Links

 

• Hugh Piggott designed the turbine we build. He has a vast website with information on lots of small turbine issues - http://www.scoraigwind.com/ 

• DIY wind turbine association - http://windempowerment.org/ 

• Wind Turbine Supplies - you can buy parts for homebrew wind turbines from Yorkshire on this website - http://www.wind-turbine-supplies.co.uk/

• REUK is a very useful online databse of information about renewable energy including a list of accredited installers, different technologies and info on DIY renewable energy  http://www.reuk.co.uk

• Hill Holt woods is where we've run some of our residential courses - http://www.hillholtwood.com/ ----> if you're looking for directions go to our directions page

• Tash - Alan Lodge is a local photographer in Nottingham who happens to be at many of the events we go to. - http://tash.gn.apc.org/

• Ecoworks is a nottingham based local food growing organisation, and also a host for some of our courses www.ecoworks.org.uk/

• Veggies are our vegan catering friends in Nottingham. Vegan catering for events and festivals. Also integral to the running of the Sumac Centre - http://www.veggies.org.uk/

• We're not the only ones hand building wind turbines. William Kamkwamba lives in Malawi - http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/

• The Centre for Alternative Technology is a visitors centre and a site for research, education and conferences on sustainability issues. - http://www.cat.org.uk/

• Practical Action used to be known as the Intermediate Technology Development Group and was involved in funding some of the work which went in to developing the design we currently use. - http://www.itdg.org/

• Engineers Without Borders is an international NGO for engineering students. - http://www.ewb-uk.org/

• Radical Routes is a secondary cooperative (co-op of co-ops) that V3 toyed with the idea of being a member of for a while. http://www.radicalroutes.org.uk

• vSkips is a well designed recycling website. http://www.vskips.co.uk

• Plants for a Future is an incredible online databse of useful plants http://www.pfaf.org

• Cool Temperate is an organic permaculture tree nursery offering fruit treas that grow in the British climate. http://www.cooltemperate.co.uk

If you have any suggestions for links send us an email - info@v3power.co.uk