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⚡Bluetti Power Academy | How to Build a Reliable Home Backup Power System?
In Lesson 2 , we’ve teamed up with @TheSolarLab to go beyond simply choosing a power station and show you how to build a backup power system that can grow with your needs. You’ll learn how to start with essential loads, estimate your daily energy needs, and scale your system for longer outages with battery expansion and solar charging. In this lesson, we cover: • How to identify the loads that matter most • How much energy common household essentials use • Why battery capacity matters for longer outages • How expandable battery systems give you more flexibility • How solar can recharge your system during an outage • How a smart backup system can support selected home circuits Using the BLUETTI Apex 300 as an example, we explore how a system can grow from essential backup power to a much larger energy reserve. Start with what you need today. Expand when you need more. #bluetti #PowerAcademy #Apex300 #backuppower #homebackup #energyresilience
China’s Blue Mirage
Fish farming in Xinjiang is sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is a desert seafood boom built on political control and forced labor.By Ian Urbina This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project. Read the other stories here.
Lunar Whole Home and Battery Energy System | Overview & Features
In this video, we provide an overview of the Lunar Home Energy System ( https://signaturesolar.com/discover-lunar-energy ), an all-in-one system that stores energy, powers your home and decides how that energy is used. 📋 Key Features: - Reliable backup power during outages - All-in-one home energy system - Expandable battery storage - Lunar AI energy management - Compact modular design - Flexible installation - Smartphone control 🌙 The Lunar System combines solar, battery storage, and intelligent energy management into one seamless system. Instead of managing multiple components, everything works together to power your home day and night. It's the new standard to handle your home's growing energy needs. 🛒 Shop Lunar Home Energy System: https://signaturesolar.com/discover-lunar-energy 📐 Get a free solar design: https://signaturesolar.com/design/ 📞 Contact & support: https://signaturesolar.com/contact-us/ 👍 Like, subscribe, and share for more solar product overviews and tutorials. Links included: The Lunar Energy System includes the Lunar Battery, Lunar Bridge, Maximizers, and mobile app—all working together as an all-in-one solar, battery storage, and energy management system. Call to order. 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - What is Lunar? 1:46 - Why this Matters 2:37 - Who is Lunar for? 3:28 - How it's Designed 4:21 - A More Hands-off Experience 5:37 - Participation in Energy Programs 6:04 - More Value & Benefits 6:34 - Product Overview & Key Components 8:49 - Installation Expectations 9:45 - Where Lunar is Available 10:09 - Wrap-Up
Battery Shelf and PowerWall in Action. Different Capacities and Cable Lengths. Will that even work?
In today's video, we are going to fully charge all connected batteries to 100%, go through the absorption stage, the top balancing and enter the float stage at the end. We have the Battery Shelf on one site and the recently connected batteries on the other side connected through the PowerWall. I show you how the batteries charge and balance with each other. Some batteries are very close to the chargers, some are further away, connected with long cables. How is it possible that they all charge at the same time and don't overcharge when some batteries are still on a different SOC? Well, we will find out in this video... Battery Pack Card for Home Assistant: https://github.com/SvenHamers/battery-pack-card See also my other cards and integrations I'm using to monitor my energy system through Home Assistant: https://youtu.be/ZNXGNYh2_2U https://off-grid-garage.com/automation/ JK and PACE BMS in Home Assistant: https://youtu.be/CgA_BEZPmiQ Please subscribe and join me on my journey of the Off-Grid Garage! For more information, please check out my website with links to all the batteries, materials, devices and products I have used in my videos: https://off-grid-garage.com Your great support is much appreciated! Thank you very much. Buy me a Beer🍻: https://off-grid-garage.com or a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jqtgwc3mp3 You can also click on the Thanks button under the video to support the channel. Become a Channel Member (and receive additional content from time to time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSv0QdWrddSghKQ9gXDT7pQ/join 👇👇👇 These are the batteries you are looking for 👇👇👇 🔋➡NEW EVE MB30/MB31 and MB56 with 306Ah/314Ah and 628Ah: https://off-grid-garage.com/batteries/ 🌞➡Solar charge Controllers, Inverters and accessories: https://off-grid-garage.com/solar-charge-controller/ 🔧➡Tools, Analysers and Testers: https://off-grid-garage.com/equipment/ 📈➡ Battery Tests and Results: https://off-grid-garage.com/battery-data/ 🔌➡Batteries, charg
⚡Bluetti Power Academy | Pre-Disaster Prep and Blackout Response
In Lesson 1 , we’ve teamed up with @TheSolarLab to break down the basics of energy preparedness and what you really need when the power goes out. From keeping your fridge running to staying connected, charging essential devices, and preparing for longer outages, you’ll learn how to identify your essential power needs and build a smarter backup plan. In this lesson, we cover: • What to prioritize during a power outage • How to identify your essential loads • How much power everyday devices actually need • How to prepare for short- and long-duration outages • The basics of choosing the right backup power solution Keep what matters most running when you need it. #bluetti #PowerAcademy #EnergyPreparedness #backuppower #poweroutage #offgridpower
Who Broke Your Power Bill?
It's the perfect system! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ClimateTown sUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: https://www.youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1 Thanks to our friends at Evergreen Collaborative for partnering on this video. Check out some ways to advocate for utility reform in your state: https://www.evergreencollaborative.com/policy-hub/affordable-clean-reliable-american-energy-a-guide-for-states/?Climatetown Get 'Brought To You By' by Amy Westervelt: https://geni.us/broughttoyouby?ref=drilled.ghost.io Want to support us and also get access to behind the scenes videos, discounted live show tickets, and a secret phone line you can call and talk to Rollie? Well then you’ll be shocked to find that’s exactly what our Patreon offers: https://www.patreon.com/ClimateTown We have an official Climate Town store where you can buy 100% plastic-free hats from Rustek ( https://www.rustek.co/ ) and 100% cotton shirts with a fully trackable supply chain from TS Designs ( https://tsdesigns.com/ ): https://merch.climatetownproductions.com/ We also have a podcast! It’s called The Climate Denier’s Playbook and you can listen to it right here: https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook And good lord we have a newsletter too! You can check it out here: https://www.climatetown.news/ EPISODE SOURCES & CITATIONS: [https://www.climatetownproductions.com/youtube/who-broke-your-power-bill] Special thanks to Evergreen Collaborative, Mark Ellis, David Pomerantz, Charlie Spatz, Matt Kasper, Kyle Moler, & Travis Bradford WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN GOOD MERCH? Check out: TS Designs (high-quality, responsible apparel from the Carolinas): https://tsdesigns.com/ Rustek (plastic-free hats from Canada/Oregon): https://www.rustek.co/ Ethix Merch (our knowledgeable and thoughtful merch partner): https://ethixmerch.com/ Oh what's that? We’re also on the larger Internet? Discord server: https://discord.gg/yPpfgSaZeQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatetown/ TikTok: https://www.tik
Power Up Your Fall | Prime Day Live
🍂⚡ Power Up Your Fall. Save Big. Get More. Prime Day is here! Join us live on October 6 as we explore BLUETTI’s latest power solutions, Prime Day deals, and exciting giveaways. 🎉 🛍️ Prime Day on the BLUETTI US Website: 🎁 Free gifts with select bundles 💰 Save $50 / $100 / $150 on qualifying orders ⚡ 2X BLUETTI Bucks 🎉 Extra gifts with qualifying orders 🎁 And don’t miss the livestream-exclusive giveaways! 🏆 2 Elite 10s — 6th Anniversary Giveaway 🎁 1 Elite 10 + 1 Charger 1 — Prime Day Livestream Giveaway From everyday home backup to your next fall adventure, discover the right BLUETTI power solution for you. 📣 Share the livestream with your friends & family and join the fun! Big savings. More rewards. Big giveaways. See you live! ⚡
HOME BATTERY 101 ⚡️ | EP. 02
Thinking about a whole-home battery but not sure if you actually need one? 👀 Before you start comparing battery capacity, backup loads, or different systems, there’s one question to ask first: Do I actually need a whole-home battery? 🏠⚡️ In Episode 02 of Home Battery 101, Morgan, our product expert, breaks down who can benefit from whole-home backup, and what to consider before making the decision. No jargon. No overcomplicated explanations. Let’s figure out if whole-home backup makes sense for you. #ecoflow #homebattery #homebackup #solarbattery #solarenergy #powerstation #offgrid #smarthomeenergy #NEM2 #NEM3
Jeep, Ocean Views & Power Off-Grid. 🚙🌊⚡
Your campsite has an ocean view. Your power setup should keep up. 🌊⚡ From charging your gear to powering the comforts of home, BLUETTI Apex 300 keeps your off-grid setup running wherever the road takes you. Park by the water. Stay powered. Stay awhile. 🚙🏕️ #bluetti #Apex300 #offgrid #overlanding #camping #roadtrip #outdooradventure #portablepower #jeeplife #shorts
From Robot Legs to V2G Jetskis: 12 Bizarre Tech Finds At Everything Electric Sydney 2026
I went to Everything Electric Sydney expecting EVs, batteries and chargers. I came home after testing a pair of $1,399 robot legs, inspecting a V2G jet ski, crawling around a world-record solar car, and finding some seriously odd electric machines. So I made a video about the weird stuff. Come with me for a lap of Everything Electric Sydney as I hunt down 12 of the strangest, smartest and most interesting bits of tech at the show, including: • Hypershell powered exoskeleton legs • A jetski with V2G • The World Record-Holding Aussie-built Sunswift solar car • Electric vintage motorbikes • Some very strange EVs • and more... Some of this tech is clever. Some is questionable. Some I desperately wanted to take home. And yes, I actually tried the robot legs. Which one would you spend your own money on? Let me know in the comments.
New PowerWall connects for the first time. Lots to check and test
The day has finally come to energize the new PowerWall for the first time ever! We get everything checked twice before moving this huge 1000A MCCB in the ON position... The 2nd Smart Shunt comes online after a long time of being disconnected. It also shows in Victron and Home Assistant. I also managed to finalise two more connection points to connect additional batteries to this side of the room. This allows us to connect the CATL 530Ah and MB56 battery as well to the PowerWall. I really wanted to stress-test all connections and components as much as possible in this initial test. Amphenol Battery Connectors: https://off-grid-garage.com/battery-accessories/ Electric-Hydraulic Cable Lug Crimper: https://off-grid-garage.com/tools/ The UNI-T Multimeter. I have used this for years now every single day and it is still as good as on the first day. https://off-grid-garage.com/measurement-tools-and-analisers/ Please subscribe and join me on my journey of the Off-Grid Garage! For more information, please check out my website with links to all the batteries, materials, devices and products I have used in my videos: https://off-grid-garage.com Your great support is much appreciated! Thank you very much. Buy me a Beer🍻: https://off-grid-garage.com or a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jqtgwc3mp3 You can also click on the Thanks button under the video to support the channel. Become a Channel Member (and receive additional content from time to time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSv0QdWrddSghKQ9gXDT7pQ/join 👇👇👇 These are the batteries you are looking for 👇👇👇 🔋➡NEW EVE MB30/MB31 and MB56 with 306Ah/314Ah and 628Ah: https://off-grid-garage.com/batteries/ 🌞➡Solar charge Controllers, Inverters and accessories: https://off-grid-garage.com/solar-charge-controller/ 🔧➡Tools, Analysers and Testers: https://off-grid-garage.com/equipment/ 📈➡ Battery Tests and Results: https://off-grid-garage.com/battery-data/ 🔌➡Batteries, charger and accessories: https://off-grid
How Much Power Do You Really Need on the Road? 🚐⚡| Elite 10
You might not need a huge power station for your next adventure. 👀 When you're living life on the road, sometimes the little things make the biggest difference. From charging your iPad to powering everyday essentials, BLUETTI Elite 10 brings compact, portable power wherever you go. Less bulk. More freedom. More time on the road. 🚐🌿 #BLUETTI #Elite10 #vanlife #roadtrip #camping #offgrid #portablepower #travel #adventure #shorts
HOME BATTERY 101 ⚡️ | EP. 01
Thinking about a home battery but don’t know where to start? 👀 Before you get into battery capacity, backup loads, inverters, installation costs, or ROI, there’s one basic question to answer first: What exactly is a whole-home battery? 🏠⚡️ We’re kicking off Home Battery 101, a series where Morgan, our product expert, breaks down the home battery basics. One question at a time! No jargon. No overcomplicated explanations. Let’s start with the basics. #ecoflow #homebattery #homebackup #solarbattery #solarenergy #powerstation #offgrid #smarthomeenergy #NEM2 #NEM3
Huge RS485 Data Bus Installation, so all JKs can talk!
So, guys, in this video I'm going to install the RS485 Data bus and connect all 16 battery connection points to it. I use normal Cat6 network cable and split it in many pieces to jump from box to box. All ports will be in parallel, just like the two in each of the BMS communication boards. It is very time consuming to handle these fine stranded and thin wires, strip, twist and solder them together before they have to go into a tiny screw terminal of the RJ45 port. I tested every port as soon as they were ready cabled and all ports together again at the end to see if the wires are consistent. Let's see, how many JK-BMS we can connect... RJ45-Port with screw terminal: https://off-grid-garage.com/bms-communication/ Waveshare RS485 to Ethernet server. Let's all your JKs communicate to Home Assistant. Watch this video: https://youtu.be/CgA_BEZPmiQ And the link to the product: https://off-grid-garage.com/bms-communication/ Network Tester with Wiremap-sensor: https://off-grid-garage.com/measurement-tools-and-analisers/ Please subscribe and join me on my journey of the Off-Grid Garage! For more information, please check out my website with links to all the batteries, materials, devices and products I have used in my videos: https://off-grid-garage.com Your great support is much appreciated! Thank you very much. Buy me a Beer🍻: https://off-grid-garage.com or a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jqtgwc3mp3 You can also click on the Thanks button under the video to support the channel. Become a Channel Member (and receive additional content from time to time): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSv0QdWrddSghKQ9gXDT7pQ/join 👇👇👇 These are the batteries you are looking for 👇👇👇 🔋➡NEW EVE MB30/MB31 and MB56 with 306Ah/314Ah and 628Ah: https://off-grid-garage.com/batteries/ 🌞➡Solar charge Controllers, Inverters and accessories: https://off-grid-garage.com/solar-charge-controller/ 🔧➡Tools, Analysers and Testers: https://off-grid-garage.com/equipment/ 📈➡ Battery Te
BLUETTI Elite 100 Mini | 1,004.8Wh Portable Power for Life on the Go
Big power. Small footprint. Wherever the day takes you. Meet the BLUETTI Elite 100 Mini — a compact 1,004.8Wh portable power station designed to keep your everyday adventures powered. From capturing the perfect shot in the wild to setting up camp after sunset, the Elite 100 Mini delivers 700W of reliable power in a portable, lightweight design that’s easy to carry and fit wherever you need it. ⚡ 1,004.8Wh Capacity | 700W Output 🎒 Compact & Lightweight — Easy to carry and pack 💡 Built-in LED Light — Warm, Cold & SOS modes 📱 Smart App Control — Monitor and manage your power on the go Whether you're heading out for a weekend adventure, working outdoors, or powering your photography setup, the Elite 100 Mini is built to keep you moving. BLUETTI Elite 100 Mini — Stands Small. Lasts Long. 👉 Learn more: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/elite-100-mini-portable-power-station?ref=naviMenu #bluetti #Elite100Mini #portablepowerstation #campinggear #offgrid #outdoorpower #photography #vanlife #camping
A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu
A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more specific: a coast with few defenses, with a record El Niño winter closing in.By Kate Waxman On a clean summer swell, the wave at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach arrives from the south, wraps around a cobblestone point and unspools toward the pier in a long, shimmering wave that can carry a surfer for hundreds of feet. It breaks slowly, forgivingly, over rounded stones that were delivered by Malibu Creek across millennia.
Your Weekend Deserves More Than the Backyard. 🌲⚡
Pack your gear, leave the routine behind, and take your weekend off-grid. With BLUETTI Apex 300, you can bring reliable power to the places you actually want to be. No outlet. No problem. Just more weekend. 🌲⚡ Where would you take it? #bluetti #Apex300 #weekendgetaway #camping #offgrid #outdooradventure #outdoorlife #portablepower #weekendvibes #shorts #fyp
Amp Up: Solar Workshop - CHIKO Lawn Lizard: Easy Ground Mount for Plug-In Solar
Wayne from CHIKO joins Kelly and Off-Grid Kenny to demonstrate the Lawn Lizard, an adjustable and expandable solar ground mount designed for simple installation. See how it uses shared supports, adjustable tilt, and ground screws, and how it pairs with the APsystems EZ1 for an accessible plug-in solar solution coming soon to Signature Solar. Tune in Thursdays at 3pm CST for future episodes. For more information about the Amp Up series visit: https://www.signaturesolar.com/ampup https://thelawnlizard.com/
They Burned Down $100M in Property… Then The FBI Declared War
Get 20% off the worker-owned, anticapitalist streaming service Means TV using the code "OCC" or clicking this link: https://means.tv/programs/OCC Watch the 3.5+ hour director's commentary of this documentary: http://means.tv/programs/elf-reactionbonus-changing-climate?category_id=34135 Watch next month's video on ecosocialism: https://means.tv/programs/patreon-ecosoc2026-changing-climate?category_id=34135 Help me make more videos like this by supporting the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingClimate In this Our Changing Climate documentary, I explore the rise, the fall, and the aftermath of the secretive, underground environmental sabotage group the Earth Liberation Front. Over the course of almost 20 years cells claiming the name of Earth Liberation Front sabotaged and destroyed more than $100,000,000 is property damage accross the United States and the world. The subsequent state backlash against these Earth Liberation Front cells was brutal and swift, creating a culture of paranoia and fear throughout the environmental movement. This era of government backlash has come to be known as the Green Scare. If for some reason you want to watch this series as individual videos here they are: Watch Part One here: https://youtu.be/C89raoUQOb0 Watch Part Two here: https://youtu.be/hj0T4Re9nAs Watch Part Three here: https://youtu.be/lccjGyCvI5w Podcast: https://ourchangingclimate.buzzsprout.com/ Email List: https://ourchangingclimateocc.substack.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/our_changing_climate Bluesky: http://ourchangingclimate.bsky.social/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occvideos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occ.climate/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/OurChangingClimate/ _______________________ Show Notes for Part One: https://app.notion.com/p/ourchangingclimate/The-Earth-Liberation-Front-Part-One-30d3e9ecd9cb806985e1da54474a9597?source=copy_link Show Notes for Part Two: https://app.notion.com/p/ourchangingclimate/The-Earth-Liberation-
Amp Up: Solar Workshop - CHIKOUSA Lawn Lizard: Easy Ground Mount for Plug-In Solar
Wayne from CHIKOUSA joins Kelly and Off-Grid Kenny to demonstrate the Lawn Lizard, an adjustable and expandable solar ground mount designed for simple installation. See how it uses shared supports, adjustable tilt, and ground screws, and how it pairs with the APsystems EZ1 for an accessible plug-in solar solution coming soon to Signature Solar. Tune in Thursdays at 3pm CST for future episodes. For more information about the Amp Up series visit: https://www.signaturesolar.com/ampup https://thelawnlizard.com/
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