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How to build your own solar powered cellphone

You have to make call, it’s urgent. And you see your cell phone battery has run out of charge. That’s very annoying. With no nearby cellphone charger you might feel like tearing hairs apart or kicking in your own rear badly. Don’t worry; many of us

How to build a pedal powered bicycle generator

Today with regular sources of power like power from fossil fuel and nuclear power getting expensive by the day, people need to find alternative methods of generating power that are easy to use and are cost effective. As people look around for better pow

How to make a solar powered furnace

Alternate means of energy are really the need of the hour, especially in this time of high energy costs. Solar energy is one such promising source of energy which is cheap, available in abundance and is absolutely harmless for the environment. In fact, ma

How to build a garden compost bin from junk

Recycling is the best practice for saving the environment as well as your pocket. We know that organic gardening top-ups the resources of the soil and makes the soil rich. Organic gardening is nothing but avoiding synthetic products, fertilizers and pesti

How to build a solar panel

Solar cells are a great idea to turn your lifestyle green and more economical. But a solar cell by itself is not powerful enough – a whole solar panel is necessary. Before going into that, let’s see how solar cells function. A solar cell generates elec

How to build a solar powered outdoor light

Electricity is the most essential thing which can help us to lead our life smoothly. Without electricity you can never put a step forward in your life these days. The growth of a country is dependent on its electricity consumption. But increasing electr

How to make a solar power windmill

The dependence on conventional energy sources is too much that this is a time to shift to renewable energy sources. In the year 2010 the energy consumption in the world increased by 5%. The solar cell production has increased by 50 % and wind power genera

How to build a solar powered bicycle

Today we are consuming more energy and natural resources in our day to day life. At the same time we are becoming responsible for the earth’s increasing pollution, deforestation and depletion of the natural resources such as ground water and fuel reserv

How to make a solar powered can cooler

The summer sun can be very severe and dehydrating. While cold drinks are often considered as a ‘solution’ to beat the heat and re-hydrate the body, very often, these canned drinks do not remain cool in spite of using Styrofoam coolers. Here is an elegant

How to build a kayak using discarded plastic bottles

Make this planet a better place by building an eco friendly kayak. Plastics as well as all know are non biodegradable and pollute the environment. Plastic bottles are consumed on a large scale and less than 5% of these are recycled every year. Instead of

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