Wind & solar power outdoor lighting system

Science
Wind & solar power outdoor lighting system

Main Tower
Remember that wind powered street lamp? MAKE reader Lobsterface notes that Panasonic and Matsushita have a similar wind powered lamp, but they use solar and a savonius wind turbine instead a cute propeller – Link.

Related:

  • 1000 watt wind turbine – Link.
  • GPS enabled wind chimes – Link.
  • Wind Turbine – wind power for cheap – Link.
  • HOW TO – Build an electricity producing wind turbine – Link.

From the pages of MAKE:
Make 545

Wind Powered Generator. MAKE 05 – page 90. With a motor and some piping, it’s suprisingly easy to build this inexpensive, efficient windmill generator. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 05 @ the Maker store.

What will the next generation of Make: look like? We’re inviting you to shape the future by investing in Make:. By becoming an investor, you help decide what’s next. The future of Make: is in your hands. Learn More.

Tagged

current: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600...

View more articles by Phillip Torrone
Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!

ADVERTISEMENT

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 16th iteration!

Prices Increase in....

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
FEEDBACK