This guide explains how to construct an energy-efficient cooking appliance powered by a small solar panel. Thanks to its heat storage, the cooker remains ready to use even after sunset.
This manual guides you through the process of building a 12V DC electric resistance heating element for a self-made heating or cooking device.
Low-tech Magazine now offers its complete book collection in epub format.
Low-tech Magazine built a bicycle generator for an exhibition on energy at the Pavillon d’Arsenal in Paris, now open to the public. Our two other bikes can be seen and experimented with in Rotterdam and Barcelona.
From 10 to 14 October, Low-tech Magazine holds a free workshop where we will build a bicycle generator together.
You’re looking at a completely rebuilt version of the solar powered website, which now allows you to turn off the dithering compression and see the original images.
We built a pedal-powered generator and controller, which is practical to use as an energy source and exercise machine in a household – and which you can integrate into a solar PV system. We provide detailed plans to build your own, using basic skills and common hand tools.