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Self-built “Piggott” Wind Turbine

Regions: GEN Europe, GEN International

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Diversity & Cohesion
  - Leadership & Governance
- Integral Design
  - Contextualised Design
- Ecology
  - Renewable Energy & Transport
- Economy
  - Planetary Boundaries
  - Sharing & Collaboration

The Piggott Small Wind Turbine (SWT) is an open-source technology developed by Hugh Piggott, international expert in small wind energy with worldwide experience in building wind turbines and sharing his skills for 20 years. It is a solid, simple and efficient technology that has the advantage of being self-built, self-installed and self-maintained. It is therefore a reliable off-grid solution for electrification of rural areas that has been successfully used and replicated around the world. It … Read more

Permafacture Twin sister of permaculture that rarely any ecovillage knows about

Region: GENNA

Areas of Regeneration:
- Ecology
  - Ecosystem Restoration
  - Green Building
  - Renewable Energy & Transport

As permaculture is to agriculture, "permanent agriculture", so Permafacture is to manufacturing, "Permanent manufacture": ways of producing goods which meet the criteria of permaculture - activities which could be done in the same space for 10,000 years. Permafacture: open source technology for sustainable living; digital fabrication; breakthrough economic systems; lifetime design; design-for-disassembly; absolute … Read more