Dates and times
More info
10am - 4.30pm
Cost
£85 (concessions available)
Course summary

The V3 Power team have been running courses showing people how to build functional wind turbines by hand for more than a decade. For this workshop, they have adapted and modified the popular Hugh Piggott turbine design to simplify it, and have used it to created a course that focuses on the theoretical and practical learning outcomes, to make it much more accessible and affordable for beginners.

Together we will build a machine to turn the power of the wind into electricity using simple materials and a range of hand tools. All participants carve a wooden blade, manipulate powerful magnets, and connect copper coils into a stator. As a team we assemble all the components to finish the turbine. Finally we test it and participants can see their work turned into fully charged batteries!

If you are interested in learning about renewable energy systems, this workshop will allow you to get hands-on access to wind generation technology. As with all our DIY energy workshops, you will learn what energy is and what it can do, and gain an understanding of the electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, and series and parallel circuits.

  • Build a fully functional turbine from component parts
  • Learn how to test and maintain wind turbines used in off grid systems
  • Dig deeper into the energy dilemma - and possible solutions
  • No previous experience required.

To book a place go here.

All profits reinvested into our social objectives.
Demand Energy Equality is a not-for-profit dedicated to increasing energy literacy, reducing energy demand and working with others to ensure equality of energy access.

Other teachers
Tom Dixon
Jack Howe
Apprentice teachers
No apprentice teacher places available on this course
Course type
Specialist
Course is face to face
Course contact email
Contact name
Ian Westmoreland
Contact telephone number
07980801959

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