Category Archives: People

Workshops in Austria

Posted on 17/03/2014 by hugh

Jonathan Schreiber has a new website announcing his workshops in Austria this summer: Jonathan is using my new designs for 2 metre ferrite magnet wind turbines (2F). I plan to publish these soon.

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3.2 or 3.5 meter high voltage direct-drive turbine for use with MidNite Classic 150 controller

Posted on 02/03/2014 by hugh

Chris Olsen has made a nice series of web pages and a video describing how to build a high voltage (48-150VDC) turbine with diameter around 3.2-3.5 metres.  This works nicely with the Midnite Classic controller to charge batteries. More from … Continue reading →

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Endorsement from Wyoming

Posted on 08/02/2014 by hugh

“Hello there from Wyoming. Just a note to let you know we live in remote Wyoming at 7000ft. We bought over 4000.00 in junk wind generators, all popped and fly off pole. We have LOTS of wind, we can get … Continue reading →

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Check out the new Eolsenegal site

Posted on 07/02/2014 by hugh
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News from Tanzania

Posted on 17/01/2014 by hugh

With great success, the first partner project between I Love Windpower Tanzania (ILWPT) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) UK branch at the University of Warwick took place in September 2013 in the village of Kemgesi, Serengeti region, Tanzania. The new … Continue reading →

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Newsletter from Tripalium in France

Posted on 15/01/2014 by hugh

Tripalium newsflash: goodbye 2013, hello 2014 Tripalium held 17 training courses in 2013. One of the highlights of the year was Hugh’s visit in May followed by the annual meet-up of the thirty odd people who make up Tripalium. A … Continue reading →

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Wind turbine kits in Ireland

Posted on 24/11/2013 by hugh
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Wind tunnel test compared with theory in Portugal

Posted on 22/11/2013 by hugh

João P. Monteiro has done some interesting studies of the performance of a 1200 diameter Recipe blade set in a wind tunnel and compared the results with theoretical predictions of a couple of simulation progams.  The results are close.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Rural Electrification Research Group Survey Results

Posted on 17/11/2013 by hugh

See this page for details of the results so far from this survey.  Why not join in and contribute to the survey? Here are a couple of the many charts on the results page: See all the results here  

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LOCALLY MANUFACTURED SMALL WIND TURBINES – HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO COMMERCIAL MACHINES?

Posted on 12/11/2013 by hugh

PhD_Seminar_2013_FullPaper_Sumanik-Leary FINAL Above is a link to a paper by Jon Sumanik-Leary in which he uses a study of a Scoraig power system (with 3 metre diameter recipe turbine) to compare with a Bergey wind turbine.  Annual energy production is … Continue reading →

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