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.

Comet ME videos from the Middle East

Posted on 14/05/2010 by hugh

Tiny little video of the activity in COMET:http://www.youtube.com/user/CometMiddleEast YouTube – CometMiddleEast’s Channel www.youtube.com also nowMSNBC nightly news video

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Rooftop nonsense in Paris

Posted on 11/05/2010 by hugh

Rooftop nonsense is alive and well in France. See this article from Paul Gipe It’s hard to know whether to laugh or cry that these guys get public acclaim for wildly oversold nonsense. www.wind-works.orgelena energie

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The Italian job

Posted on 03/05/2010 by hugh

Yikes these guys are going to win the prize for style! Mact Engineering61122 Villa Fastiggi Pesaro ITALY

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More videos of people making wind turbines

Posted on 26/04/2010 by hugh

Winding coils in France using Eddy’s tensioner by Hugh (Scoraigwind) Building two 1200 mm diameter turbines in France by Hugh (Scoraigwind) V3 in Sheffield with Engineers Without Bordersvideos by Robin Lovelace

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Picture diary from Leucate France

Posted on 25/04/2010 by hugh

Lots of nice photos from the Leucate course in the south of France on a clifftop in an abandoned communications base near a lighthouse. There is a page dedicated to the small 1200 diameter turbine (watch out it rotates to … Continue reading →

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Warning…These magnets are Extremely Dangerous….

Posted on 24/04/2010 by hugh

Harold Graley sent me this: Warning…These magnets are Extremely Dangerous…. I was prying two Magnets apart when all of a suddon, the two magnets slammed together pinching my index finger between them… There was no one around to help me, … Continue reading →

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pdf drawings of how to build a wind turbine

Posted on 21/04/2010 by hugh

Piet Willem Chevalier writes I posted my drawings on my site that helped me allot explain to the local malians how to make the wind turbine. Please tell others who might be interested in it for training purposes in developing … Continue reading →

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Recipe book axial wind turbine plans now translated into Spanish

Posted on 18/04/2010 by hugh

Bajatec are now selling the my metric axial plans in Spanish The Hungarian translation is nearly ready too.

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Coil winder made from 5 mm steel sheet

Posted on 14/04/2010 by hugh

Noam Dotan writes: Hello Hugh. While making the laser cut for the new turbine, we have decided to spoil ourselves and cut the parts for the coil winder from 5 mm metal sheet. We made the coils yesterday and they … Continue reading →

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When the wind stops

Posted on 03/04/2010 by hugh

Vivek Mundkur writes: Hi Hugh I got hold of 100 LED modules and lit them up with the pedal generator. With effortless pedalling they work. I could light up 100 more I think. Each LED takes only 0.72 watts power … Continue reading →

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