WELCOME to the modern cottage, where a thatched roof is replaced by a blanket of solar panels, and the lights switch on before you get home thanks to GPS tracking. This off-grid tiny home is ready ...

A WOMAN has revealed that she bought a pre-built tiny home, and rents it out to pay off her mortgage. Kristina Modares purchased the home and £68,000 and it was delivered to her fully built, on ...

Each off-grid home gasoline electric generator consumes 20 gallons of gasoline per week. Propane is used for cooking and ...

Getting up in the middle of the night to run the washing machine will help. Downsizing to a slightly smaller TV might make a ...

Millions more households could be asked to regularly switch off light and appliances under Ed Miliband ... consumers to ...

As many Kamloops residents are worried about the cost of living — which is 5 per cent higher in Kamloops than the national ...

Owning a washing machine today is vital for maintaining a convenient, efficient lifestyle. As household chores become increasingly automated, a washing machine is indispensable for saving time and ...

Save More This Year with Smart Home Upgrades With energy costs going up and more people becoming aware of the environment ...

The off-grid canopy features a battery powered by solar power that can charge up to 12 e-bikes, even when the sun is down. Riders will need to bring their own wall chargers to use the outlets ...

Abstract: Virtual synchronous machine (VSM) control is commonly used to control power converters in islanded microgrids (MGs). Frequently, the dynamic model of the MG is unknown and, therefore, the ...

In many machines, the brushes that work well on carpet can be retracted or shut off by flipping a switch when the machine moves to hardwood flooring. Q. How often should I vacuum hardwood floors?

More than a week after the wild wind storms that knocked Broken Hill off the grid, residents have once again woken up with no power. The running blackouts are also affecting other towns throughout ...