A platform for sharing DIY solar projects
Sunboxlabs - Premium Solar Kits for self-install clean energy, and batteries for backup, off-grid & outdoors.
A platform for sharing DIY solar projects launched on October 7, 2017 with 236 votes, #114 of 3,169 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
Sunboxlabs offers premium solar kits for self-install clean energy systems designed for apartments, condos, rooftops, and yards. The platform provides removable solar panels paired with battery storage and inverter units to power home devices without grid connection or installation requirements. Each kit is pre-configured to safely distribute power across multiple device strings, preventing overload while delivering backup power and energy independence for off-grid or supplemental use.
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Backup (and savings) with self-install solar & batteries. Works with condos, rooftops, balconies or yards. 1.2kW solar panels removably placed on the apartment's roof & "sunbox" downstairs: 3kW controller/inverter/UPS & 2.5kWh battery powering the apartment Stored sunlight runs the kitchen, dining & living room, organized into strings of devices - carefully picked devices plugged into a right-sized extension cord. Each string is designed to never draw more than 1000W so as to not warm the extension cables, and in aggregate not max out the inverter. It doesn't run my lights - it's a pain to get an alternate power system to everywhere lights are required. But LEDs nowadays are in the 2-5 watt…from sunboxlabs.com
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