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Solar DIY - How to Build a Solar Cooling System for the Summer!

by max on June 12th, 2009
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Solar systems have been appearing everywhere these days including the new Prius which practically cools itself while parked out in the sun. Well, this technology isn’t so hard to understand or apply, simply get some solar panels and hook it up to a cooling device. Okay, maybe it’s not that easy but here’s a great DIY that shows you how to do that. This instructable wi ...

DIY Chinese Solar-powered Car gets 90+ Miles on a 30-hour Charge!

by max on October 17th, 2008
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We’ve all heard of what some Chinese people can do such as the DIY Helicopter and DIY Submarine. Well, here’s comes another cool innovation, a Solar Powered car that does 90+ miles on a single 30 hour charge. Of course, if there’s sun while you drive, that’s additional miles to add. Now, let me ask GM, Toyota, and Honda, where are your “Chinese” sol ...

Solar Powered Fridge on a Camel!

by max on October 10th, 2008
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Here’s a really neat idea, a solar powered fridge for camels so you can keep all your drinks while traveling with the Camel. This was actually primarily for transporting vaccines in the hot desert areas but heck, I’d use it to cool my beer too. In transit, the lightweight, foldable solar panel powers the camel-pack refrigeration system. Once the camel convoy arrives at the ...

DIY - How to Make Inexpensive Solar Cell Panels!

by max on September 18th, 2008
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Well, it took me all day to get all my sites running today, there’s was a massive DoS attack by some hackers I had to take care of. With that cleared away, here’s how to make some inexpensive solar cell panels. Mike Davis is an astronomer. To practice his hobby away from the light-pollution of cities, he bought some land in a remote part of Arizona. But there was a problem: ...

Green Microgym collects Energy from Workouts!

by max on September 1st, 2008
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Green Microgym collects Energy from Workouts! Here’s a cool new gym in Portland, Oregon that collects energy from the work generated by people working out. I think this is a great concept and should be applied to every gym. In fact, they should make every gym machine so it can re-charge itself and other gadgets such as your cellphone. The Green Microgym recently opened in Portl ...

DIY - How to Hack your own Solar RC Car!

by max on August 23rd, 2008
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When it comes to building your own gadgets, nothing is better than a solar powered RC Car! Of course, it only “charges” using solar cells, but this solar movement is helped greatly by DIYs like this. Great job! A rc car with two solar panels strapped up top for charging power. (Sorry no images) video coming soon. This is my first Instructable so be as honest as you can be vi ...

Solar Powered Necktie is Poorly Designed for Geeks-Only

by max on August 19th, 2008
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In todays’ world, a company should make things that are useful with a usable design. In the case with this Solar Powered Necktie, we feel it’s been very poorly designed so no one would buy one. Regardless, we do like the idea that you can charge your iPhone while walking down the street looking like an idiot. Who knows, maybe no one will notice it though. Now a group of re ...

RoofRay lets you calculate your home’s Solar Power potentia ...

by max on August 15th, 2008
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RoofRay is a site that let’s you calculate your home’s solar power potential using the power of GoogleMaps. It’s very interesting as the site will caculate the solar power potential based on the roof area and the slope of the roof. It’s probably pretty accurate as most data is using direct satellite images off GoogleMaps. The greatest part about this site is that ...

Sun Table for Outdoor Laptopping!

by max on August 11th, 2008
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Need to work outdoors because you need some air? Don’t worry as the Sun Table will let you do that while your laptop is charged by the large solar panels embedded in the table. The outdoor solar table lets you power up your laptop, via the Suns rays. The table is rather long, and would hold plenty of items, aside from your PC use. It is also water-resistant. The table is a neat ...

Light Bench lights up your night!

by max on July 1st, 2008
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If I had a million dollars, I’d make sure to get these light-up benches for my outdoor patio. (which of course if protected by overhanging canvas from rain) Better yet, add some solar panels and make it solar powered. The bench is suitable for indoor and outdoor, and is weather resistant and rugged. Several benches can be combined together for a more dramatic look. It operates b ...