DIY energy devices Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:23:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 DIY: How to Make a Wind-Powered Phone Charger https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-wind-powered-phone-charger/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-wind-powered-phone-charger/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:23:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55896 For those who have the skill and interest in homemade electronics, and those who know someone who do, read the rest of this post to find out how to make a phone charger that attaches to a bike to use wind power as an energy source. While not so complicated, it does require a few things […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-wind-powered-phone-charger/feed/ 1 55896 10 Fabulous DIY Clean Energy Generation Projects from Instructables’ Contest https://www.greenoptimistic.com/make-energy-10-brilliant-diy-ideas-20150116/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/make-energy-10-brilliant-diy-ideas-20150116/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:31:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=51326 Generating energy to charge and power devices or household appliances for free is the ultimate dream of many. Here are a few ideas of how to achieve this at home, or at least get close to it. The thing is, before you mount solar panels on your house roof, or you buy a wind turbine or solar […]

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