By Harold on May 17, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Power | Tagged alternative energy, solar power, video |
This DIY solution will help you build a solar panel array that produces about 18 volts of power for under $200. After learning the techniques involved, the design could be improvised to produce more power easily by upgrading the solar cells.
Via Home Solar and Wind Info
Building your own diy solar panel is easier than [...]
By Harold on May 5, 2010
Posted in History, Power, Technology | Tagged anti-gravity, documentary, free energy, inventors, physics, quantum mechanics, space, Tesla, video, zero point energy |
In this award-winning, feature length, two-hour broadcast-quality documentary you will learn about the latest developments in the field of Free and Zero Point Energy from Tesla to Dennis Lee.
Hosted by Bill Jenkins, formerly of ABC Radio, this comprehensive documentary features physicists and inventors who are challenging orthodox science to bring this non-polluting technology forward despite [...]
By Harold on April 21, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Power, Technology | Tagged battery, iPhone, iPod, phone charger, solar power |
A great post on instructables.com by the user Honus, provides step-by-step instructions how to make a USB solar charger with a lithium polymer battery for your iPhone/iPod. For about $70 and a few hours of work, this fun project will give you confidence to make other DIY gadgets for yourself and others.
By Ben on April 5, 2010
Posted in Featured Posts, MacGyver, Physical, Power | Tagged alternative energy, DIY, how-to, water-power, waterwheel |
An older episode of Planet Mechanics I watched recently inspired me to find out more about the subject of water-power-generated electricity.
I had always conceptualized such devices as being reliant on enormous volumes of water in order to get the job done; but the solution that Dick and Jem devised in the episode made use of [...]
By Ben on April 1, 2010
Posted in Featured Posts, Gear, Physical, Power, Tools | Tagged alternative energy, apartment, camping, gasoline, generators, noise, suburban, urban |
In light of all the (often deserved) buzz about solar and wind power; sometimes older, noisier technology is overlooked. So, lets talk needs, pros, and cons…
What do you need electricity for? During a normal day, you need it to power TVs, water-heaters, computers, the fridge, the stove, the microwave, and so on — but during [...]
By Ben on April 1, 2010
Posted in Physical, Power, Tools | Tagged alternative energy, calculator, gasoline, generators, off-grid |
A handy calculator to compare generator efficiency…
By Ben on March 3, 2010
Posted in Physical, Power | Tagged alternative energy, Hyperion, localized grids, nuclear power |
Looks like some other companies are picking up where Toshiba left off:
Hyperion’s 25-megawatt reactor would be about the size of an average hot tub, making it small enough to be transported via tractor-trailer. Hyperion says that it wants to build “about 4,000” of its reactors within the first 10 years of production. The units will [...]
