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| Solar Heating |
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 $2K Solar Space and Water Heating SystemThis DIY system that provides both solar space and waterheating in a single system. |
The 超碰人人人人超碰 has solar water and airheating systems with and without storage -- some 87projects. The SolarWater Heating section provides many DIYbuilds for solar water heating systems including batch,thermosyphon, drain back, and closed loop systems, solarshowers, solar stock tanks, kits, ... 117 projects andideas. |
| Energy Conservation |
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 Mooney WallA cost effective, high R value wall for retrofit or newconstruction. No thermal bridging. |
The simplest and cheapest way ever to cut window heatloss about in half! |
TheEnergy Conservation Page provides ranging from freebubble wrap window insulation to complete redo's ofhomes. Insulation, appliances, window treatments,lighting, drying, ... about 150 projects and ideas. |
| Solar Electricity |
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 Our DIY Grid-Tied PV SystemThis system is straight forward to install, and savedmore than 50% compared to a commercially installed system. |
The PV sectioncontains builds for off-grid, grid-tied, smallstandalone systems, DIY mounts, PV vehicles, PVtracking, ... Plus PV Basics and DIY guides.
Over 90 projects to build. |
| Wind |
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 Tom Restores a Jacobs Wind Turbine Project |
The 燑strong>WindSection has critical design information forDIY wind turbine builds plus dozens of DIY wind turbineprojects, windmill water pumpers, ... 55 builds,guides, ... |
| Passive Cooling |
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 Cooling withLandscaping |
The PassiveCooling section has dozens of practical andlow cost projects and ideas for cooling -- 爄nsulating,preventing solar gain, ventilations, shading, efficientactive cooling, earth tubes, landscaping, ... 77projects and ideas. |
| Water Conservation |
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 2200 Gallon Water Harvest SystemAn easy to build 2200 gallon rain water harvest systemfrom our shop roof. |
The WaterConservation Section covers rain harvestsystems of many types, efficient toilets, 爂rey waterreuse, solar stills, ... Plus a basics and DIY guidessection. 75 builds, ideas, and guides. |
| 燬olar Homes |
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 Solar Home in the Sierras |
The SolarHomes section is a very large collection ofinformation on designing and building solar and energyefficient homes -- plans, construction techniques,design information, examples ...牋 293 builds, plans,guides and ideas. 燑/td> |
| Solar Pool & Hot Tub Heating |
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 Tom's PEX/Aluminum solar pool heating collector |
The SolarPool and Hot Tub Heating section give designand build information for solar pool and hot tub heaterbuilds.牋 Plus DIY collector designs, natural pools,wood heaters, ... 44 projects.燑/a> |
| Solar Cooking and Drying |
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 Bill's Solar Cooking Projects |
The SolarCooking and Food Drying section has more than40 projects for building solar cookers and ovens, solarfood drying, and root cellars. |
| References, Design Data, Calculators |
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 Solar Site SurveyIts critical to do a Solar Site Survey before startingany solar project.燑/p> |
The ReferencesSection has material on designing renewableenergy systems, weather and sun data, pump/fan/duct/pipesizing, heat loss calculators, materials information,component data, ... much more.燑/a> I'm an engineer -- there is lots ofanalytical and design information here. |
| Experimental |
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 Dozens of Experimental Designs, New Ideas, Prototypesand Emerging Energy Technology |
The ExperimentalSection -- new ideas, new technologies, downto earth experimental stuff. The garage inventorsnirvana. 112 builds, ideas, articles. |
| BioFuels |
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 Conversion of VW Jetta Diesel to Burn Vegetable Oil |
The BiofuelsSection has design and build information onveggie oil, bio diesel, making and using ethanol,methane generators, wood gas vehicles, masonry heaters,rocket stoves, wood water heating, and heat fromcompost. |
| Solar Projects for Kids |
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 Doing Solargraphy |
Fortygreat projects for kids/students to have fun learningabout solar and renewable energy -- wind turbines, PVboats, Solargraphy, heat transfer, solar mechanics, ...
Solar for Kids... |
| Concentrating Solar Collectors |
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 George's DIY Parabolic Concentrating Collectors |
TheConcentrating Solar section has build anddesign information on various types of concentratingsolar collectors including some that make good DIYprojects. |
| Micro Hydro |
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 An Undershot Water Wheel forElectricity Generation燑/p> |
The Micro-HydroSection provides design guides and a number of DIYbuilds ranging from a few watts to multiple kilowatts.31 projects, builds and guides. |
| Frugal Solar Projects |
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 Using bubble wrap to reduce window heat loss --effective and cheap |
A collection of solarand conservation projects that cost much lessthan you think they would -- several that cost nothing! |
| Solar Wood Kilns |
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 A Collection of plans and design information for solarpowered wood drying kilns. |
| Solar Water Pumping |
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 Solar and wind powered water pumping |
Allsorts of information on Solar and Wind WaterPumping. |
| Solar Engines |
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| A smallcollection of Solar Powered Engines |
| Sunspaces and Greenhouses |
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 Doug's Solar Greenhouse and Sunspace |
The SolarSunspace and Greenhouse section has muchdesign and build information for solar space heatingsunspaces and for solar greenhouses. ?0 projects,plans, ideas. |
| Solar Vehicles |
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 Restoring an ElecTrak and Using It for Backup SolarElectric Power |
The SolarVehicles section has information on EVconversions, efficient cars, latest developments intransport, solar tractors and mowers, ... all DIYoriented. |
| Solar (and efficient) Lighting |
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 Giving LED Lighting a Try in Our House |
The Solarand Efficient Lighting Section hasinformation and projects on how to design solar lightingand on LED and CFL lighting. 23 builds, guides,articles. |
| Interesting Odd Energy/Solar Stuff |
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 The Solar Heated Ice Fishing Shack |
| A collectionof very interesting, off the beaten path, butoften quite practical projects and ideas. |
