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Solar/Green/Environmental
Projects that are focused on solar power, renewable resources, going green, or environmental responsiblity
How to make a small solar generator
May 22nd
Here's my set up for a small solar generator.
Another green projects for all you DIY folks. Harness the power of the sun and live off the grid. Okay, so this particular unit won’t let you off the grid, but it can charge all of your rechargeables, cell phones, mp3 More >
Lower Your Energy Consumption, Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
May 16th
Do you want to know how to easily reduce your energy bill, cut electricity costs, save money and the environment. There’s a simple way to find ways to reduce your carbon footprint that you can do yourself at home.
Using the P3 Kill A Watt EZ, you can quickly find the More >
Make your own Compost Bin
May 11th
For those concerned with the environment, this is a easy DIY project that can yield a beneficial and fast return and can put recycled materials to use. You stop throwing away food and other items that will quickly break down and you gain free, natural fertilizer for plants.
Here’s how to More >
How to Build a DIY 1000 Watt Wind Turbine
Apr 17th
Today’s projects comes from Instructables — they’ve got a great article on building your very own wind turbine. This DIY project can help you get off the grid and reduce your carbon impact! The article leads you through the steps of:
- building the magnet discs
- building the coil discs
- building the hub assembly
- constructing More >
What to do with an old computer?
Apr 14th
A recent book from Randy Sarafan has the answer: 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer And Other Discarded Electronics
Broken laptop? Broken Mouse? Broken flat-screen tv? This book addresses it all. why throw all the broken stuff in the trash when you can put it to use. Make something More >
10 Solar Projects from Lifehacker
Apr 13th
On another note, I also came upon a nice list of 10 projects at lifehacker that harness the power of the sun – Check it out: http://lifehacker.com/5314498/top-10-diy-projects-that-harness-the-power-of-the-sun
Solar AA Battery Charger
Apr 12th
Harness the power of the sun to power all of your battery-powered devices. In this simple example, I constructed a solar AA battery charger suitable for use with NiCd batteries.
From various internet sources, I read up on the proper ways to charge NiCd batteries. I decided for this initial example More >
