Installing solar in a van can seem intimidating — especially if you’ve never worked with electricity before. In this build, we installed a 400-watt solar system, a 300Ah lithium battery, inverter, ...

Batteries aren't one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way they're wired to your house. Here's what you should know about AC- and DC-coupling. When we think about solar panels and batteries, we don't ...

A few weeks ago I talked about all the things you need to add solar power and batteries to a campervan. It’s now finally time to connect it all up. I’d say most people could do it themselves, as long ...

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, ...