David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Christin Perry is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in numerous outlets, including WeddingWire, The Knot, Parents and Verywell Family. When she's not working, Christin enjoys reading, ...

A solar charge controller is a device found in a photovoltaic (PV) energy system that controls the amount of power that can be transmitted to an electric storage battery. By controlling the charge ...

The easiest way of making a solar fan is to connect the solar PV panel to a DC fan of a matching voltage and power rating. This simple arrangement does work, but has few serious drawbacks: The system ...

DIY solar power projects have always been fascinating to me. I kind of wrote the book on the subject. And since electric bikes have always been a huge part of my life, combining the two has always ...