Winter is Coming: Build a Solar Powered Foot Stove

Image: The electric foot stove that we build in this manual. Photo by Marie Verdeil. We built an electric cube heater, powered by a 100-watt solar PV panel. During the day, the solar panel slowly heats the cube, which radiates heat to its surroundings. Due to its high thermal mass, the object continues to radiate heat for hours after sunset. Electric Foot Stove The heat cube can serve multiple purposes. You can use it as a modern variant of a preindustrial foot stove. Put your feet o...