January 2008
5 posts
Solar Water Heaters →
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Thermal-Water-Heater-For-Less-Than-Five-Doll/
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/06/beer_bottle_solarpowered.html
How to weld plastic bags together →
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/03/how_to_welding_plastic_ba.html
Energy: General Resources →
http://www.re-energy.ca/
Humdinger Windbelt: small-scale alternative to... →
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html
http://www.humdingerwind.com/
Electricity Pilot Project, Paraisópolis
Safe electricity for slum residents: A pilot project in Paraisópolis, São Paulo, Brazil [PDF, web]
Not sustainable energy, but utility company works with the community to determine equitable and safer means for favela residents to access electricity grid, while recovering ‘non-technical losses’ and reducing excessive electricity usage (which has larger implications for ...