There is one question I have been asked more than any other in the last ten years: "How can I set up my own solar?" It comes from friends, from family, and from people who have followed what I share online. 2026 makes it ten years since I
I’ve been an IT engineer for a very long time, and if there’s one thing IT people know intimately, it’s audit. A lot of us don’t like it. But I’ve found that I actually enjoy audit. Audit is the moment when I get to showcase
When I was setting up my new space one of the decision I was so intentional about was lighting - I made sure to settle on a house designed to allow natural light shine through every room. - This turned out not to be as easy as you would have thought given
Buying an Electric Car Direct from China: My Playbook for for the xpeng G6, I’m a car person, but not in the “exotic cars, expensive luxury” sense. Thus I value practicality, reliability, and efficiency. I also prefer compact cars that are functional without being flashy. My current car is
Today, I want to talk about a project that has completely transformed my 9-to-5: turning my home office and workspace into a dedicated, high-fidelity music room. I am a massive music lover, but more than just the music itself, I have a fascination with sound fidelity. I
I started out my career working as a System Administrator for a non-profit, postgraduate-only university and research institute that focused on STEM. The school leveraged a lot of computational science and tools for research. Way before AI and machine learning became a trend, we were running tools like
Question I often get when people discover I run primarily off-grid are: "How can I have the same system? How much does it cost? Can you help me set it up?" While I’m not a solar professional, and therefore can’t offer installation services, I find
Eight years ago, I embarked on a journey into renewable energy with an off-grid solar setup. One of my primary goal from the start was to create a real-time energy monitoring dashboard that would provide a continuous visualization on the performance and output of each component of the
Lithium batteries are fast becoming the default energy storage system for most homes and industries. The last 2 years as seen an explosion in demand for Lithium. This increased demand is complimented by a sharp drop in pricing of lithium batteries. All of this has lead to a state where
I started a blog series documenting a budget off-grid solar-inverter setup I am currently working on. The first post in the series focused on how to carry out an energy audit to help scope the power and energy requirements. This post will be focused on solar panels, how
Lithium-ion phosphate batteries, also known as LiFePO4 batteries, have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their high energy density, relatively stable safety record, and long cycle life. An Average LifePO4 battery can last for up to 10 years and even then 80% of its original capacity would
One of the requests and questions I often get from people when they find out about my penchant for renewable electricity is; How can they build a system? how much does it cost etc. Next month would make it exactly 7 years since I verged into the rabbit hole of