Hugh Piggott's Homepage
updated 24th August 2008
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"the axial flux plans" New 2008 edition now available with metric units only  2005 edition in mm and inches and several languages:  "i read it thoroughly.wonderful book.crystal clear." TRANSLATIONS (BUY DIRECT FROM THESE LINKS) FR Comment constuire Une Eollienne French IT Come costruire un generatore eolico  Italian CÓMO CONSTRUIR UN GENERADOR EÓLICO  Spanish Jak zbudowac Elekrownie Wiatrowa Przeklad: Stanislaw Blankenstein  Polish translation ROMANIAN Cum sa-ti construiesti singur o eoliana  http://aerosolar.ro/product_info.php?products_id=203 |
for 2008 and 2009 Windmill building workshop courses page  Lots of stories and pictures.UPDATES FOR READERS OF THE FIRST EDITION RECIPE BOOK FRENCH newspaper coverageUne-eolienne-dans-son-jardinTripalium
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WIND TURBINE PARTS FOR SALE OLDER STUFF LINKS COMMENTS ON ROOFTOP WINDPOWER DEVELOPING WORLD CONTACTS CONTACT Email me at: hugh@scoraigwind.co.uk Or (if you must) send snail mail to: Mobile/cellphone number I respond much quicker to e-mail
than to letters! (SPAM SETTINGS Please make sure your spam
settings allow me to
reply
to your question!! It is very frustrating to spend maybe 20
minutes
writing a helpful reply and then to find that I cannot even contact you
because you have such paranoid spam settings.)
"I recently
purchased your June 2005
edition
of
"How to build a wind turbine". It arrived just last week and I read
through
it from cover to cover that very day. You are to be congratulated for
the
amount of detail, hints and information this manual contains. I can
certainly
understand the amount of work (and tears), to put this sort of
information
into a manual. One of the best 'how to' books I've ever read (and I
have
a few). " "Choosing Windpower" from CAT publications (October 2006) (replaces my older booklet "It's a Breeze" from CAT)  "Logical and readable style that cuts
straight through the jargon" - WindirectionsDescriptionChoosing Windpower is the definitive guide for any ecologically-minded person who wants to generate electricity off the grid using windpower. As a variable and at present expensive option of electricity generation for a household, the book deals with a 'stand-alone system' for those in remote areas who wish to slash the environmental and monetary costs incurred by diesel generation. With sections on assessing your needs, the electrical ins and outs of wind turbines, where to site the turbines and finally how to go about setting up a turbine, the book is a valuable reference point for all those with no access to mains electricity.Learn how to assess your power needs and find out whether wind power is right for you. Choosing Windpower is the brand new edition of 'It's a Breeze', brought up to date with full revisions. 
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| I have moved a lot of stuff off
this front page onto other pages, linked below (left hand boxes link to separate large pages with information and pictures.) This format should help you to see what is new if you are returning to the site. All the stuff that was here before is still there, if you click Home built windpower news page However a lot of people seem to be unable to find it from what I am hearing :-( See also my new links section at the end of this page. |
DEVELOPING WORLD
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 GREEN STEP e.V. is a young German non profit organization working to improve the living standard of the rural poor in developing region with environmental friendly technology. In their pilotproject in M'muock, Cameroon they train 10 local craftsmen to build small scale wind- and waterturbines from mainly locally available material for energy production. |
Otherpower/Forcefield Sets of ten foot blades, magnets, tempates, books etc. These guys have several good web sites. Homebrew renewable energy: www.otherpower.com Fun with magnets and magnetism: www.wondermagnet.com Online shopping cart: www.forcefieldmagnets.com Renewable energy discussion forum: www.fieldlines.com |
Homebrew wind
turbine parts in the USA Complete 10 foot axial flux wind turbine kit (USA) $1800 from forcefield user manual |
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 Using a chainsaw to carve a blade |
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manufacturers... |
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Selsam  |
Gaia wind 11kW
turbine from Denmark (see also )  Now also in the UK |
What's wrong with this
picture? Rooftop wind turbine madness in the UK. (Picture from Paul Gipe's site.) The Warwick Urban Wind Trial project has engaged in depth with the new market for urban, building mounted wind turbines at a critical time in market development. By taking the customer perspective and combining technical monitoring with social research into the impact of installations on public perceptions of energy efficiency and wind, the project is providing the most thorough and complete assessment to date of the efficacy of urban wind systems in supporting UK energy and environmental policies. A new Carbon Trust study into the potential of small-scale wind energy has found that small wind turbines could provide up to 1.5 Terawatt Hours (TWh) per year of electricity (0.4% of total UK electricity consumption) and 0.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) emission savings. This is based on 10% of households installing turbines at costs competitive with grid electricity, which is currently around 12p per kWh. The study also indicates that for the UK as a whole, the majority of electricity and carbon savings are available from small turbines in rural areas - four times as much as urban areas irrespective of costs, and considerably more given economic drivers. This is mainly due to wind speeds generally being higher in rural areas. Turbines in some rural locations could provide cheaper electricity than the grid, but it appears that in many urban situations, roof-mounted turbines may not pay back their embedded carbon emissions. The report published today marks the culmination of 18 months research by the Met Office and Entec, and is partly intended for government policy makers. It makes important recommendations to improve existing policy measures, including that: • A criterion should be used in any new grant schemes to
measure
likely carbon savings. This is to help ensure grants are awarded
to
installations which save reasonable amounts of carbon; and |
Rooftop windspeed measurements
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Home built windpower news page Case studies, and lists of suppliers. |
My FAQ A collection of answers to emails about windpower and some specific questions about my windmill plans and construction techniques. (October 2006) |
Learn about wind energyDanish site - windpower knowhowWindmission - Blade design Mike Klemen - real world data Paul Gipe's writings Home power magazine Yahoo discussion board French discussion board My latest FAQ Navitron discussion forum |
Good sites for homebuilt windpowerOtherpower in ColoradoForcefeld discussion board Blue Energy in Nicaragua Gotwind in UK Windstuffnow USA the back shed Australia Wind chasers in Canada Miscellaneous worldwide stuff Home builder story Wind is free - another homebuild story REnergy by Angus |
wind turbine manufacturersAbundant Renewable Energy USAAfrican Wind Power Ampair UK Atlantic Orient Canada Bergey Windpower USA Bornay in Spain Eclectic UK Eoltec France Fortis in the Netherlands Gaia-Wind Ltd. UK and Denmark Gazelle UK Iskra in the UK Jacobs USA LVM UK Marlec UK Proven UK Renewable Devices Swift UK Ropatec italy South West Windpower USA Samrey UK Variable Pitch wind turbines in Canada Westwind Australia and N. Ireland WES in the netherlands Windsave UK Windside Finland Loads more... (from windmission) |
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USA |
europe |
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| blades |
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Forcefield
magnets 10 footer wooden blades David Moller makes 10' to 18' diameter wooden blades chinese from magnet4less |
variable pitch rotors in canada |
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| complete alternators |
future
energy |
hydrogenappliances
and windbluepower
and magnet4less |
new
zealand |
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| magnets |
powermagnetstore CERMAG |
wondermagnet/forcefield CMS magnetics Applied magnets |
Sweden |
Australia Japan china South Africa |
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| winding wire |
EC WIRE LTD (01924) 266 377 Percy Hawkins (01536) 523 229 Scientific Wire Co. |
wondermagnet/forcefield | Ireland ECWire tel 01 671 8754 |
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| laser cut steel disks |
e-teq Scotland tel 01556 612128 EMSEA LTD Tel: 01684 299156 |
wondermagnet/forcefield |
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| Trailer hubs for wind turbines |
www.meredithandeyre.co.uk Towsure www.breakeryard.com |
South
west wheel Northern tools |
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| DUMP LOADS TO HEAT WATER at BATTERY VOLTAGE | TP Fay Ltd |
Ireland |
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| low voltage space heater
resistors |
Farnell |
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| Polyester and vinyl ester resin supplies |
Glasplies polyfibre |
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| High temperature flexible wire (tri-rated flex) |
Batt
cables smaller amounts |
E-mail
me at:
hugh@scoraigwind.co.uk
chinese
made fibreglass blades
