Fuel cells are a much-discussed technology with great potential that is now seeking its place in the economy. And as is always the case with new technologies in the economy, a lot of money is suddenly invested, but the research and findings are hardly shared. This is where our Zinc-Air Fuel Cell Citizen Science project, […]
E-Cargo-Bike – DIN SPEC Conformity Assessment approved
In an extensive rebuild review in accordance with the DIN SPEC 3105 standardisation for open source hardware, we were able to check the documentation of the vhéliotech E-Cargo-Bike for completeness and confirm conformity. It is the most complex review with a complete rebuild to date. On the occasion of the German-French VULCA seminar and the […]
Why Tech-Commons die
The introduction of a new, closed Prusa CORE One should come as little surprise, but there could be a remedy A guest article by Paul Jerchel Commons die without commoning. Over time, free knowledge and common goods all become enclosed and largely inaccessible if there are no processes and continuously cultivated relationships that maintain them […]
How Open Source Hardware can design our way out of this
A guest article from Juni Sun Neyenhuys talking about the necessity of Open Source Hardware on our way towards a circular society. The entire article is also available as PDF in English in a more pleasant format. 1_Introduction It is evident that we must design our way out of the current destructive and extractive system […]
News from the network: “Open Source Hardware” Conference in Dresden
With the motto “Innovation through Openness”, the first Germany-wide conference focussing on Open Source Hardware kicked off in Dresden. We were there and report on individual insights, successes and new connections to industry and research. Two years ago, we became aware of the new project at the HTW Dresden, OSHOP, which is now developing into […]
Open source hardware licences
Licensing the documentation and hardware makes it clear under what conditions the knowledge can be reused.
OpenEcoLab Tour 2024 – Circling for a Circular Society…
At the end of our ‘OpenEcoLab Mapping’ project funded by the Postcode Lottery, our core team set off on the ‘OpenEcoLab Tour 2024’. The aim of the tour was – in addition to visiting some long-established OpenEcoLabs – to visit new potential OpenEcoLabs in order to get to know the people, projects and locations better. […]
Open Source Hardware Booklet | OSEG e.V.
Open source hardware is an approach in which knowledge is shared openly. This enables individual and collaborative innovation on a scale we cannot even imagine today. As part of a project funded by the Postcode Lottery, a booklet has been produced that attempts to provide a low-threshold introduction to the topic of open source hardware […]
Open source hardware and intellectual “property”
There is always uncertainty as to what an open source licence protects. Here we want to give a brief overview of the different forms of intellectual property.
OpenEcoLab Mapping: The contact phase has begun! | OSEG e.V.
The summer is entering its final phase, and our OpenEcoLab Mapping is evolving! The next phase of our project has begun: a few days ago, we started reaching out to potential OpenEcoLabs across Germany to invite them to join the OpenEcoLab network. Background: OpenEcoLabs are locations that implement open-source developments in hardware, as well as […]
Adapting open source methods to products
How does open hardware improve our lives? What are progressive engineers currently working on?
BAC21: Energy and Open Hardware – Workshop in Brussels
Recently i attended the “BAC21: Energy and Open Hardware”-Workshop” in Brussels, from 11.11. until 13.11.2016. Here is my report about that.. Previous history: In the late summer of 2015 the innovationcamp POC21 happened during 5 weeks in the Chateau de Millemont nearby Paris, with the goal, to bring together 100 makers, designers and innovators for […]
We are starting to design a wind turbine
We outlined the first design aspects of the wind turbine project. The link points to the OSE wiki entry where you can read about the details. If you have any corrections or hints, or just want to participate in the development of the wind turbine, then please feel free to contact us! 🙂