The DIY USB Bike Generator allows you to create your very own generator for powering your portable electronics from your bicycle. The bike generator can be used to provide power for any device that can be charged through a USB port, allowing those with interest in making their own environmentally friendly devices the ability to charge their electronics from their cycling.

Many readers have been impressed with the Nokia Bike Generator, though there are those out there who do not wish to use a Nokia phone, or wish to charge some of their other portable electronics in this manner. For those that have an interest in Do-It-Yourself projects the answer comes in the form of this guide on how to create your own bike generator.

The DIY USB Bike Generator can provide 5W of power to any of your portable electronics that can use a USB port to charge through. Once created the generator should be able to charge two such devices at once, though with no battery storage as soon as you stop cycling the devices stop charging. To those used to DIY and with a range of tools the generator should be relatively simple and cheap to build, however as a first foray into DIY or DIY electronics the device will be more costly due to tool costs, and does require you to be able to solder.

The bike generator uses the kinetic energy of you cycling to generate electricity using a stepper motor. Cycling at 7mph allows you to provide enough power to start to charge your devices, though speeds of over 12mph are preferable. The bike generator does not provide enough power for the more power hungry portable electronic devices, it can though be used to charge a wide range of devices out there allowing you to power your electronics in an environmentally friendly way.

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The book 50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius is a detailed, step by step guide on ways to make your life more eco-friendly. The book contains many different Do It Yourself projects ranging from ways to improve your cars fuel efficiency to how to build your own solar water heater and many things in between.

50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with step by step instructions for how you can make your own environmentally friendly life improvements. The projects allow you to make improvements to your car, and even show you how to create other green methods of transportation. The book also provides many projects to help you make your home as eco-friendly as possible. The book covers subjects like transportation, alternative fuels, solar, wind, and hydro power, home insulation and construction and many more to help you achieve a greener way of life.

Each project comes with full instructions on how to design, build and install the creations that can be made to suit your particular needs. Most projects are made out of easy to find parts, and each project lists fully all the parts that will be required to create it. The projects range in complexity, from simple creations like creating a worm compost bin, to more complex projects like creating your own wind turbine. This range helps to make the book of use to anyone, from those wanting easy and quick creations to help make their lives greener in small ways to those who have ambitious green dreams.

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The HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine Armband Kit allows you to make full use of your HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine for those who do not wish to hold it or attach it to a bike. The turbine creates and stores electricity produced from wind power to allow you to charge your portable electronic devices anywhere from an eco-friendly energy source.

The HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine Armband Kit allows you to be able to securely attach the HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine to your arm. This previously reviewed gadget allows you to make use of even a small amount of breeze. Only a 9 mile an hour breeze is needed to allow the turbine to start charging. This speed of wind is easily produced when you are walking or even running, though the faster the wind, the better the turbine charges. The problem with the turbine was where to place it when out and about to allow it to charge happily without hindering you.

HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine

This problem is solved by this armband kit. The kit allows you to wear the turbine on your arm, safe in the knowledge that it is secure and able to function fully to provide your portable electronic devices with charge. This armband kit helps to make the turbine easier to use for those who wish to build up charge when out and about, it allows you to use the turbine unhindered while walking, running, or doing any outdoor activity.

The HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine Armband Kit is just £9.97 plus delivery, and is backed by a 30 day money-back guarantee. The armband kit does not come with the turbine itself, so you’ll need to get the HY Mini Personal Wind Turbine separately.

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The Nighthawk is a wind-up LED torch that provides you with a bright, focused light whenever it is required. Because a dynamo is used to produce the electricity for this torch there are no worries over it running out of power when you need a torch most. The torch can also be used to provide charge for your Nokia mobile phone.

The Nighthawk by Powerplus uses both two traditional LED bulbs (5mm) and a ‘new generation’ 0.5W LED bulb. These give the torch a bright focused beam of light that is highly energy efficient. The torch charges its internal battery from the kinetic energy you provide by winding the handle of the torch. This dynamo power allows the torch to be easily and quickly recharged anywhere, with no concerns over sunlight, keeping the torch charged ready for use, or worries over batteries.

The Nighthawk is supplied with a standard Nokia phone adapter cable. This allows you to charge your Nokia phone (or any device that uses a Nokia charger to gain charge) from the electricity you have generated winding up the torch. From winding the handle of the torch for one minute you provide enough electricity to light the 5mm LEDs for 90 minutes, the 0.5w LED for 20 minutes and provide roughly 2-8 minutes of talk time on your phone, or half an hour of standby time. When the torch battery is fully charged it can provide 12 hours of light from the 5mm LEDs and 4 hours of light from the 0.5w LED.

The Nighthawk measures only 15.5cm x 5cm (6.1 in x 2 in) which allows it to be easily carried with you wherever it is needed. The torch provides you with a powerful light whenever it is required. Its use of LED bulbs and dynamo power allow the torch to provide light or phone charge that requires very little effort or forethought.

The Nighthawk Dynamo LED Torch is yours for just £19.95.

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The Pest Free Elevated Garden is designed to allow you to produce stronger, healthier, pest free plants without the aid of chemical pesticides. The greenhouse protects against pests, allowing your plants to grow in warmer, sunnier conditions which helps to encourage higher yields on your plants.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden raises your plants away from many common garden pests such as slugs, snails, rabbits and rodents. The base is roughly 51cm (20 in) high and does also allow you to tend to your plants whilst you’re sat in a chair. This is ideal for people with limited mobility who have trouble bending over. The greenhouse helps to protect your plants from pests without pesticides as it has insect netting hung over all sides. This allows the rain and sunlight through to your plants while keeping the insects out. It will additionally offer some protection to your plants from larger pests such as birds, cats or dogs. The side netting is easily pulled up when required to allow you access to your plants.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden is constructed from a PVC UV-resistant frame and base. It also includes 7mm clear poly sheeting that can be used to cover the sides of the greenhouse over the netting. This sheeting allows the garden to be used more like a traditional greenhouse would, keeping the plants within warmer and protected from the elements which is great for seedlings or for extending the plants growing season.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden measures 124.5 cm x 122 cm x 122cm (49 in x 48 in x 48 in). Because the garden is raised up from ground level, the temperature of the soil for the plants is higher, helping them to grow more vigorously. The plants also have more access to the sunlight without being so easily shaded by other objects around the garden. 

Though this elevated garden does prevent the need for the use of hazardous chemical pesticides, the use of PVC plastic is not eco-friendly in the slightest. There are plenty of other types of eco-friendly plastics that could be used instead. The manufacturers could also have used sustainable bamboo rather than use plastic. So a great idea, but it’d be pretty easy to make it completely eco-friendly with just a few changes.

The Pest Free Elevated Garden costs $599.95 and assembles within 2 hours using the supplied tools.

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The IRISO Water Dripper is a system that helps you to convert an old plastic bottle into a device to keep your plants watered. The device can be set to a number of drip rates to allow it to be compatible to a range of plant sizes and by using a large bottle you can ensure your plants are watered even if you are away for weeks.

IRISO Water Drippers are an efficient system for delivering your houseplants, or garden plants, water 24 hours a day even when you are away. The drippers help you to turn regular plastic drinks bottles into water storage tanks to supply the plants with constant water.  The enclosed system supplies water directly into the soil, helping to prevent the water from evaporating. It does this without using any electricity or access to mains water supply as it uses gravity to provide the plant with the water from the bottle.

The flow of water to the plant can be adjusted to suit the needs of the plant and can be anything from 150 ml a day to 1.5 ltr a day. This watering system helps you to re-purpose plastic bottles into something of use,  the system requires that the mouth of the bottle is a standard one (standard to both the .5ltr and 2ltr bottles commonly purchased) but any size of bottle you can find with this can be used. This allows you to attach a bottle big enough to provide your plants with water for a long time, usually for anything from 20 days to 2 months, perfect for when you are away on holiday. The system helps to prevent over watering and encourages more efficient use of water. It achieves this as there is no loss of water through evaporation nor is water being used in areas it is not required.

The IRISO Water Drippers costs just £3.97 for a single dripper, or £17.99 for a pack of 4 dripper kits. These kits are highly respected and have got fantastic reviews.

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This Solar Lamp with Light and Radio allows you to have a portable, environmentally friendly rechargeable light source which is perfect for when you are out and about in activities like camping. The radio allows you to listen to both AM and FM stations while the light has two methods to provide you with the lighting you require.

This Solar Lamp with Light and Radio by Gama Sonic has an adjustable solar panel. This allows you to be able to take maximum advantage of any natural light around to better charge the device. The lamp has an internal rechargeable Ni-Cd 600mAh battery which when fully charged should provide you with around 6-7 hours of lighting. The lamp will require charging daily to be effectively used each night when out. This can be achieved either by placing the light in a brightly lit area or it can also be charged through an AC / DC power adapter that allows it to be charged from mains electricity. The lamp has a charging indicator to alert you to when the device is successfully charging.

The Solar Lamp with Light and Radio has a handle attached to allow you to both carry the device easily and to be able to hang the lamp up at night. The lamp has two lighting functions, it has both a PL lamp light to provide a powerful light source when required and also a smaller upper torch light which is suitable for purposes such as using the light to read by. The device has an AM / FM radio built-in allowing you to have music or weather reports and news while you are out and about. This solar lamp and radio is a compact device suitable for use when outdoors. Designed to be robust for travel, the lamp allows you to make use of the day’s sunlight to provide a night’s lighting and entertainment.

The Solar Lamp with Light and Radio costs just $48.97 and qualifies for free shipping too!

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The Elecscoot scooters offer a comfortable ride with plenty of storage, allowing you to get to the shops, to work or just out for a short drive in comfort. The scooters produce no emissions while you ride, they are also a substantial amount cheaper to run than their petrol equivalents. It is thought a full charge for these scooters should cost you around 8p. They are also exempt from road tax and the congestion charge in London. Each of the three scooters shown here have an intelligent Regen-braking design. This allows the scooters to store a small amount of charge back into the battery when you decelerate which helps to slow the scooter down automatically.

The Elecscoot 2 is the lower powered of the three, but is perfect for those who just need a ride for short journeys. The scooter has a 1500 W brushless motor and is able to reach a top speed of around 37 mph. It can travel around 40 miles on one charge of its silicon battery. It takes between 2 and 8 hours to charge fully from mains electricity. The Elecscoot 2 can carry a maximum of 150kg and has both under-seat storage and a rear rack for you to store your belongings on. This scooter costs £1,959 to purchase.

The Elecscoot 3 has a lift out lithium battery which makes it more convenient for those who live in high rise building, or work in one. The scooter has a 2000 W brushless motor and can achieve a top speed of 30 mph. The Elecscoot can travel up to 30 miles on one charge, it takes around 2 hours to fully charge this scooters battery. The Elecscoot 3 can also carry a maximum of 150kg and has storage similar to the Elecscoot 2. This scooter costs £2,597 to purchase.

The Elecscoot 4 is the more powerful of the three scooters. The scooter has a DC 4000 W hub motor which allows the scooter to reach speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. The light lithium battery is large enough to allow the scooter to travel up to 100 miles on a single charge. It takes between 2 – 4 hours for the battery to fully charge. This model features a full battery management system which allows you to take control of the minimum and maximum voltage, amps and temperature for each cell. The Elecscoot 4 has a maximum weight capacity of 170kg and has under-seat and rack storage. This scooter costs £4,595 to purchase.

These three Elecscoot electric scooters provide you with the ability to travel short distances without spending the high costs associated these days with petrol. The electricity needed to run these scooters and their short ranges are draw backs, however anyone with an eco-friendly electricity source like solar power or wind power would be able to use these in confidence of making a significant difference.

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The AquaPak is a small device that can pasteurize water. The pack uses solar energy to heat the water that has been placed inside up to temperatures to pasteurize it and thus make the water safe for drinking for both those out enjoying the great outdoors and for those that lack any other source of safe drinking water.

In many countries safe water is a large issue. Many thousands of people die each year due to the pathogens, the bacteria,viruses,and parasites, etc, like cholera and salmonella that can be found in the water. This issue is more significant in the poorer, rural areas of certain countries, because of this effective methods for creating safe water with devices that are affordable have been few and far between. This solar powered pasteurizer should eventually cost only around $2 to produce due to its manufacture. It is constructed from cheap, robust materials, for example low cost polyethylene plastic and bubble wrap is part of its construction. The pack is strong enough to survive a 10 foot drop test, due to the bonding of the plastic at the edges with tapered seals.

In laboratory testing the AquaPak killed 99.99% of the pathogens that were present in the water. The pack achieves this by using solar energy to get the temperature of the water inside over 65 degrees C. The pack can take 4 to 5 liters of water at a time and it can take around 2 hours to reach pasteurization temperatures, simply fill it with water and lay it down flat in the sunlight. The pack can be refilled many times a day, allowing it to pasteurize enough water for a family of four to use in countries with bright, hot days.

The AquaPak has an indicator to show when the water has reached the correct temperatures. To save on costs the pack uses a WAPI (Water Pasteurization Indicator) which is a small low cost glass tube that contains bright orange soy wax. This wax has a melting point that is equal to the temperature needed to pasteurize water. When the wax has melted you know the water inside is now safe for consumption.

The AquaPak is a cheap and simple method to provide safe drinking water to many people, thus significantly reducing needless deaths. The AquaPak is available for sale in many countries for use by those that enjoy life outdoors, for example camping or hiking. It allows them to reliably and efficiently rid the water they collect from rivers or streams etc from any pathogens.

The AquaPak Water Pasteurizer is just $26.99.

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These Super Slim Solar Accent Lights can be used in a variety of ways to illuminate your garden without any worries over either wiring or the constant drain of electricity. The lights come in a pack of 4 and include mounts to allow them to be either staked into the ground or mounted onto garden items such as walls or steps.

The Super Slim Solar Accent Lights are long slender lights, each comprising of two LED light strip areas at each end with a central solar panel. This allows each of the 4 lights to be placed far apart, without the need to wire to a central solar panel. The only drawback is that each light’s solar panel must have access to some light to charge, so thought must be given into positioning them.

Each light measures 38.1cm x 2.54 cm (15 in x 1 in) and comes with the parts to allow it to be used in different ways, to be either ground or wall mounted. The lights can be put onto spikes to allow them to be positioned into soft material like soil to light areas such as garden edges. The lights can also have brackets attached to them to allow them to be mounted onto hard flat surfaces, for example walls or into steps, securely. Each light is supplied with two AA Ni-Cd 500 mAh rechargeable batteries. These allow the lights to provide around 10 hours of illumination from only 6 hours of sunlight charging.

The lights turn on automatically when dusk falls, the lights can be used either to illuminate a garden feature for all to see or to light hazards in the garden.  Due to this automatic lighting function the lights cannot be placed anywhere where another night time light source will shine onto the solar panel area, as this will prevent the light from turning on. The lights will provide a bright steady light to enhance you garden without any concerns over electrical drain or issues with wiring. The LED bulbs ensure a long life for the lights, the rechargeable batteries can be replaced after years of use to ensure the lights work to their optimum.

The Super Slim Solar Accent Lights are yours for just $59 plus around $8 shipping.

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