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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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I presented the model of my solar thermal powered car at the science and engineering exhibition at the University here in La Paz. I was very happy with how many people were interested in the design.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYon3...e_gdata_player
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On the second day of the solar thermal workshop one group was able to heat a pipe up to 150c using only cardboard, aluminum foil and the sun. We tested the other units and ensured the focused light formed a line of concentrated light at the middle of the pipe.

http://youtu.be/5o0yVoFsrwg
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In this solar thermal powered car video I compare the heat when the model mirror is fixed and automatically sun tracks.

http://youtu.be/b108x4TTgGo
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In this test I use the small solar thermal car model to compare the temperature with and without glass and trapped air insulation. Half the pipe is in a glass pipe and the other half is not. The pipe receives the same amount of focused light but the glass section was about 20c hotter.

http://youtu.be/SaG4ZgdaueA
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I have finished the structure of the solar thermal car test unit. In this video I introduce the test unit and show how I built it.

http://youtu.be/nGFXs7LQlr4
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Please have a look at this article that was written about my solar thermal car on the Arduino blog.

http://blog.arduino.cc/2013/11/27/a-...-sunny-la-paz/
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For the solar thermal car test unit I am building an electric hot oil pump out of garbage car parts. Have a look at the video below.

http://youtu.be/tGj8SZALQEw
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I have successfully pumped oil at 150 degrees celsius with my homemade oil pump. Now I can install it into my solar thermal car test unit and pump hot oil to boil water and run a stream turbine. The Solar thermal car is really starting to come together. Please have a look at the video below.

http://youtu.be/MJxTlcW7PqE
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Its alive. The large solar thermal test mirror rotates. A powerful motor rotates the mirror and locks it in position so its on target with the sun. A similar system will be used on the 24 foot long solar thermal car mirror. Have a look at the video of it working, below.

http://youtu.be/dBfoC7uQ2LA
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Another article was written on my solar thermal car. The article covers what I want to do with this project.

http://interestingengineering.com/th...r-thermal-car/
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When I was 12 years old I built a small car out of a broken walkman and some garbage. I recently built a replica of that car. Building this car when I was a child really helped spark my love for engineering and building things from what people consider as garbage. I hope I can spark this love for engineering in children. I will be giving this car to a child and hope it will spark some interest in them.

Video of the car in action
http://youtu.be/zbD-D9f5t5s
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Today our solar thermal car website is ready. There are still a few things to add but almost all the initial info is there. There are 80 pages, lots of pictures and 20,000 words explaining things in great depth. Please everyone have a look and tell us what you think of the site.

http://diysolarthermalpower.doomby.com/
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My first DIY wind turbine video is finished. In this video I build wood wind turbine blades and test them out on my roof.

I also build a small metal turbine and create power.

http://youtu.be/W9GM3TMPV9M
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I made a how to video on making homemade wood wind turbine blades. They can be built very easily, for a few dollars and be used to produce power from the wind.

http://youtu.be/9a2o7ceGWsM
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I built a homemade electric generator out of a magnetic knife rack and a broken motor. Its no very powerful but now I know how to build a powerful one and produce free electricity from the wind.

http://youtu.be/cNWwdu1g3KY
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