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Comment by Carl Chenery on December 7, 2011 at 15:02

Not quite DIY renewables- but this is story of 17 year old from wellington who has converted his Honda Civic to electric DIY. Has a 50 km range.

Comment by Carl Chenery on October 27, 2011 at 15:45

Not sure if anyone has any DIY electric vehicle conversion stories, but I have started a wiki to pull together electric vehicle info: http://bit.ly/rGuws3. If you have stories or links- do contribute.

It is still a more energy intensive option than the bike, and, it will be part of the solution make-up.

Comment by Carl Chenery on July 20, 2011 at 13:13



Reposted from Nick Potter's comment in the Cycling Inspiration discussion;

Projector Bikes in Melbourne:  a three wheeled cargo bike, purpose built with a high powered projector, speakers and some very serious batteries...

I've got a bike trailer with an audio boom box sitting in my garage. Add a projector and a more grunty battery and hey presto we might create some spontaneous bike screenings in Wellington this summer. 

Comment by Jonathan Slason on April 17, 2011 at 22:22

Just in from the Powershift in the USA: new community driven solar initiative. crowdfunding. http://solarmosaic.com/   

There are laws, funding rules to go through etc. But - I think this is a great community model to investigate.   Anyone with some more time than me interested to look into it a bit further?

 

 

Comment by Carl Chenery on June 30, 2010 at 20:09

Here's a tool from NIWA to work out your solar insolation for your location:
http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-services/online-services/solarview

Comment by Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann on March 20, 2010 at 18:02

Ah yes, but it would save going to the gym, ne ra?

Comment by Nick Holmes on March 18, 2010 at 10:41

Nice! I've been thinking about this one a lot though Lucy, there's one tricky bit. More human power = more food needed = more time spent in the field growing = even more food needed = overall inefficiency (I assume). The wind is a blowin'!

Comment by Lucy Gordon on March 14, 2010 at 18:28

Here's a great book I discovered: The Human Powered Home - Choosing muscles over motors by Tamara Dean. It covers all sorts of ways to harness human energy, from bikes, treadles and hand pumps to merry-go-rounds and see-saws. And it gives advice and instructions on how to use them to power devices like blenders, washing machines, garden machinery and even laptops and other electronics. I love all the ideas, if only I were more technically minded...

Comment by Nick Holmes on March 12, 2010 at 20:07

P.s Soph, check out EECA goss here!

Comment by Nick Holmes on March 12, 2010 at 20:04

Yo Adam, got those blades finished yet? I've been thinking of taking that path myself...

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