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Energy Update: An Upgraded Battery, Another Winter Under Our Belts and Continued Resilience

We have been relying solely on an off-grid, self-built electricity system for over 6 years now. For more details on the conception, installation and journey of this particular system check out some earlier posts. Since the last update… Read More

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Posted on March 12, 2024 by Kungfuflee

Eco-Building, Sustainable Futures

batteries, battery, diy, electrics, learning, off-grid, permaculture, renewable energy, solar, Sustainable, technology

Closing Loops And Seeding For Future Generations

In the midst of our daily lives, which on the surface are not dissimilar to the lives of millions in the developed world, we have been slowly integrating various systems and ways of thinking into our comings and… Read More

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Posted on December 21, 2023 by Kungfuflee

Sustainable Futures

closed-loop, ecofriendly, renewable energy, resilience, simplification, solar, sustainability, Sustainable

Homemade Powerwall

Always being up for a challenge, we decided to have a crack at creating our own homemade Powerwall using recycled laptop batteries sourced in job lots on eBay.

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Posted on June 7, 2017 by Kungfuflee

Sustainable Futures

batteries, battery, batterystorage, cleanenergy, diy, ecobuilding, ecofriendly, freeenergy, laptopbatteries, liionbatteries, permaculture, recycle, renewableenergy, repurpose, solar, Solarenergy, solarpanel, solarpower, Tesla