Video by OpenSourceLowTech via YouTube
The whole story so far; Catalunya, Berlin, Scotland, Nepal.
This open source turbine can be built for about half the cost of a 120 watt solar panel, and will produce about ten times the power per day. It can be plugged into any appropriate waterway without the need for earthworks, and uses only basic off the shelf and recycled materials, and basic hand tools.
The turbine is now working and producing power.
Build tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmuW1i20K3c
This technology was produced in partnership with COACT, an open source green tech incubator in Barcelona.
And thanks to the good people at Ca La Fou (https://calafou.org/) for the rest.
My name is Daniel Connell. I prototype and develop basic technologies which anyone can make using recycled materials and simple tools.
The aim is for everyone everywhere to be able to build and maintain their own infrastructure; producing their own energy, food, clean water, communications, and anything else they need.
All designs are open source and license free for any purpose, and full construction tutorials and how-tos are available on the opensourcelowtech.org website.
00:00 Catalunya
06:50 Berlin
23:12 Scotland
34:56 Nepal
50:25 Results and Data
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