Abstract: A power generating apparatus for use in remote locations, the apparatus including a shipping container; an elongate device support element secured to the shipping container and configured to be upstanding in use; an electrical energy storage assembly located within the shipping container, the electrical energy storage assembly having an electrical input and an electrical output, and comprising one or more rechargeable batteries; an electrical energy generator carried externally by the shipping container, wherein the electrical energy generator is the sole source of electrical energy and is powered by solar energy and optionally wind energy, the electrical energy generator including one or more photovoltaic panels configured to convert solar energy into electrical energy, the electrical energy from the electrical energy generator being electrically connected to the input of the energy storage assembly; and a powered device carried by the device support element, the powered device being selected from a camera,