Solar Panel Bag

Category: Accessories,Energy
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Upcycled solar panel bagHere is an offer for a fun idea how to turn an old bag into a useful one. UPcycle it by placing a solar panel on it and you can charge you phone or laptop every place where’s sunlight. Read more

Vertical Wind Turbine from Plastic Barrels

Category: Energy
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vertical turbine from plastic barrelsUpcycle old plastic barrels and turn them into Wind Turbine to generate energy and save some money!

The idea is to build a wind turbine from trash, generating electrical energy, when placed someplace where is windy enough. Read more

Diesel Out of Plastic

Category: Energy
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Plastic turned into dieselTurning plastic to diesel is possible and has major advantages:

  • First of all the energy in the plastic can be reused. Read more

Lighting from Optic Cables

Category: Energy
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A man holding optic cables which light upBring sunlight into dark places using fiber optic cables. Lighting up dark spaces where there aren’t any windows will save energy. It will lower electrical bills too. Plus the Sun is a natural and an infinite energy resource. Read more

From Waste to Energy a.k.a. Biofuel

Category: Energy
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gas bottle with roots full of biofuelBurning fossil fuels like coal and oil harms the environment. But there is a green alternative – burn green. You can use plants or biodegradable waists for burning. Read more

Solar Heater from Aluminum Cans

Category: Energy
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solar heater from upcycled cansAluminum cans can be turned into a solar heater very easily. They have a great heat transfer capability.
We drink from those cans every day. And when they are finished we dispose them. Just think how much building material you threw away during your life. Read more

Plastic Bottle Turned into a Solar Lamp

Category: Energy
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Solar lamp made from plastic bottleFinding a good use of plastic bottles is a great thing and it will help the environment. It is a terrific idea because it can save us the resources and energy.
One of those ways is upcycling waste plastic bottles and turning them into solar lamps.

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Fire Logs Made of Trash

Category: Energy
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fire logs made from waste paperMake fire logs out of waste paper. Here is an easy way how to do it yourself.
All you need is waste paper, straw, sunflower husks, buckwheat even sawdust. Read more

Coke Can into Stirling Engine

Category: Energy,Toys
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coke can stirling engineWe all drink carbonated drinks. Here is an example of a coke can turned into small stirling engine. It is small scale but it works.
Just looking at it make us think how many engines we threw away. Read more

PVC VAWT (vertical axis wind turbine)

Category: Energy
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diy pvc wind turbineImagine you not paying for electricity or at least paying less. We present you an easy way to build vertical axis wind turbine.
Use your trash to make something useful.  Read more