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

Posted on 03/02/2011 by hugh
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Sustainable energy workshops in East Sutherland

Posted on 12/01/2011 by hugh

John Whitfield is offering short, commonsense workshops on microgeneration at Culgower in Sutherland.Check out his web page for more.

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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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Hubert MARIN video en Francais

Posted on 03/11/2010 by hugh

http://www.consommer-responsable.fr/magazine/article/une-eolienne-dans-son-jardin-0

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New ideas from V3

Posted on 29/10/2010 by hugh

V3 have produced a nice little report from their latest workshop in Holland. “A report of a wind turbine build course run at De Twaalf Ambachten, Holland” can be found here There is a clever system for locating the coils … Continue reading →

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Otherpower workshops

Posted on 11/10/2010 by hugh

Otherpower have been doing a few fun workshops this year. Here is a photo of the benchtesting of a 12 foot diameter turbine’s alternator using Dan’s old Volvo to drive it. See more at the fieldlines discussion board

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Upcoming courses in Washington State

Posted on 06/10/2010 by hugh

I am teaching a couple of courses in WA at the end of this month.  Should be fun! One is a Home Build workshop similar to the one we did last year in this video: The other one is wind … Continue reading →

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Video from Nova Scotia (tower and power electronics)

Posted on 06/10/2010 by hugh

Thanks to Jonathan for this video update of what is going on in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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More photos of CAT 2010 wind turbine workshop

Posted on 06/10/2010 by hugh

Thanks to Gerard Valls for this nice album of photos from the CAT wind workshop last month when we built a 2.4 metre diameter turbine (and most of a second one too).

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Some nice photo albums

Posted on 23/09/2010 by hugh

nice set of photos of the course at CAT in Wales at the start of September thanks to Fran K. Baby And a promising 1800 diameter project by John Boyle I found this one at www.buildyourownwindturbine.com

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