Alternate Energy Index

Main Workshop Index

Welcome, In this section of my site you will find some standard and some unusual  plans and ideas for alternate energy sources.     The whole point behind this page is to give people ideas and ways to generate power for themselves with more ways than just the more common methods of wind turbine generators, solar electric panels and retail type engine driven generators.

	Basic Generator Battery Charger Simple Gas Engine driving a car alternator to charge a battery that powers a 12vdc to 110 vac power inverter for emergencies			Compressed Air Power Plant Systems Powered directly or by compressed air supplied by wind turbines. Simple mini power supply systems
	Hot Water Engines Powered by solar heated water panels or other source of hot water.   Outputs possible:   Hot water, LP air Low Voltage DC,  110/220 VAC			Air motors  Simple designs anyone with a lathe and some are possible without it Designed to work with the mini plant systems or other rotary input systems
	The Bobble Generator System A very simple slow speed generator design. It's based on the Freelights bike light system. This can be scaled up to practically whatever size you want or need.			Minto Wheels + modifications? Mr. Minto's Wonderwheel and some possible modifications and alternatives designed to increase the normal slow speed for more power
	Would it work?  The power sources for these ideas are gravity and magnets. Will any of them actually work? Who knows? Standard physics says they probably won't.   What do you think?			Wind Power Wind can provide mechanical or electrical power. Shown here are the windturbines I have built.