Energy & Sustainability DIY Projects for Makers - Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

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Salvage tiny motors from discarded electric toothbrushes and use them for five fun projects!
5 Hacks for Your Discarded Electric Toothbrush
Science
Re-create Thomas Savery’s proto-steam engine — the first industrial machine to use fossil energy.
Remaking History: Raise Water Using Fire With Thomas Savery’s “Miner’s Friend̶...
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Give trendy products destined for e-waste a second life.
Harvest Disposable Vape Batteries
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The Solar Bottle Lamp is a solar-powered light that reuses a waste plastic bottle by attaching a 3D-printed solar lamp in place of the old plastic cap.
DIY Solar Bottle Lamp
Science
Build a simple generator to power your small projects from the breeze.
Backyard Wind Power
Science
Electric bicycles have been quietly taking the streets by storm in many parts of the world.
Convert Any Bike to Electric with an Easy Front Wheel Motor Kit
Science
Sunlight may be free, but transforming it into usable electricity is not. Build some small-scale solar power by transforming a 25-watt semi-flexible panel into a practical battery charger.
Transform a 25-Watt Semi-Flexible Panel into a Practical Battery Charger
Science
Create renewable, carbon-neutral electrical power from bacteria.
Generate Electricity from Bacteria in Mud
Science
Air conditioning is simpler than you'd think. Build a simple battery-powered portable cooler to stay fresh in the summer.
Keep Cool Anywhere with a Battery-Powered Air Conditioner
Technology
Use an Arduino and an H-bridge motor circuit to build an automatic can crusher
Crush Cans Effortlessly with an Arduino-Powered Arm
Technology
An IV Swinger can be used to track the efficiency of solar panels. Learn how one maker made his own.
Collect Solar Panel Data with an IV Swinger Curve Tracer
Science
No batteries, no switches — this analog meter is powered by the sunshine it’s measuring.
Measure Sunlight with a DIY Solar Radiometer
Technology
You'd think there'd be something like a dual set point thermostat on the market already, but it doesn't look like there is. Guess you'll just have to make one.
Build a Dual Thermostat for Precise Preset Temperatures
Science
Build this mint tin backpacking stove that can boil 1-2 cups of water and is made with commonly available parts.
DIY Mint Tin Backpacking Stove
Home
Build a super-efficient, easy-to-use backyard oven that’ll never put cinders in your pizza.
Build the Perfect Backyard Wood-Fired Pizza Oven
Technology
Build a clever timer circuit that draws no current at all between cycles — zero power!
Build a Delay Timer that Doesn’t Suck (Energy)
Technology
Create a high-voltage loudspeaker that makes sound waves by vibrating an electric arc.
Make a High Voltage Plasma Arc Speaker

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