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Desalinating Seawater With Solar and No Brine

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/desalinating-seawater-with-solar-and-no-brine/

Desalinating Seawater With Solar and No Brine https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/desalinating-seawater-with-solar-and-no-brine/
#Greenhacks #Science #Desalination #Surfacechemistry

Desalinating Seawater With Solar And No Brine

Although desalination is very commonly used these days to convert seawater into fresh water, one of the major disadvantages of current approaches is that commercial desalination plants produce a lo…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Jun 2

From Scrappy Pallet Wood to Fancy Tea Tray

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/from-scrappy-pallet-wood-to-fancy-tea-tray/

13 Jun 2

From Scrappy Pallet Wood to Fancy Tea Tray https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/from-scrappy-pallet-wood-to-fancy-tea-tray/
#Greenhacks #Reclaimedwood #Woodworking

From Scrappy Pallet Wood To Fancy Tea Tray

Pallets are a wonderful way to package goods and move them around, but especially the wooden ones have a very finite lifespan. This means that many of them are discarded every day, even though ther…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Jun 1

On the Wisdom of Replacing a NiMH Module in a Prius Battery Pack

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/on-the-wisdom-of-replacing-a-nimh-module-in-a-prius-battery-pack/

13 Jun 1

On the Wisdom of Replacing a NiMH Module in a Prius Battery Pack https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/on-the-wisdom-of-replacing-a-nimh-module-in-a-prius-battery-pack/
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On The Wisdom Of Replacing A NiMH Module In A Prius Battery Pack

It’s possible to get a pretty good deal on used Toyota Prius cars, but as with all hybrid cars that also means a used battery pack and resulting issues. In the case of the Gen 2 Prius that [H…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]May 26

Power from Gravity

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/26/power-from-gravity/

Power From Gravity

Gravity batteries aren’t exactly a new idea. You can store energy by lifting something heavy, converting kinetic energy into potential energy. To get it back, you let the mass fall and conver…

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13 May 26

Power from Gravity https://hackaday.com/2026/05/26/power-from-gravity/
#Greenhacks #Gravitybattery

Power From Gravity

Gravity batteries aren’t exactly a new idea. You can store energy by lifting something heavy, converting kinetic energy into potential energy. To get it back, you let the mass fall and conver…

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13 May 23

Low Head Turbine Generates Plenty of Power https://hackaday.com/2026/05/22/low-head-turbine-generates-plenty-of-power/
#Greenhacks #Dam #Fan #Generator #Hoverboard #Hydro #Hydroelectricity #Pipe #PVC #Siphon #Turbine

Low Head Turbine Generates Plenty Of Power

Engineering design makes all kinds of tradeoffs. Power trades off with torque, strength trades off with weight, and cost can trade off with quality. For designing a hydroelectric turbine, one of th…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]May 22

Low Head Turbine Generates Plenty of Power

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/22/low-head-turbine-generates-plenty-of-power/

Low Head Turbine Generates Plenty Of Power

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