Why build a wind turbine from junk?

The Green Shed Builds

Wood and sack cloth.

There’s a great deal of doomerism to be found in the environmental sciences these days. The prevailing view seems to be that in the not too distant future we will be living an apocalyptic lifestyle amongst the rubble of civilisation. I suspect that some may even be looking forward to this.

I am an engineer and have little time for sitting in the road demanding that others solve the problem. I’m more inclined to tinker with solutions. In particular, if one couldn’t rely upon a functioning interconnected civilisation for power, how might you resolve this? If you did find yourself amongst the zombie apocalypse, how could you power your laptop?

You would want your supply lines to become very short. Everything would be sourced locally. You might assume that you could prepare by equipping your home with the very latest in sustainable technology.

However, new technology must pay its way. It must support a business model that serves investors, customers and profit. Those investments must be protected. The business must be competitive. This technology must remain the property of the business. We must stop others…