Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 05

WIND POWERED GENERATOR

By Abe and Josie Connally

Photography by Abe and Josie Connally

With a motor and some piping, it’s surprisingly easy to build this inexpensive, efficient wind generator — and enjoy free energy forever.

Set up: p.93 Make it: p.94 Use it:p.101

CURRENT FROM CURRENTS

There are no limits to what you can do with wind power. It’s abundant, clean, cheap, and easy to harness. We designed this Chispito Wind Generator (that’s Spanish for “little spark”) for fast and easy construction. Most of the tools and materials you need to build ...