Do-it-yourself projects to get you off the grid : rain barrels, chicken coops, solar panels, and more

Weinstein, Noah (Editor) (Added Author). Instructables (Firm), (author.).

Summary:

Instructables is back with this inspiring book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green. Twenty Instructable illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. Here, you will learn to -Clip a chicken's wings -Power your lawn mower with solar power -Create a chicken tractor for the city -Water your garden with solar power -Build a thermoelectric lamp -Create an algae bioreactor from water bottles -And much more! With dozen of full-color photographs per project accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this Instructables collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, turning a far-reaching group of people into a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and, in this case, greener.

Record details

ISBN: 9781510738454
ISBN: 1510738452
Physical Description: viii, 133 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

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Backyard chicken coop -- Clipping chicken wings -- Small chicken tractor for the city dweller -- Chicken barrow -- Collect rain water with a wine barrel -- Roughneck rain barrel -- Green solar-powered water barrel -- Rainwater collection and distribution system -- DIY 1000 watt wind turbine -- Chispito wind generator -- How to build a thermoelectric lamp -- Build a 60 watt solar panel -- Solar power system -- How to make PV solar panels -- Solar lawn mower! -- Solar powered fountain/herb garden -- Solar PV tracker -- Greenhouse from old windows -- An algae bioreactor from recycled water bottles -- Conversion tables.