Marie-Laure lives in Los Portales community, Spain, and is involved in the off-grid energy supply of the ecovillage. With a renewable energy background, she is a trainer in building "Piggott" small wind turbines. After 2 years in Senegal to set up a local company of these turbines, she joined Los Portales in 2013 to build a first machine with community. She offers courses on behalf of the Eco-Technology Lab of Los Portales throughout Europe for example in Suderbyn Ecovillage, Sweden in 2016.
Events & Trainings held by Marie-Laure
Construcción de un aerogenerador
- Date: 1 – 5 March 2015
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Spain
El Centro de Formación e Investigación en Eco Tecnología de la comunidad Los Portales organiza un taller, en marzo 2015, para aprender a construir un AEROGENERADOR de tipo «PIGGOTT». Hugh Piggott, su inventor, es pionero en la auto-construcción de generadores eólicos y experto en mini eólica. Ha desarrollado un aerogenerador sencillo, eficiente y sólido, que se realiza con materiales accesibles y herramientas … Read more
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Solution Library
Self-built “Piggott” Wind Turbine
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
