Solar boxes could bring clean energy to the world’s poorest regions

Solar boxes have batteries powered by portable solar panels, and just one of them can supply the majority of a home's energy demands.

Imagine being able to power your house with solar “energy cubes” that you can stack up like LEGO pieces to create a network of energy. It sounds like something out of sci-fi movie, yet this remarkable idea invented by a Swiss company may one day actually provide us with inexpensive, clean energy across all grids. From a distance, Switzerland-based Power-Blox’s PBX-200 looks like a cooler box you’d commonly see on a beach; however, that couldn’t be further away from truth. These “solar boxes” have batteries powered by portable solar panels, and just one of them can supply the majority of a…

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