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Sthapit lives in Kathmandu and loves traveling, learning new things, and meeting new people. He is a graduate of Georgia Tech (B.S.), MIT (M.S.), and Berkeley (PhD) and as a result knows about architecture, interior design, math, engineering, earthquakes, robotics, controls and a bit about wine and cheese. He can be reached at sthapit @ sodne.com and if you write him an email he promises to answer it.

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DIY Wind Power: Step 1 - Turbines

Step one to generating electricity from wind power is to create a turbine. Turns out it's actually very easy - all you need are some PVC pipes. To test out the theory I built it using a toilet paper roll which worked and then I also tried a paper towel roll which also worked. I simply pasted the blades on a Horlicks jar cap. Pictures and video are below. The whole thing took me less than an hour - not bad at all.

Next I have to find some decent motors/generators in Kathmandu to actually convert this wind energy into electricity. And make bigger blades of course. I'm thinking of something around 2 feet and made from plastic instead of paper. Stay tuned :)

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1. OpenAk

Cool!! we made a similar one but a bit complex than this one when we were at high school :)

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2. sthapit

Step 2 - Make bigger turbines and attach them to a dynamo + bulb. Will put a tail-fin and attach it to a tower (pole) later today.