{"id":4655,"date":"2009-07-03T13:51:53","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2009-07-03T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T19:51:53","slug":"solar-diy-projects-voltaic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/solar-diy-projects-voltaic\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for Solar DIY Projects? Voltaic&#8217;s Got &#8217;em&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/07\/solar-diy-projects.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4656\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/07\/solar-diy-projects.jpg\" alt=\"solar diy projects at voltaic\" width=\"470\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>Want to put solar panels on the house? Start saving&#8230; solar power is a great investment, but it is an investment&#8230; often a hefty one. If you&#8217;d like to get started with something a little less ambitious (but more affordable), you&#8217;ll find a number of good sources out there for a whole range of <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2005\/06\/28\/diy-solar-generator\/\">solar DIY<\/a> projects. Voltaic, best known for its <a href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2008\/12\/11\/holiday-gift-guide-the-8-best-green-gadget-gifts\/\">solar backpack<\/a>, has joined more well-known sites such as <a href=\"http:\/\/mariasurmamanka.greenoptions.com\/2007\/04\/11\/the-green-options-interview-gary-reysa-of-the-half-plan\/\">Gary Reysa<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.builditsolar.com\/index.htm\">Build It Solar<\/a> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherearthnews.com\/search.aspx?search=solar%20diy\">Mother Earth News<\/a><\/em> with its own <a href=\"http:\/\/voltaicsystems.com\/diy\/\">collection of do-it-yourself projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the collection is small&#8230; but there are already some really cool projects available:<\/p>\n<p>[social_buttons]<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Want to charge your phone while you&#8217;re on your bike?<\/strong> Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/voltaicsystems.com\/diy\/custom-solar-bike-panniers\/\">solar bike panniers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How about keeping your garden watered?<\/strong> Luke Iseman&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/voltaicsystems.com\/diy\/solar-powered-automated-garden\/\">Garduino<\/a> monitors soil moisture, and waters when needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Need wireless access?<\/strong> Build your own <a href=\"http:\/\/voltaicsystems.com\/diy\/mobile-hotspot-redux\/\">mobile solar hotspot<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not only is does this look like a promising source of DIY projects, but it&#8217;s also a smart move by Voltaic: you can buy many of the parts you&#8217;ll need for projects through their site. Projects include prices of parts, so you&#8217;ll have a good idea of the cost upfront&#8230;They&#8217;ll definitely need more projects available to compete with some of the bigger sites in this space, but they&#8217;re already off to a good start.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think, do-it-yourselfers? Know of other good sites for solar diy? Share &#8217;em below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit:<\/strong> Voltaic<\/p>\n<p><em>Need to find <a href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2008\/02\/07\/how-to-cheap-or-free-solar-panels\/\">cheap solar panels<\/a>? Our friends at Cleantechnica can help&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to put solar panels on the house? Start saving&#8230; solar power is a great investment, but it is an investment&#8230; often a hefty one. 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