Many remote communities around the world are lacking basic services of clean water, shelter, health and access to electricity. Rural communities depend on old roman cisterns to get their water and are using minimal technology in their livelihoods. Bedouin communities are also residing in remote areas that lack the proper infrastructure. Today, these communities are living without any safe and reliable electricity source. They depend basically on expensive and polluting electricity generators … Read more
Pedal Power Cinema Activate your audience - spinning is out, screening is in
This is how we do it: We dismantle the back wheels, the outer tyres as well as the inner tubes and set up a v-belt instead. This v-belt drives a generator and the generator delivers electricity. This electricity is then forwarded to an inverter which converts the continuous current to an alternating current. And with this alternating current we can screen the movie. On a speedometer you can read the output power, meaning the voltage and electricity which is generated, so that you have a … Read more
Wind Turbine How to build a wind turbine
This instruction describes the process of building your own wind turbine without having to spend a lot of money. The wind turbine would then allow you to produce your own energy. … Read more
Solar Oven Build your own cardboard solar oven
This is a very easy and cheap to make solar oven made out of cardboard and duct tape which only requires sun to be present and then small meals can be cooked inside of it. (or bigger meals depending on how big the cardboard box and reflectors are) … Read more
Bicycle Power A bicycle powered generator
This is an easy experimental solution to get some workout and charge some batteries at the same time. … Read more
Ceramic Pot Water Filter With Silver Nanoparticles
The Ceramic Pot Water Filter is a simple, bucket-shaped (11” wide by 10” deep) clay vessel that is made from a mix of local terra-cotta clay and sawdust or other combustibles, such as rice husks. The filters are formed by using a press. The simplest press utilizes a hand-operated hydraulic truck jack and two-piece aluminum mold. Filters are fired to about 860 deg. C. and the milled, screened combustible material burns out, leaving porous clay walls. The filters are tested to make sure they meet … Read more
Biomatrix Water Cleaning water using plants
This company uses plants, bacteria, aeration and many other strategies to clean water. It is a great example of cleaning water sustainably, even to the point where the water can be consumed by humans. Part of their vision is to create a world where the aquatic ecosystems are diverse and healthy. They have completed many projects, some in Europe, some in the Philippines and many more. … Read more
Permaculture example in Wisconsin Great example of Oak Savanna biome permaculture
Just wanted to make people aware of this local resource in the form of Mark Shepard's New Forest Farm, 106 acres in Viola, WI. It's an 18-year-old permaculture designed property which involves numerous species of plants (including chestnuts, hazelnuts, grapes, annuals, and mushrooms) as well as animals grazed in a rotating, managed paddock system (including steer, pigs, and poultry). Tours are offered and he has a book called 'Restoration Agriculture' which is very informative. I want to … Read more
Trees for Life A charity that undergoes reforestation in Scotland
Trees for life, founded in 1989, has the vision to restore a wild forest in order to act as a home for wildlife and to fulfil the ecological functions necessary for the wellbeing of the land itself. Since its founding this charity has been very successful: it has planted over 1 million trees which cover a total area of 4000 hectares. … Read more
Pigeons towers Pigeons Breeding Towers
Pigeons have been bred in Egypt since the ancient Egyptian periods. Pigeons stuffed with rice is considered a special Egyptian meal. In addition breeding pigeons is practiced as a traditional hobby, specially those type of pigeons called 'Zagil' which are the first historical messages courier. Breeding pigeons is considered a good business for people in countryside specially that pigeons are easily fed with grains such as lentils, corn and barley. The farmer usually adds simple minerals to the … Read more
