Off Grid News

Going off grid is no longer fringe. (we’ve been saying this for a long time now) We’re going mainstream, baby! As we become more knowledgeable about sustainable living, the term …

School built in Malawi is completely off grid. Architecture For A Change built this school from shipping containers, and is complete with solar power and a rain water collecting system. …

See all this beautiful food? It comes from dumpsters! This is food that’s been rescued from dumpsters across America It was wastefully thrown away by grocery stores! This happens all too often. Grocery …

Every now and then a product comes along that is truly innovative and helps to clean up our planet. The “Infinite Light” is one of those products. It’s basically a …

When Charlie and his partner, Megan, began building this stunning timber and cob home on Charlie’s parents’ land in Wales, they never imaged they would end up being ordered by …

3D Printed Concrete Homes Are The Future Now. Imagine printing a full sized home in less than a day. Now imagine printing 10 homes in less than 24 hours. That’s …

What better way to prove the potential of renewable solar energy than to sail around the world in a boat powered by nothing more than solar energy? The idea to …

Can you imagine a world where roads, sidewalks, bike paths, and parking lots are paved not in concrete and asphalt, but in glass-covered, LED-lit solar panels?   That’s exactly the …

  The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen list for 2014. EWG has published their annual shopper’s guide, which includes the lists, for more …

German architect André Broessel of Rawlemon has invented a solar energy system that uses a simple concept – a glass sphere that concentrates light on a focal point – to maximize …