Which Solar Panel?
Check out our live PV comparison test Ever wondered which type of PV panel offers the best output? We wondered that too! So we decided to carry out our...
Battery powered boating fun
After 28 months of research and design in Germany the Turkish-built watercraft Voly and Volx are proving to be popular holiday destination get-afloats. The electric boats are offered by Volan...
New Dashboard launched for VRM
At a glance display with real time updates The dashboard for the Victron Remote Management portal has been completely re-imagined. Combining a diagrammatic presentation of the installation with historic information it...
Off-grid Reggae studio
the hills are alive with the sound of music The Swiss musician singer/songwriter Dodo has been working remotely – 2500m above sea level in the Grimsel Pass, in the...
The sun – a Poultry farmer’s friend and foe
Off-Grid Spanish Turkey Farming with Pylontech Ventilation and climate control account for most of the electricity consumption in a poultry farm. Constant temperature and excellent air quality are essential...
Venus OS v2.60 – ESS, Tank monitoring, NMEA-2000 and more
Good afternoon! Today, after quite a long development & field testing cycle, we are releasing Venus OS version v2.60. Which marks a milestone. Unlike the minor updates of the...
My conversion to Lithium (and Cerbo) – by Stefanie
Yacht Taku Moe – electrical refit Sailors and recreational vehicle adventurers will remember Stefanie’s last year’s blog, entitled Sailing with Signal K. In it she described her implemention of data coms connectivity...
Hybrid Electric vessel – powering across Zürich Lake
Three Phase Inverters replace old generators Swiss Passenger vessels Forch and Zimmermann have just had re-fits to their power drive systems – dramatically reducing running costs, and simplifying their engine rooms, too. Previously,...
Sustainable Herb Growing
The power of the sun Since 1946 Herman Kraeuter have been growing herbs for chefs and the home in Neuss, Rheinbogen. Now in its fourth generation the family owned business produces...
Rowing the Atlantic Ocean
…bringing attention to pollution in the Baltic Sea Gecko Energy sponsored an ocean rowing project earlier in the year – The 2020 “Brain Wave Challenge”, in partnership with Oxford...
