Make your own Backyard Solar Concentrator

Solar concentrators are essentially just like parabolic satellite dishes lined with mirrors.  Regardless of where the sun hits the disc, it’s reflected into a center focal point, generating abundant amounts of power.  You can pick up hundreds of tiny mirror tiles on eBay for just a few bucks.  So basically, it’s like this power plant in Australia, except in your backyard:

There are two versions of the project.  One is the massive 7 foot dish above and the other involves four mini dishes (like the ones sides of houses).  Both projects have plenty of excellent information but if you longing for more, view our vast amounts of DIY Green Energy projects;