Introduction How would you or anyone you know like to generate their own electricity? How about generating enough electricity to accomplish a useful task like run a TV or a...
Posted by Andrew Sullivan
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Solar lights are great applications for a remote application, like your back yard. You can make your own more powerful solar lights using LEDs. You can get the gear you...
Posted by Matthew Heideman
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Hacking two simple pieces of electronics for a new purpose. Not for those who use their phones a lot, although it could have other purposes, MP3 player charger or anything...
Posted by Kevin Wrycraft
Categories: Energy, Electronics | No Comments
Powering a TV remote with the sun means you won’t have to buy batteries every six months to surf from your sofa. Low-voltage devices that use power only occasionally, like...
Posted by Paul Spinrad
Categories: Energy, Electronics | 1 Comment
If you’re growing your own fruit and vegetables, or just trying to eat food that’s produced locally, you come across one obvious problem: when something is in season, you have...
Posted by Abe Connally
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In this project, we’ll build a small, vertical-axis wind turbine, or VAWT for short. These are not as efficient as their horizontal-axis cousins, but they are better suited to urban...
Posted by Bill Olson
Categories: Electronics, Energy | No Comments
First off, be careful with those battery packs. I used old 18-volt cordless battery packs from the tools you get at Harbor Freight, and if you’re not careful you can...
Posted by Matthew
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Energy | 1 Comment
A free and easy thermal assist from the sun.
Posted by Eric Muhs
Categories: Energy, Fun & Games | No Comments
Use a solar-powered motor and a shade to follow the sun, maximizing its energy.
Posted by Thomas Hughes
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Create fresh air without the energy loss.
Posted by Charles Platt
Categories: Energy | 2 Comments
Build a simple power system that's attached to the top of a car.
Posted by Henry Herndon
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With a motor and some piping, it’s easy to enjoy free energy forever.
Posted by Abe Connally
Categories: Energy, Home | 12 Comments
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