Category Archives: People

2005 wind turbine in Slovakia going strong

Posted on 10/12/2018 by hugh

Michael writes: Regarding my wind turbine, what to say. I’am DIY man and it is my hobby. I have weekend house in the mountains approx. 650 meters above sea level and sometimes its pretty windy here. Inspired by Otherpower.com many … Continue reading →

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2F wind turbine features on German TV show

Posted on 02/10/2018 by hugh

Jonathan was on TV with his grid-connected 2F turbine at the Austrian small wind test field in Lichtenegg You can watch the TV show online here.

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Tripalium celebrate ten years of turbine building

Posted on 15/08/2018 by hugh

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More free design documents from Adriaan Kragten

Posted on 05/07/2018 by hugh

Adriaan writes Dear Hugh I am 71 years old now and in December 2017 I have ended the commercial activities for my engineering office Kragten Design. But I am still active and my website: www.kdwindturbines.nl will be maintained as long … Continue reading →

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Off-grid house for sale

Posted on 01/07/2018 by hugh

My friend Jamie is moving on from his off-grid house so I am posting details. This house is powered by a PowerSpout turbine and a PV array. Doune Knoydart, Mallaig, PH41 4PL Offers Over £385,000 “No 2 Doune is in … Continue reading →

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Open source design tool for alternators

Posted on 19/03/2018 by hugh

I got this from Kostas today: OpenAFPM: An open source software tool for modelling and designing axial flux permanent magnet generators in wind electric systems Update THERE WILL BE A WEBINAR ON 19th April where you can learn how to … Continue reading →

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Another design proposal from Adriaan Kragten

Posted on 25/11/2017 by hugh

Adriaan tells me: “Recently I have written report KD 645 about the design of a new type 10-pole radial flux PM-generator with no iron in the coils and a simple 1-layer winding. This report can be copied for free from … Continue reading →

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16 foot homebrew in Wyoming

Posted on 07/10/2017 by hugh

“Hello again. We are in wyoming, only 30 miles from proposed LARGEST wind farm in WORLD( cherry choke project ) best wind zone in USA here.  3000 new GIANT wind generators will be installed here in  next  year.  7200 ft … Continue reading →

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Tashi’s Turbine on PBS

Posted on 04/11/2016 by hugh

Latest news: This broadcast will also be live on Facebook here. The film Tashi’s Turbine will have it’s broadcast in the United States on PBS on November 13th 10pm EST. Tashi’s Turbine – Documentary  Set in the grasslands of the Himalayan … Continue reading →

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Interesting tower for 2.4m machine at Tempelhof Berlin

Posted on 12/10/2016 by hugh

Thanks to Windrad THF for these pics of a nice 2.4m diameter recipe book turbine at Tempelhof.  Here is a link to the video of the erection process. http://www.energiezukunft.eu/projekte/inland/ein-selfmade-windrad-fuer-das-tempelhofer-feld-gn104296/ This video is a fast forward and plays 8 times as fast … Continue reading →

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