Home Made Renewable Energy Systems

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A community to discuss making renewable energy systems at home.

Want to turn a PC fan into a generator for your vertical axis wind turbine? Got an old washing machine that might be good with a pelton wheel on it?

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He’s Been Generating Free Power for 16 Years Using a Water Wheel (www.alloutdoor.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Bluetreefrog to c/hmres

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This blog post/video shows a simple but effective home made hydroelectric system that has been running for 16 years in New Zealand.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wonder where he got his pelton wheel?

[–] kungfu4 1 points 1 year ago

Super cool stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bugger. Not a lot of water where I live! But very cool!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perth huh?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

apparently! it is very flat... and one river, and i expect that most people, councils and governments would be annoyed if i run a pipe from the Swan to my house :-/

[–] Bluetreefrog 0 points 1 year ago

I might post some wind turbine stuff soon for those in dry places.