DIY solar thermal collectors

Solar thermal collectors are apparatus designed to collect the thermal energy of the sun.

Constructed

Galleries of various uses of constructed solar thermal collectors.

Cookers

Solar thermal collectors functioning as food cookers

Earthen Solar CookersA low cost and low environmental impact design envisioned by Bart Orlando.
Catch and CookA solar oven capable of reaching 160°F in 20 minutes
Solar Bowling OvenSolar oven kids can build and use on their own
The Solar SwingSolar oven for a school reaching 200°F in 30 minutes
Aleiha's parabolic solar cookerParabolic Solar Cooker
Papasan Chair Solar CookerA solar cooker and chair when not in use
Parabolic basket and tin can solar cookerSolar cooker out of local invasive species and waste materials
SunbrellaAn umbrella in the rain, a solar cooker in the Sun
Umbrella solar cookerA multi-use solar cooker

Dehydrators

Solar thermal collectors functioning as food dehydrators

Window Shopper and Back Me UpFlock House solar dehydrator and backpack solar dehydrator
Tear the Roof offDry sliced apples in 18 hours of sunlight with this legless solar dehydrator
Sodhoppers' Solar DehydratorDurable food dehydrator for a school from a waste kitchen cabinet
Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food DehydratorA hybrid, solar food dehydrator

Hot Water

Solar thermal collectors functioning as hot water heaters

Thermosyphon Solar Shower SystemAn outdoor shower that utilizes solar energy to heat the water
HBCSL solar showerA solar shower for the Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living

Space Heaters

Solar heating boxA passive solar heating box

Ideas

The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing
The finished 3D model of the T1 and T2 solar thermal collector

The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing: an idea for a special mount for the batch heater for using it in temperate climates
Solar thermal collector T1: draft of solar orientation platform
The solar thermal collector T2: first draft of evacuated tube collector

See also

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