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We at ShySky are a small group of family and friends working to bring the advantages of solar energy and DIY green energy projects to the people who need it most, but can't afford it. One goal is to introduce the parabolic curve to people, who in turn can take this concept and adapt and modify it for their benefit.
 

What is a parabolic curve?

It's a fancy math equation that helps design curves so that they reflect light, heat, radio and satellite signals to a "focus point", enhancing the strength of the light, heat or signals.

Example of how a parabolic solar reflector can be used to boil water, which can then distill drinking water from salt water:

Thanks to Dan Rojas at www.greenpowerscience.com

Parabolic shapes are all around us.

The reflective cone in a flashlight helps focus and intensify the light. The glass lid on a pot or pan is a parabolic curve that reflects the heat back to the food in the pot. Satellite dishes use the principals of parabolic curves to focus and intensify the TV signals they receive.

And using this same parabolic shape is also great for collecting and focusing the free solar energy our sun gives us every day.

But people don't have to be mathematicians to exploit this shape. The really smart guys have already done all the work. All people need to do is have access to this shape and concepts and they can apply them to various materials they may have in their local areas.

For example, if someone lives in an area with a lot of clay for pottery, it is possible for them to use a satellite dish as a "mold" for the parabolic shape, creating a clay "dish" in the same shape as the satellite dish, creating a homemade solar energy collector. Then adding reflective materials such as broken mirrors chips or scrap aluminum or foil, they can produce their own parabolic "mirrors" to harness the power of the sun.

Solar power isn't just about generating electricity. It can also be used to cook as well as pasteurize and desalinate water. There are Mongolian tribes that use woven ox and horse hair with foil to create parabolic dishes that are lightweight so they can be carried on horse back. They use these dishes to cook food and boil water, saving them the trouble of having to constantly find fire wood to do the same thing.

If locals don't have access to these materials, we hope to help some of them and teach them the basics of collecting and reflecting the power of the sun and supply them with the basic tools and materials not available in their area to be able to clean and distill water, and for cooking their food without the need of firewood.

In poor areas around the World, too many trees are being cut to use for heating and fuel to cook food and boil water for drinking. For poor people, gathering wood can take time from education and productive work, as well as increase the deforestation of surrounding areas, wood can also be very expensive. And burning more wood increases pollution, and regardless of your thoughts on climate change, pollution is a known health concern for all of us.

Millions and millions of poor people live next to oceans, but have no regular source of quality, drinkable water. A solar still is a perfect tool for people needing to desalinate saltwater to make it drinkable. They just need the simple knowledge and some very basic materials to make it happen.

 
Boosting Local Economies

Selling quality water has been the foundation for businesses for centuries and centuries. From our research we've found that the average cost for a liter (about a quart) of clean, bottled water is 50 cents in developing countries.. Someone equipped locally with the tools needed to distill or boil water using solar power can produce a liter of water for mere pennies. Not only can they sell the water for a profit, they can also sell it more cheaply, benefiting buyers and sellers alike.

We hope to offer "micro loans" to people of need, lending them the solar equipment needed and allowing them to pay us back as they generate profits from selling clean water or from the sale of the solar distillers and ovens. As they pay us back, we use that money to do the same for someone else...And on and on...




Some Water-Related Health Estimates:

Over a billion people, which is approx. 1 out of 6 people in the World and 54% of Africans, don't have clean water to drink.

Sick people connected to poor water quality fill 50% of the planets hospital beds and over 5000 kids die every day.

The average African and Asian women walk about 4 miles a day, just to collect water and kids all around the planet miss an education because of the time spent getting water.

80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water quality and in much of Asia twice as many people die from diarrhea than from HIV.

 

Solar Power Isn't Perfect...But It's Still Great

We know solar powered energy isn't perfect and that it depends upon sunny days and it won't replace all wood burning. But it is a very good addition to the resource list of many people around the World.

We are set out to bring the wonderful power of our sun to as many impoverished folks as we possibly can.

Also, ShySky.com is dedicated to helping everyone try to become more energy self-reliant using various DYI green energy projects.

ShySky.com also focuses on "brainstorming" to help get your creative juices flowing so you may be the next creator of a break-through in green energy.

We also show you ways to "scalvage" to find free and cheap materials for your DYI gren energy projects, as well as giving you tons of possibilities for making and saving money from green energy.

So please go ahead and browse our ShySky site...You'll learn some cool, interesting in helpful stuff!


 

Thanks for your time...

 

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Guide to Cheap Solar Cells

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  • Physics of Reflection
  • Examples of "Industrial Strength" Parabolic Solar Mirrors
  • Do It Yourself Solar Parabolic Mirror Systems
  • Cloning Parabolic Shapes
  • Cloning Examples
  • Fresnel Lenses
  • Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector
  • Solar Ovens
  • How to Make a Solar Air Heater Using Pop Cans
  • Build Your Own Solar Panels
  • Making Your Panels More Efficient
  • Heliostats and Solar Trackers
  • Inflatable Solar Collectors - New Tech Breakthrough?
  • Solar Water Heaters
 

Batteries & Materials for Green Energy Projects

  • Reconditioning Batteries
  • Materials and Equipment Used with Light and Reflection
  • Misc. Stuff
  • Make Your Own Plastic
  • How To Cast Custom molds
  • Working with Pop/Beer Cans
  • Kurt's Pop Can Evap Condenser
  • Large Liquid Containers
  • Homemade Pump and Seal
  • Survival

 

Stirling Engines for Green Power

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  • Engineering a Sterling Engine
  • Simple, Homemade Stirling Engines
  • Stirling Engines Hobby Kits

 

DIY Wind Power Projects

  • Building a wind turbine consists of 6 main parts
  • How To Build Your Own Wind Turbine Alternator (Generator)
  • Do It Yourself Tips and Resources for
  • Building Wind Turbines
  • Ideas for Turbines and Blades
  • 10 ft. Axial Flux Wind Turbine User's Guide
  • Intro To Neodymium Magnet Levitation To Reduce Friction In An Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
  Making Money with Renewable Energy
  • Why Green for Making Money?
  • Testing the Waters Before Diving In
  • Importing Using Alibaba.com
  • Joint Ventures
  • Barnumize
  • Micro Energy Companies and Power Purchase Agreements
  • Kurt's Coffee Mug Trick
  • Creative Financing Micro Loans and MFIs
  • A little inspiration
  • How to Get in the Door
  • Sell a Book on Amazon
  • Setting Up a Website for Your Business
  • Outsourcing Web Work
 
Scalvaging for Cheap Green Power Projects 

  • Intro to Scalvaging
  • Here's some good stuff to search for to get you started
  • Scalvaging Drills and Hardrives
  • Habitat for Humanity Scalvaging
  • More Scalvaging Resources

 

Survival Tips  

  • Basic Survival
  • Emergency food that you can pack and take with you
  • A Major Disaster
  • Pop can solar array
  • Lifeboat Survival: A Logic Problem
  • And here's some "creative" uses for stuff you may not have thought of

 

Cheap and Free Materials for Green Energy Projects: Tuelz Software

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  • Basic Download Directions for Tuelz
  • Video shows how to use Updatez to serious scalvage using Craiglist to find tons of free stuff
  • How to use the Newz Tuel

 

Favorite Green Energy Resources

  • Batteries and Electricity
  • Links to all sorts of DIY resources
  • Solar and Green Energy Resources
  • Green Energy Incentives and Opportunities
  • Solar Training and Certificates
  • U.S. Government Renewable
  • Energy-Efficiency Programs & Resources
  • Recycling Links
  • Help and Forums
  • Survival Resources
  • Misc. Resources

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Guide to Cheap Solar Cells


Guide to Encapsulating Solar Paneles

 
DYI Solar Energy Projects
Sub topics:
Basic Thermal Dynamics
Physics of Reflection
Examples of "Industrial Strength" Parabolic Solar Mirrors
Do It Yourself Solar Parabolic Mirror Systems
Cloning Parabolic Shapes
Cloning Examples
Fresnel Lenses
Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector
Solar Ovens
How to Make a Solar Air Heater Using Pop Cans
Build Your Own Solar Panels
Making Your Panels More Efficient
Heliostats and Solar Trackers
Inflatable Solar Collectors - New Tech Breakthrough?
Solar Water Heaters
 

Batteries & Materials for Green Energy Projects
Sub topics:
Reconditioning Batteries
Materials and Equipment Used with Light and Reflection
Misc. Stuff
Make Your Own Plastic
How To Cast Custom Moulds
Working with Pop/Beer Cans
Kurt's Pop Can Evap Condenser
Large Liquid Containers
Homemade Pump and Seal
Survival
 

Stirling Engines for Green Power
Sub topics:
1000 New Millionaires Every Week? Intro to Sterling Engines
Engineering a Sterling Engine
Simple, Homemade Stirling Engines
Stirling Engines Hobby Kits
 

DIY Wind Power Projects
Sub topics:
Building a wind turbine consists of 6 main parts
How To Build Your Own Wind Turbine Alternator (Generator)
Do It Yourself Tips and Resources for Building Wind Turbines
Ideas for Turbines and Blades
10 ft. Axial Flux Wind Turbine User's Guide
Intro To Neodymium Magnet Levitation To Reduce Friction In An Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

 
Making Money with Renewable Energy
Sub topics:
Why Green for Making Money?
Testing the Waters Before Diving In
Importing Using Alibaba.com
Joint Ventures
Barnumize
Micro Energy Companies and Power Purchase Agreements
Kurt's Coffee Mug Trick
Creative Financing Micro Loans and MFIs
A little inspiration
How to Get in the Door
Sell a Book on Amazon
Setting Up a Website for Your Business
Outsourcing Web Work
 

Scalvaging for Cheap Green Power Projects
Sub topics:
Intro to Scalvaging
Here's some good stuff to search for to get you started
Scalvaging Drills and Hardrives
Habitat for Humanity Scalvaging
More Scalvaging Resources
 

Survival Tips
Sub topics:
Basic Survival
Emergency food that you can pack and take with you
A Major Disaster
Pop can solar array
Lifeboat Survival: A Logic Problem
And here's some "creative" uses for stuff you may not have thought of
 

Cheap and Free Materials for Green Energy Projects: Tuelz Software
Sub topics:
Download your Sunny Money Tuelz here
Basic Download Directions for Tuelz
Video shows how to use Updatez to serious scalvage using Craiglist to find tons of free stuff
How to use the Newz Tuel
 

Favorite Green Energy Resources
Sub topics:
Batteries and Electricity
Links to all sorts of DIY resources
Solar and Green Energy Resources
Green Energy Incentives and Opportunities
Solar Training and Certificates
U.S. Government Renewable Energy-Efficiency Programs & Resources
Recycling Links
Help and Forums
Survival Resources
Misc. Resources