Monthly Archives: April 2017

Scoraig 2017 wind turbine workshop photos

Posted on 22/04/2017 by hugh

On this year’s course we built a 2F machine but with 16 magnets instead of the usual 12.  I have a cheap source of these smaller magnets.  The 2F is a “2 metre diameter Ferrite magnet wind turbine” which is … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, courses, ferrite magnets, Scoraig | 4 Comments

What’s a kiloWatt and a kiloWatt-hour?

Posted on 09/04/2017 by hugh

I see a lot of people talk about energy and power using terms like “kW per day”.  Let’s be clear with our language.  kW is a measure of power. Power is actually the rate of energy use.  Energy is power … Continue reading →

Posted in hydro, UK small wind scene | 3 Comments