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.

One way to erect a wind turbine

Posted on 30/03/2010 by hugh

Don’t try this at home, folks! Ian Woofenden and Kelly Keilwitz assembling an ARE 442 turbine on a 120 foot free standing monopole tower. Some people have all the fun.

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Last minute chance for the Feed in Tariff without MCS

Posted on 22/03/2010 by hugh

MORE FROM KARL … Hi Yes i am on the FIT because i registered before the end of March under the existing Renewable Obligation Scheme. When i asked Ofgem they said :- As of 1 April 2010, microgenerators in the … Continue reading →

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New video of my latest welding project – the 3600 recipe

Posted on 19/03/2010 by hugh

the new Youtube video is here Plans to build this wind turbine here.

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Nice homebrew grid connected project

Posted on 19/03/2010 by hugh

Karl writes: I registered with the Npower ‘juice’ green electrity tarrif and told them i had a wind turbine i would like to connect to the grid. They sent the forms to register asking what make the turbine was and … Continue reading →

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More photos from Mali

Posted on 19/03/2010 by hugh

Thanks to Roland for these pictures.

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Matthew Rhodes writes about feed in Tariffs and MCS

Posted on 04/03/2010 by hugh

http://www.yougen.co.uk/blog-entry/1428/Three+ways+we+could+improve+UK+feed+in+tariffs/ “There was not a single voice at Monday’s meeting raised in defence of MCS, which is an unaccountable monopoly run by people who may have their hearts in the right place but who are anonymous and naturally most interested … Continue reading →

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Youtube tour of Scoraig wind turbines

Posted on 25/02/2010 by hugh

Scoraig Wind Skylines videois here

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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