Category Archives: construction

Apprendre à fabriquer une éolienne avec Hugh Piggott

Posted on 19/02/2011 by hugh

Lundi 4 au vendredi 8 avril 2011 Stage hébergé et avec la participation de Périple en la Demeure à Limerlé, Belgique TRIPALIUM est une association qui a pour but de diffuser les moyens et les savoirs faire techniques nécessaires à … Continue reading →

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Bath University Wind Turbine Build

Posted on 17/02/2011 by hugh

Engineers Without Borders at Bath University are doing a workshop with V3 and publishing a blog about it here Ben Lane writes: I am currently a masters student at the University of Bath and we are currently in the middle … Continue reading →

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MST Wind Turbine School – Itapeva Brazil

Posted on 04/02/2011 by hugh

These guys are using my older 2005 design but they are passionate about the project.

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The ‘Turbike’ built in Ireland for 12V battery charging

Posted on 03/02/2011 by hugh
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Recipe Book now translated into German

Posted on 06/01/2011 by hugh

„Drei Flügel im Wind – Eine Selbstbauanleitung für Kleinwindturbinen“ Herausgeber: GREEN STEP e.V. , Wolfratshausen Gewinn fließt in erneuerbare Energie Entwicklungsprojekte in Kamerun Sie wollten schon immer mal eine Windturbine bauen? Ihr Zögling plagt Sie mit Fragen, wie das mit … Continue reading →

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Windmill obsession in India

Posted on 02/01/2011 by hugh

Vivek Mundkur has made a video on the windmills he has been making for the last two years.

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Damage to yaw head in Palestine

Posted on 16/12/2010 by hugh

This is the tower after a 3 metre diameter (ten foot) turbine jumped off in reported 120 km/h winds in Palestine recently.  The 1.5 inch inner pipe of the yaw bearing has clearly bent.  COMET-ME will be using a larger … Continue reading →

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Workshop in Argentina

Posted on 15/12/2010 by hugh

Esteban van Dam has run a small wind workshop in Buenes Aires, Argentina. also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gle_wZYuuSw and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3js0Xy62qM And a few pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/118023745814527581382/AerogeneradorEolocal# http://picasaweb.google.com/118023745814527581382/AerogeneradorTerminado#

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My name is Marek. I from Poland. This is my wind turbine

Posted on 12/12/2010 by hugh

Photos here

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Recipe book translated into Swahili

Posted on 04/12/2010 by hugh

by Anthony Karomba & Roland Valckenborg “After giving the master class on Hugh Piggott wind turbines in Tanzania, it was recognized by the participants that not everybody is familiar with the English language. During the master class this was not … Continue reading →

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