Author Archives: hugh

About hugh

I live off-grid in NW Scotland and have spent my life playing with wind turbines. I also love small hydros. Hands on renewable energy is my thing and I like to learn and to share my experiences.

Build your own windmill workshop course on Scoraig April 23rd 2016

Posted on 25/11/2015 by hugh

I am planning to hold a course here on Scoraig in April.  We’ll build and test a wind turbine as usual.  Accommodation is provided from Saturday 23rd to Saturday 30th April 2016.  These will be the arrival and departure days.  The … Continue reading →

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My electricity supply here

Posted on 24/11/2015 by hugh

I don’t write enough about what goes on here at home on Scoraig so here is a run down on where my electricity comes from. I have two windmills and a collection of solar PV panels.  800 Ah Rolls 4000-series … Continue reading →

Posted in my own projects, Scoraig, wind systems tutorial | 8 Comments

free KD-reports

Posted on 18/11/2015 by hugh

Adriaan Kragten writes: As I am retired for some years now, I no longer need income from selling my KD-reports about small wind turbines. So I have decided that from now on all my public KD-reports can be copied for … Continue reading →

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Nice CAD model of 4200 blade

Posted on 31/10/2015 by hugh

“Hello Hugh. My name is Josue (Joshua if it is easier for you). I live in Colombia, South America. I would like to share this file we made for the 4200 blades. This is the Adobe 3D version. (You’ll need … Continue reading →

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Lifting handle for the magnet rotor

Posted on 12/10/2015 by hugh

I never like lifting magnet rotors into the mould.  The rotor for the 4F is very heavy, having 20 big ferrite magnets on a 50 cm disk. So I made a handle to lift it.  I had to make two … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, ferrite magnets, my own projects | 3 Comments

Homebrew stuff for sale

Posted on 18/09/2015 by hugh

John Gambill has some useful stuff for homebrew wind for sale.  He lives at Hotwire Enterprises 102 W. Fulton St. Tarpon Springs, FL 34689, USA (727) 943-0424 He has diversion loads and blocking diodes and some low power Chinese alternators … Continue reading →

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webcam view from tail

Posted on 15/09/2015 by hugh

This turbine is based on my design although it owes a lot to the Otherpower book too.  You could say via the otherpower book.   Nice video.

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Windempowerment in Ethiopia

Posted on 08/09/2015 by hugh

Wind Empowerment Jijiga 2015 from Wind Empowerment on Vimeo.

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Offset angle of the furling tail

Posted on 27/08/2015 by hugh

I got asked a question that a lot of people ask me, so I thought it worth answering here. “Hi Hugh my name is Bill looking through your book A Wind Turbine Recipe Book I am a little confused with … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, my own projects, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Dan Bartmann’s batteries

Posted on 19/08/2015 by hugh

I read this facebook post by Dan Bartmann this morning and felt it was worthy of wider attention: Facebook always asks me ‘what’s on your mind’. Lotsa stuff that I don’t wanna share. But for now BATTERIES. I’ve read lots … Continue reading →

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