nämlich 800 KWh und 571 KWh habe ich

WHY MANY SOLAR INSTALLATIONS FAIL IN NIGERIA AFTER 2–3 YEARS (The Hidden Mistakes Costing Nigerians Millions)

₦2.5M WASTED! Image Credit: Pixabay "₦2.5 million gone in just 3 years… and the lights still went off.” Thousands of Nigerians invested in solar expecting freedom

HOW NIGERIANS CAN REDUCE GENERATOR DEPENDENCE (Practical Energy Solutions That Actually Work)

Image Credit: Pixabay Just a few days ago, my Hive Power was barely 1.6 HP. Today, it has crossed 8 HP—and one thing is clear: valuable, practical content gets rewarded.

My annual Solar Stats report

Hello all, I've finally gotten a little over a full year of Solar Stats to share. I think it's interesting to see the monthly stats and compare. Of course everyone's

Another Row of Solar Panels added

Today my brother helped me to add another Row of Solar Power Panels to my Carport Roof. Since last weekend we missed some screws to mount the full amount of panels

Global Renewable Energy Surpasses Coal for the First Time in History, Driven by Wind and Solar Growth

Image Credit: Sustainable Review According to Ember’s 2025 Global Electricity Review. The world produced more electricity from renewable sources than from coal for

Solos Solar Array production stats - September 2025

Another month comes to a close and I have some fresh solar stats to share. Soon we will start to see a drop again in the solar production, unless we have another

One Year of Australian Solar + Battery - Savings Galore!

On September 9, 2024, I paid a lot of money to get solar panels installed on my house. It included a battery. This post serves as a financial breakdown of my solar

A year with Solar - My Stats

Well, it's now been right at a year with my Solar and Battery Backup system. Some interesting stats. It's producing about as expected, but not as much as I hoped.

Battery Powered Electric Vehicles are Not the Future, But What Is?

California is pushing for electric vehicles. Their time table is insane. There isn't enough lithium being mined. There isn't enough power generation. There isn't

New solar panels, two 12 Volt batteries connected together, voltage converter fix (2025.04.25)

I am happy to write after six months that there are a few new technical upgrades and fixes in our cave/tent living community. The last upgrade was on 2024.11.05:

Finally Free Power Solar Update

I'm very excited to share this Solar Update. I installed last July, and this is the first month we've gotten "Free Power". While of course it's not really

Jahresabschluss und Ausblick meiner DIY PV-Anlage (GER/ENG)

Hallo liebe DACH Community, vor einigen Monaten haben ich einen ersten kurz Post zur Rentabilität meiner DIY PV-Anlage geschrieben. In diesem Beitrag schließe ich

Will China lead the energy revolution?

Energy and the world A long time ago, before I did a complete shift in my career, I was an engineer specializing in alternative energy sources. I no longer follow

389,66 kWh in 2024 - My Balcony Solar Plant System performings

Here's a small but nice update on my balcony power station, which I bought in the middle of last year. I had already reported on it in June and July and then simply

Solar power system upgrade/repair in the storage cave (2024.11.05)

A few upgrades after I do not even know how many months. Yesterday (on 2024.11.04) we started testing our new 230 Volt Solar power system. It has new cables, new

Some cleaning up by the solar panels

The wiring to the solar panels needed some attention, some of it was cut a bit long so I wrapped it up and ziptied it and used paracord to keep it all secure. Getting

Spot On

A chap by the name of Eon de Koker who is a specialist electric and electronic engineer has warned the local municipalities to wake up. This is in regard to their

Cost and Benefits of My Balcony Solar Power System in July 2024

In July, I once again made no changes to my solar system. It is still lying flat on my balcony to make the most of the hours of sunshine. Last month, my small but