Blogs

To provide reliable wireless off-grid or hybrid power to mission-critical infrastructure around the world, data is paramount. In this blog, we discuss the importance of harnessing data to manage power systems more effectively. Read more to learn about how The Hub is revolutionizing remote power system management.

A lack of reliable, affordable power infrastructure continues to impede access to connectivity for the 4 billion people still not using the internet. Thankfully, the newest addition to Smart Off-Grid power is here. Clear Blue has released ESite-Micro, an exciting product which will significantly improve the Smart Off-Grid solution for telecom, allowing Clear Blue to deliver reliable, low-cost power for connectivity for millions of unconnected people.

Of the 4 billion people still not using the internet, many lack connectivity simply because implementing reliable power infrastructure is cost-prohibitive. To solve the power infrastructure challenge, Meta partnered with Clear Blue Technologies to evaluate Smart Off-Grid power as a low-cost, reliable power solution for telecom. In this blog, we showcase the proven effectiveness of Smart Off-Grid power’s 40% lower cost from the SmartPower field trial and discuss its importance in the race to connect the world.

Check out our blog on how Smart Off-Grid technology is powering Avanti Communications' eLearning Initiative across Sub-Saharan Africa. Smart Off-Grid power is crucial for enabling connectivity in remote areas, and will be Avanti's exclusive power provider in its initiative to establish eLearning in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Solar street lighting is still a relatively young market, the space is rife with myths and misinformation. In this month's blog, Clear Blue’s team of experts take a look at some of the most commonly heard myths, advertised in the solar street lighting market, to see what is truth and what is fiction when it comes to solar street lights.

With power needs continuously growing, it is essential to find innovative ways to secure power infrastructure. Traditionally, this has been done with Grid-Connect: battery or generator backup. However, Smart Off-Grid backup for Grid-Connect is much more affordable and reliable, especially in the long term.

In this series, Miriam Tuerk co-founder and CEO of Clear Blue Technologies provides powerful insights on various topics related to Smart, Off-Grid power, the industries it can be applied to and Clear Blue Technologies. 

In this blog, we look at how Smart Off-Grid power is enabling the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Stay tuned for weekly videos and updates.

Explore how small, off-grid power systems are transforming the Satellite and IoT markets. The unique benefits of Clear Blue's Smart Off-Grid Pico-Grid product will enhance the rollout of satellite Wi-Fi and IoT devices.

See how the application of Smart Off-Grid Power for telecommunications can enable connectivity that brings significant and life-changing socio-economic benefits to societies around the world.

Renewable and off-grid energy is gaining serious attention in the market right now and the need for reliable and cost-effective powered options for cities is increasing rapidly. As our cities grow, we must look to off-grid sources to fill the growing power demand. With the addition of the Energy-as-a-Service model for delivering power, as well as the improvement of smart technology the applications of off-grid power are expanding. But with so many options available, how do you know which will be best? Look at this month's blog for insights into what to consider when choosing a solar streetlight system.

Read this month's blog to explore the growing satellite market and how satellite-enabled community Wi-Fi is a critical part of connecting the unconnected.

Take a look at Clear Blue's latest blog post to see three key ways that SMART Off-Grid power helps beat the winter weather elements and be more resilient and reliable than you think.

We are currently in an exciting transition from fossil fuel energy sources and grid power to clean energy technologies and off-grid power sources. Although clean, renewable energy technology plays an integral role in the green transition, the technology is still relatively unfamiliar to many. As a result, there is much misinformation in the solar power and clean technology market. Let’s examine some of the most common misconceptions about solar energy, look at where they come from and explore how they are misguided. 

Traditional grid street lighting is becoming a less favourable choice for municipalities and businesses. Why? Well, the costs of transmission and distribution for grid power are consistently increasing, driving up the energy costs for street lighting systems. Transmission and distribution costs will continue to grow with ageing grid infrastructure and increased stress on the grid. The grid’s vulnerability to blackouts and the emissions it produces are also making municipalities hesitant. Off-grid street lighting is proving to be the more economical, reliable, and environmentally friendly option.

Every day traditional technology is being eclipsed by advanced, smart technology to make us more efficient and connected. When it comes to off-grid street lights, Energy-as-a-Service or EaaS is instrumental in this smart evolution. EaaS helps upgrade off-grid systems into Smart Off-Grid solutions. An off-grid system with EaaS provides an intelligent, efficient and reliable system with no operating costs. That means maximum uptime, longest life and easiest to install and maintain.

Our cities are undergoing a revolution and becoming ‘Smart’. The Smart City revolution is transforming how cities operate, most importantly by making them more efficient. Smart solar street lights are at the center of this, but how do they work and how can they help? The blog takes a look at what SMART solar street lights are and where they are going.

Advanced energy storage technologies are essential building blocks for a renewable energy future. Battery management is crucial to the delivery of reliable, cost-effective off-grid power, as batteries can be very easily damaged even during normal operation, thereby reducing their lifespan and the effectiveness of the power system. That is why knowing a battery’s capacity and its precise state of charge are crucial features in protecting the health of a battery and extending the life of a mission-critical off-grid power system. However, when it comes to batteries designed to support heavy loads such as telecommunications applications, calculating the state of charge is complicated by many practical and theoretical obstacles. Still, it can have major benefits for the overall power system’s cost, longevity and reliability. So why is it essential for off-grid power? Let’s find out.

Through remote management and control provided by Smart Off-Grid systems, renewable energy sources can be made both extremely reliable and cost-effective. Let’s examine the difference between monitoring and control and see how expert management and control can help make clean energy scalable.

Off-grid power can provide valuable benefits both from a cost perspective and a reliability standpoint. In telecom, IoT, or other areas, many will have either experienced or heard stories of systems that failed to deliver. The application of Smart Off-Grid solves the challenges that have driven poor performance and makes off-grid power more reliable, longer lasting and easier to use. It also lowers costs by using complex predictive analytics, cloud, and next-generation power technology to simplify the systems for customers. It’s easy from installation to troubleshooting, to ongoing energy and power management with uptime consistency.   Let’s see how Smart Off-Grid Power can make a difference.

Investors are piling into clean tech with an upswing in investing that considers environmental, social, and governance, or ESG investing, as I recently discussed in my Forbes blog. But when it comes down to the implementation of clean tech in the power sector, we are still overcoming the misperception that cost and reliability is worse than on-grid power solutions. The truth is that power reliability and cost is equitable if not better with renewable off-grid solutions, which can have a positive impact on the bottom line now and in the future. Here are 5 ways that smart off-grid power can positively impact power needs and the bottom line.