This project will create a DIY solar hot water heater for less than five dollars (if you have access to a garbage dump). It will allow you to see the principles of solar water heating in action, and is highly customizable.



Its a great way to learn about using the renewable energy of the sun to p…


By: TheNaib

This is another good use for the solar panel used on the huge amounts of garden LED lights around, coupled to a portable radio that runs off 2 or 3 AA cells.



Most of us have an old radio lying around, so I based the $5 price on the cost of purchasing/ acquiring a solar powered garden L.E.D light.

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By: gotwind

This instructable demonstrates three processes:

1. How to build an attractive and efficient main light source for the living room.

2. How to perform the life cycle assessment to quantify its advantages.

3. How to relate those improvements to a person’s ecological footprint.



Too often living rooms a…


By: marc_alain

The Pringles Wind Turbine (a.k.a. Power Leech or Pleech) is an attempt to turn simple items found at the hardware store and elsewhere into a working low-voltage power supply. The Pleech is designed to take wind or other air currents (such as from A/C ducts, dryer vents, etc.) and convert that ener…


By: mikejedw

A solar-powered LED lighted cookie jar reminiscent of the Sun Jar designed by Tobias Wong.



"Jam jars store jam, the Sun jar collects and stores sunshine so that you can use it at night."

Pass around the sunshine, Sunshine. (_)v



Components:

1. Ikea glass jar (AUD$3.00)

2. Solar garden lig…


By: cre8tor

We built a 1000 watt wind turbine to help charge the battery bank that powers our offgrid home. It’s a permanent magnet alternator, generating 3 phase ac, rectified to dc, and fed to a charge controller. The magnets spin with the wind, the coils are fixed, so no brushes or slip rings necessary.





Bu…


By: sspence

This is a realistic guide to natural healthy weight loss. No magic pills, powders or potions, or equipment to buy. Consult your doctor before any major exercises or dietary changes.



I wrote this guide because I was raised with this knowledge, yet I rebelled. I ate the wrong foods and did not exerci…


By: froSTed