Monthly Archives: February 2010

Youtube tour of Scoraig wind turbines

Posted on 25/02/2010 by hugh

Scoraig Wind Skylines videois here

Posted in my own projects, Video links | Leave a comment

Wooden blades are best

Posted on 21/02/2010 by hugh

“I thought you and your wooden blade fans would be interested in this . We’re currently building a short run of 16m blades in wood epoxy in the now disused Vestas workshops in Southampton. We’ve taken an old design which … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, People, UK small wind scene | 3 Comments

My courses and events in 2010 on a map

Posted on 17/02/2010 by hugh

My courses calendar is here. View course locations 2010 in a larger map 23-28th March 2010 CAT in Wales, UK 12-17 April Mondial du Vent, Leucate France 19 au 24 Avril MONTCHAUVET France (40 km de CAEN) small wind conference … Continue reading →

Posted in courses, Notices, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Owners of self-built renewable energy systems will be excluded from Feed in Tariff

Posted on 13/02/2010 by hugh

Received from Brian Faux – invitation to sign a petition: Please sign and pass this on The Department of Energy and Climate Change intends to reward generators of renewable energy – Solar, Wind, Hydro etc – with a guaranteed price … Continue reading →

Posted in UK small wind scene | 5 Comments

Local manufacture of turbines in Mali

Posted on 04/02/2010 by hugh

Piet Willem Chevalier has successfully launched a project in Mali by training a group to build wind turbines. This group will start manufacturing these wind turbines as a profession, that will open doors to supply electricity to the rural poor, … Continue reading →

Posted in developing world, People | 4 Comments