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Solar-Powered Tiny Homes

This Off-Grid Shipping Container Home Has a Self-Sustaining Design

— March 20, 2020 — Eco
This off-grid shipping container home identifies what can be done to help offer just the right amount of space for living, while also helping inhabitants to lead a self-sufficient lifestyle.

The home is well-equipped with all the amenities of a conventional living space including a kitchen, living room, bathroom and sleeping quarters. The 40-foot shipping container home gets its power from a series of solar panels positioned just off the side of where it's positioned that provide electricity for interior living as well as charging capabilities for an electric vehicle.

The off-grid shipping container home is situated in New Zealand and cost the builders about NZ$115,000 (~$70,000) to achieve with an additional NZ$40,000 (~$25,000) for the solar energy system.


Image Credit: Living Big in a Tiny House
Trend Themes
1. Off-grid Living - The rise in self-sufficient living spaces, such as solar-powered tiny homes, presents disruptive innovation opportunities for renewable energy systems and sustainable living solutions.
2. Shipping Container Homes - The growing popularity of repurposing shipping containers into homes offers disruptive innovation opportunities for affordable housing and eco-friendly construction materials.
3. Renewable Energy Systems - The increasing demand for solar-powered homes highlights disruptive innovation opportunities for improved energy storage and efficient solar panel technologies.
Industry Implications
1. Construction - The construction industry can capitalize on the trend of shipping container homes by exploring innovative designs and construction techniques.
2. Renewable Energy - The renewable energy industry can seize the opportunity presented by solar-powered tiny homes to develop and market advanced solar energy systems.
3. Real Estate - The real estate industry can tap into the trend of off-grid living by offering and marketing self-sustaining homes as a unique selling point for eco-conscious buyers.
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