Solar furnace

My Solar Furnace: This is not completely my own design. You can find these all over the internet if you do a Google search or a search on you-tube. I built this because so many people pay so much money to heat their homes and something as simple and cheap as this c…

A DIY solar furnace could save you $300-$600 a year!

Solar heaters are gaining popularity and with good reason - they provide heat. This design uses solar fans to move the heat into the room so its totally off grid and will work during a power outage. Because it is attached to the window it can also be closed by shutting the window and keep the heat inside the unit for off grid solar cooking. This design also allows the unit to be attached all year for ease of use and can keep the heat from entering the home when its not needed. Solar cook all…

A DIY solar furnace is a cost-efficient way of heating your home without breaking the bank on your power bill. Read our guide on building one!

Being a cheap-skate, I am incredibly excited about doing anything I can to put a little extra green in my pocket. I have been looking online and thinking a lot about making a solar furnace to supp…

Solar air heating using a solar air heater or solar furnace, either a DIY/homemade one or a commercial one.

Looking for effective yet inexpensive ways to make your home warmer for the winter? We know that it can be a difficult search, but here's a DIY project that

Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via or simply Odeillo, is a commune in the Pyrenees mountains near the Spanish border in the south of France and is one o...

A solar furnace is a structure that uses concentrated solar power to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. Parabolic mirrors or heliostats concentrate light onto a focal point. The temperature at the focal point may reach 3,500 °C, and this heat can be used to generate electricity, melt steel, make hydrogen fuel or nanomaterials. The Odeillo solar furnace is the world's largest solar furnace. It is situated in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, in…

Lately I’ve done a few posts about France and her art, so I figured it was time to do one about France and her science. I’ve always known that France has a rich science history, but I never knew it…