Planet Mechanics features two eco-engineers, Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield, tackling mechanical ecological challenges.
3 Nov 2009
The Planet Mechanics team heads to Liverpool, England, to try to turn cheap and plentiful shipping containers into the economical and sustainable homes of the future. + READ MORE
27 Oct 2009
Dick and Jem are trying to make a hostel in remote England become energy self-sufficient, using only natural resources, including small-scale hydropower. Can they pull it off? + READ MORE
20 Oct 2009
Planet Mechanics duo aims to bring an eco-friendly delivery vehicle to a British sandwich shop. Can they rig a bike so it runs on air alone? + READ MORE
13 Oct 2009
The Planet Mechanics duo takes on a risky, but earth-friendly, experiment: if they succeed, they harness the energy stored in cow manure; if they fail, the large stores of gas just might blow up. + READ MORE
29 Sep 2009
Eco-engineers get creative as they help a Spanish farmer become self-sufficient: a windmill pump, a Stirling engine, and well-pumped water for the cattle. + READ MORE
22 Sep 2009
The Planet Mechanics team constructs a wave energy converter in Ireland to tap the power of the ocean. + READ MORE
15 Sep 2009
In this episode of Planet Mechanics, eco-engineers Dick and Jem run a pick-up truck on wood and drive it through the streets of London. + READ MORE
8 Sep 2009
Find out if the Planet Mechanics team can save Venice from the environmental damage caused by boat pollution. + READ MORE
6 Sep 2009
Meet Jem Stansfield, half of the engineering duo behind Planet Mechanics. + READ MORE
5 Sep 2009
Meet Dick Strawbridge, half of the engineering duo behind Planet Mechanics. + READ MORE
5 Sep 2009
Two engineers are on a mission to Fix the World.Catch the whole season and witness Planet Mechanics team fighting water pollution in Venice, Italy with a solar-powered water taxi, constructing a wave energy converter in Ireland to harness the ocean's energy, converting shipping containers in Liverpool and more. + READ MORE
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