
Solar Low-Tech Magazine – a solar-powered low-energy website
🔗 Solar Low-Tech Magazine is a unique project where the website itself is not just a container of content but an experiment in its own right. It is powered entirely by solar energy – hosted on a computer connected to PV panels – and its availability depends on weather conditions and battery charge. Visiting the site means literally browsing the internet powered by renewable energy. The creators embraced minimalism and efficiency. The site is free from ads, trackers, and unnecessary scripts. Instead of heavy images, it uses dithering-compressed graphics, while the color palette is deliberately limited. The result is a remarkably lightweight website that loads quickly even on low-end devices, while maintaining a distinctive visual identity. ...