Here’s a really cool solar cell device that will latch and hang from your apartment’s window and give you some free solar power. Great idea indeed but I hope the latching system is secure enough so it doesn’t fall on bystanders’ head and you know what that means, lawsuits and no more solar cells hanging off buildings.
It’s called Veranda Solar, and it promises to eventually provide solar energy to apartment and condo dwellers by hanging attractive solar panels ou
Here’s a really cool project that can complement any of your future solar projects. It’s a solar DIY that shows you how to make a solar photovoltaic tracker that will follow the sun’s angles, thereby increasing the efficiency of your solar cells and more energy produced.
For a class project (PV Design, Appalachian State, Dr. Dennis Scanlin) I decided to try making a low cost PV (photovoltaic) tracker. Being able to follow the sun’s path through the sky can raise your solar panel system’s output considerably (30-50%),
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: No electricity…. But he’s a resourceful fellow. He built some home-made solar panels using inexpensive blemish
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
A PhD student in Australia has found a cheap way to make solar cells with household parts. If this process works as well as thought-of, we might have solar cells popping up everywhere with DIYers who make their own solar cells.
An Australian PhD student has found a cheap way to make solar cells with nail polish, a pizza oven and an ink jet printer. 23-year-old Nicole Kuepper’s invention, named iJET, doesn’t require the pricey clean rooms and high-temperature ovens of traditional solar panel manufacturing plants, thus dramatically lowe
My dream has been always to own a medium-sized boat where I can travel the world or simply hang out with friends. Here’s a couple solar powered boats that might be in your tight budget to help you accomplish that goal without spending millions.
Strange constructions with unwieldy glass panels are things of the past. The user can now enjoy plenty of space nor with a very modern design
Great concept, but where are the solar cells?
It’s got all the basic stuff we’ve come to expect from our mobiles; powerful 5 megapixel camera with built-in software for editing and uploading to a photo album, slide-out touch keyboard with tactile feedback, and a nice big touchscreen front and center. What makes this concept unique is parts of the phone are made from a chemically based thin solar skin to charge the battery when exposed to any kind of light. We’ve recently seen patents from companies like Apple detailing this exact thin
Here’s a great idea for schools. It’s a solar shade veil that would generate power for the schools while providing shade for the students and teachers.
Why didn’t we think of this earlier like 10 years ago?
An Australian government funded initiative, the VEIL solar-shade is a future possibility for the integration of solar-energy harvesting technologies into a form that is pragmatic (providing shade & energy), evocative and educational.
The idea is very simple: instead of having simple canopies outside the scho
The Czeers MK1 solar speed boat runs completely on solar power, total of 14 square meters photovoltaic solar cells mounted on all of its top surface.
The solar speed boat is supposedly world’s first solar powered speedboat.
Czeers MK1 comes built with carbon fiber everywhere for light weight and durability.
The boat’s top speed?
The MK1 can go up to 30 knots, an amazing feat for a boat completely powered by the sun with no CO2 gas or any other pollution-causing fumes.
