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We've had Starlink for over a year now as we live off grid in Hawaii and hands down it has been the best service yet. It's not our first...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed into Hilo, HI on May 21st and will be in port for around a week before they set sail on a 3-year Pacific...

A new House proposal could eliminate the 30% residential solar tax credit by the end of 2025 In breaking news this week the House Ways...

You may have noticed recently that SunPower has their website back online www.sunpower.com and they're also listed back on the NASDAQ under the ticker SPWR . So you might think they have somehow bounced back from bankruptcy and are back in business, but it's a little more detailed/complicated/intricate/detailed! Who is TJ Rodgers? A key player in all this is TJ Rodgers who with his company Complete Solaria came in as a stalking horse buyer and was able purchase some of SunP

WASH ME! How much potential power is being lost from dirty solar panels? The short answer is yes you should clean your solar panels to...

At Sun Powered Yachts we started in October 2018 helping boat owners go solar with SunPower flexible solar panels (50W, 100W, 110W, 170W)...

No it's not still April Fool's Day, just some marketing spin that we've seen recently from other brands of solar panels. In fact there seems to be a lot of talk about anti-shade, you may have even seen some of these other great one-liners: Shade tolerant solar panels Shade proof solar panels Shade resistant solar panels Solar panel that works in the shade Anti-shading N-type solar panels Game-Changer Solar Panels That Work in the Shade This NEW Solar Panel Breakthrough Could

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have unveiled the world's first solar-powered submarine, the SolarSub 3000 . This innovative...

What is a VE.Smart Network? The VE.Smart Network is a wireless communication network between Victron products over bluetooth. For the...

Not all solar panels are created equal—and you can actually minimize the impacts of shading by choosing a better solar panel for your...

Great question and the short answer is no, there are many types of solar panels. Spend a little time on Wikipedia & Google and you can...

Maxeon has been leading the solar industry for decades with their patent protected IBC (Interdigitated Back Contact) solar cells. We are...

Great question, we have many happy customers that talk story with their boat buddies and marina neighbors about their solar panel install...

I got to thinking about this when I recently saw a photo online of the inside of a 9V Duracell battery. It was probably one of those "I...

For a few years now there has been a lot of chat in various forums about bifacial solar panels with some larger sailboats and catamarans...

Out of interest we spent a little time this afternoon looking at who might be in the top 10 YouTube sailing channels. As of January 10th, 2025 the top 10 list by number of subscribers is: Top 10 YouTube sailing channels SAILING CHANNEL NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS Sailing La Vagabonde 1,930,000 SV Delos 902,000 Sailing Doodles 683,000 Gone With The Wynns 641,000 Sailing Zatara 614,000 Expedition Evans 480,000 Sailing Uma 428,000 Sailing Nahoa 422,000 Sailing Parlay Revival 347,000

We are very excited to come onboard as a sponsor for the inaugural ' Turning the Tide ' summit presented by the BoatUS Foundation . It's...

Safe, reliable, long-lasting and now intelligent power is here with the new product line of Battle Born® Smart Lithium Batteries....

Back in August 2023 we published a news post from Maxeon announcing plans to build a 3GW factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a...

Tiffin Allegro Breeze 32BR 6x170W SunPower E-flex solar panels By John Garziglia For those considering solar panels for an Allegro Breeze...

The SPR-MAX6-435W are now in stock and ready to go! The Maxeon 435W panels have a black frame and white topsheet and are built with 66...

As the nights start to close-in and days continue to get shorter you might notice that your solar panels are not performing as well as...

Victron a few days ago released a new UI (User Interface) which many of you will find a nice option for the Touch display plugged into...

These days all the Victron products with built-in bluetooth have passwords. When you first turn on say your Victron MPPT 100|30...