Category Archives: People

Courses are busy

Posted on 06/03/2015 by hugh

My course in April is nearly fully booked now.  Just one place left maybe.  But there are a lot of other courses happening in the near future. Tripalium in France are always busy with one course after another. Los Portales … Continue reading →

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scoraigwind.com is back online

Posted on 01/03/2015 by hugh

My old homepage at scoraigwind.com is back up, after falling over a couple of weeks back. Thanks to the guys at Otherpower for hosting it for me over the last ten years. Thanks also to Irishsolar (eirbyte) for hosting this .co.uk site. … Continue reading →

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Assessment of locally manufactured small wind turbines as an appropriate technology for the electrification of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua

Posted on 19/02/2015 by hugh

This paper spells out the many hard lessons that were learned by blueEnergy in their effort to bring locally manufactured wind energy to remote villages on the Caribbean coast.  It should be read by anyone setting out to use my … Continue reading →

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Missouri Wind and Solar video

Posted on 20/01/2015 by hugh

I mostly like everything that people do with small wind turbines, especially hands-on and do-it-yourself, so I got excited to discover Missouri Wind and Solar, and I watched this video that I found on the home page with interest. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Hugh Piggott Wind Turbine Components

Posted on 19/01/2015 by hugh

V3 have been building my turbines for over 8 years and are able to provide full bespoke kits or separate components. Bespoke kits comprise a set of three hand-carved blades, alternator and mounting. The turbines can be installed as a … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, People, UK small wind scene | 1 Comment

Dan Bartmann’s biggest homebrew project yet

Posted on 26/12/2014 by hugh

Dan Bartmann has been busy building bigger turbines in Chadron Nebraska… more info and a chance to ask questions here on the Otherpower discussion board

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3 new KD-reports

Posted on 21/12/2014 by hugh

[note: I have edited my remarks in response to some corrections sent by email] Adriaan has notified me of the following free reports that he has published (see below the diagram).  The axial flux design has a single magnet disk, … Continue reading →

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Homes needed for small wind turbines

Posted on 09/12/2014 by hugh

V3 write:- “We run courses building small DIY wind turbines, sometimes these courses are purely educational and the turbine built on the course does not have a home to go to. We want to get these turbines generating electricity so … Continue reading →

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Some video of my presentation

Posted on 07/12/2014 by hugh

Here is footage from the presentation I made for the Windempowerment Conference in Athens last month. Actually this is a backup that was not used at the conference as I was able to make the same presentation live (and said … Continue reading →

Posted in construction, ferrite magnets, my own projects, People, products/technical, Scoraig, Video links, wind systems tutorial | 2 Comments

Live data from a powerspout turbine in Abergavenny, United Kingdom

Posted on 12/11/2014 by hugh

Here is a site where you can see a grid connected powerspout in operation exporting electricity.  Unlike solar PV systems, this renewable source keeps going night and day.  Although it only generates 600-700 watts or so, it keeps up well … Continue reading →

Posted in hydro, People, power curve data, products/technical | 2 Comments