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Open Source Ecology is involved in researching, developing and building open-source technologies for clean, local electricity-generation. As well as [[:Category:Solar Power|solar power]], we like wind power. Wind power or solar or both may be appropriate, depending on local materials and local weather conditions.
 
Specifically, we are interested in open-source designs for a wind turbine that can provide electricity for a small community. Small wind turbines like this are usually 7 feet (2m) to 25 feet (7.6m) in diameter.
 
Several wind turbines have already been open-sourced and it should be possible to use them for the [[Global Village Construction Set]]:
*[http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Jua_Kali_Micro_Wind_Turbines Jua Kali Wind Turbines]
*[http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.shtml OtherPower.com] have several complete plans for wind turbines that can be built at home. Their site has
**[http://www.otherpower.com/turbineplans.shtml Complete plans for a 10 foot (3m) turbine] that puts out 100W in 10mph (16km/h) winds and 700W in 25mph (40km/h) winds.
**[http://www.otherpower.com/bigmills1.html Design of a 14 foot (4.25m) turbine] that does 200W in 10mph (16km/h) winds and 1500W in 25mph (40km/h) winds. This is the record of a project rather than a replicable open-source design.
**[http://www.otherpower.com/bigmills1.html
*[http://www.velacreations.com/chispito.html Chispito Wind Generator]. Chispito is up to [[OSE Specifications]]: it is made from recycled/salvaged materials, completely open-source with clear instructions and designed for simplicity. Open-source instructions for building both the turbine and the tower are available. Each turbine generates about 100W; most people seem to use a bunch of them. It could be made even more OSE-friendly if someone 3D-scanned the blades so they could be digitally fabbed. I would also be nice if the blades could be built larger or smaller, though in effect, you can scale by changing the number of turbines.
 
[http://www.scoraigwind.com/pmgbooklet/itpmg.pdf Open source alternator] for wind turbines
 
==References==
* [http://www.peswiki.com/index.php/Review:Homebrew_Wind_Power Homebrew Wind Power], Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink, Buckville Publications LLC., released: January 1, 2009, 320 pages,
ISBN: 978-0981920108.
 
== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Wind turbine|Wind turbine]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wind turbine design|Wind turbine design]]
* [[Wikipedia:Small wind turbine|Small wind turbine]]

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