Free Heat Using Pop Cans and Plexiglass

Using empty soda pop cans, a wooden frame, vacuum hose, and plexiglass you can build your own solar heater that boosts temperatures by 15 degrees!I decided instead to take advantage of the south-facing side of the garage and build a solar furnace to collect some of that sunshine just bouncing straight off my...
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Free Electricity? Yep – Build your Own Wind Turbine

The man who created the Segway (Dean Kamen) pays ZERO dollars a month for electricity. Why? Because he has his own windmill in his backyard. Learn how it’s done with this awesome, detailed, lengthy tutoria...
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Charge Portable Electronics using Sugar

Juicing up your cell phone or iPod may take on a whole new meaning in the future. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a fuel cell battery that runs on virtually any sugar source from soft drinks to tree sap and has the potential to operate three to four times longer on a single...
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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. ...
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DIY Energy Efficient LED Light Bulbs

Learn how to build your own energy efficient LED light bulb.  They typically last for 100,000 hours and emit no excess heat. You can save some serious cash every year on your electricity bill by switching all of your lights to LED bulbs.  If you’re too busy to make your own, we carry various...
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Hack a Honda Accord to Run on Trash

Have a spare car lying in the driveway? Convert it to run on trash. Jim Mason did this by using his “gasifier” to transform solid dry organic trash such as wood chips or nut shells into a synthetic fuel. Whether you have an Accord or not, his project is a fantastic learning tool.  The project is separated...
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Solar Powered Rechargeable Battery Hack

By simply wrapping a flexible solar panel around standard rechargeable batteries (cheap on ebay) you can create your own solar powered batteries (literally). Simply set them by a window and you’re now creating DIY Green energy to power your electronics. Buy Solar Panels and Batteries in our store“The efficiency...
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Field Of Fluorescent Tubes Powered By Ambient Current

A British artist placed 1,300 fluorescent tubes in a field directly below high voltage power lines.  Although the tubes aren’t connected to anything but the earth, they are fully illuminated because of this phenomenon, “Powerlines are typically 400,000 volts, and Earth is at an electrical potential...
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DIY Green Energy Wind Turbine

Finally you can rest your green conscience by building your own wind powered generator. This DIY wind turbine is easy to build especially since the authors show you how with step-by-step instructions. The wind turbine is unsophisticated in design but efficient as it produces about 84 Watts with 30mph winds....
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Build a Solar Powered Electric Car

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Since electric vehicles are the newest trend among the DIY green community, this solar powered electric car just takes the process one step further.  After previously constructing his own electric car, he wrote up a full tutorial about you how to convert a normal gas powered car into a true solar powered...
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Solar Energy Setup Tutorial = Free Electricity

We’ve posted many tutorials about how to build your own solar panel arrays to create your own green energy.  Here’s yet another outstanding tutorial to guide you through the build process.  Al tough it may seem a little daunting, the setup is fairly simple and straightforward.If you generate enough...
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Wireless Electricity: Nicola Tesla Style

Electricity delivered without wires has been a dream of inventors and individuals alike for centuries Think about it…wireless electricity (WiTricity) could not only eliminate wires but also do away with expensive batteries that account for billions of dollars wasted every year. What many people don’t know...
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Make a DIY Electric Bike from Drill Batteries

We’ve see plenty of DIY electricity and going green projects, and here’s yet another to add to the collection.  Check out the video to learn how to build your own electric bicycle out of some old drill batteries and common ingenuity.  Check out our other post on electric bikes and also electric...
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How to: Run Your Gadgets on 100% Green Energy

The power grid is our umbilical cord.  All the gadgetry of our techie lifestyle makes it seem impossible to live without it. Well, almost…because PopularMechanics senior technology editor believes that technology can lend a hand when there’s a blackout. That and, alternative sources of energy.To...
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DIY Wind Energy: The Green Electricity Turbine

Using a motor from an old exercise treadmill and some PVC pipe, learn how to construct your own DIY wind energy turbine.While the electrical power may not be enough to get your home off the grid, but the project clearly explains in simple terms the technology involved in turning wind into free electrici...
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DIY Sun Tracking Solar Panels

For a photovoltaic solar panel, following the sun’s path across the sky raises efficiency by 30-50%.  This DIY sun tracker is the latest addition to our DIY Free Energy projects and uses a combination of a sensor and linear actuator to track the movement of the sun.The solar panel sits on a wooden frame...
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Power USB Gadgets with your Bike!

With more and more gadgets coming out every day that utilize USB for charging, it’s almost necessary to have a USB port available at all times.  This DIYer decided to create a 5V generator using his bike and a modified USB car charger. The 5V USB plugs are situated under his seat and he has a carrying...
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Solar and Wind Powered Wi-Fi Repeater

It’s a no-brainer that you can live off the grid with the help of DIY free energy sources such as wind and solar. And as our How to: Run Your Gadgets on 100% Green Energy proved, you do not have to ditch your electronic devices either.So if you happen to be living off the grid, or just want to build a fun,...
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How to: Convert Plastic Back into Oil

This Japanese scientist engineered a way to convert common plastic trash back into the oil it was made from. The oil can then be further refined into diesel, kerosene, or gasoline.Perhaps if he figures out how to do this on a massive scale, we can reduce the waste in landfills and oceans.  The process...
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How to Go Green this Winter with DIY Free Heating

This winter, say goodbye to excessive heating bills and hello to free heating.Whether you choose to build a personal heater, heat your electric car, or heat your entire home, we’ve got the projects for you Free Heat Method #1: Heat your home using pop cans and plexiglass.The video above displays a commercial...
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