Solar PV / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Close up of a Highly Reflective Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell Panel.
Solar photovoltaic

Next-Gen Solar Perovskite and Tandem Cells - the Latest in Solar Technology

...solar energy and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Solar windows: achieving net-zero with transparent photovoltaic (BIPV) glass Master net metering by combining PV solar, heat pumps and home batteries Roof mounted solar panels or solar trackers, which is best? ...

Pila Mesh Energy Hub in a Home
Renewable energy

Best Plug and Play Home Battery Backup Systems of 2026: Pila, BioLite, EcoFlow and Bluetti, Compared

...solar PV A plug and play battery is only as good as its recharging capability during a prolonged outage. Most units support direct DC solar input. For example, the BioLite system can accept up to 1,200W of solar panels, which is enough to recharge the unit in under 2 hours of direct sunlight. For professionals, this me...

A home with solar panels, heat pump and EV charging
Renewable energy

Integrating Solar, Home Batteries and Heat Pumps: How to Master Net Metering

...PV home solar and the newest emerging home batttery technologies, suddenly some new opportunities open up to lower home energy bills. By allowing various systems to work together, we can now execute a comprehensive energy strategy that was impossible just a few decades ago. Today's heat pumps, PV solar, and home batter...