(updated 2nd August 2008)
Photo diaries of previous courses further down this page  Latest is the July course here on Scoraig

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT MY COURSES: Each day consists of workshop sessions with opportunities to gain hands-on experience of carving wooden blades, winding coils and fitting magnets into purpose built alternators for windpower,  wiring, fabrication, erection and all aspects which can be covered as time allows.  There is a very minimal amount of formal classroom presentation, largely controlled by demand.

A complete wind turbine will be built from scratch and erected.  Full drawings are provided as part of the course. 

I should stress that these courses are to teach you how to build a wind generator, so please do not expect that you will go home with a completed wind generator.

COURSES Calendar 2008 -2009		This is a list of all the courses that I am involved in.  I update it from time to time as more courses get organised. I am teaching at all of these.
Date	Location/contact	Details	price
August the 18th - 23nd 2008	"Jay Hudnall" <jay@tieole.com> location: Krug Wind, France	A French-speaking course again.  Just getting organised.
8th - 13th September 2008	Crann Og near Gort Galway Ireland Accommodation is in a wooden long-house that provides hostel like self catering accommodation for between 8 and 12 people depending on logistics. Or you can stay at any of the local B&Bs in the area.The course fee includes bed + breakfast, lunch and evening meal, snacks, tea and coffee are also available. 4 places left at this stage.	Similar to the course last year's one at the Gyreum but a different location	800euro
Wednesday 10th September	Crann Og near Gort Galway Ireland This is the first time that an Introductory Course such as this has been organised and the idea was actually put to us by many people who for various reasons cannot attend the full workshop. This opportunity both to experience the various aspects of building your own wind turbine and to meet with Hugh Piggott should not be missed. The day starts at 11am with a talk and slide show presented by Hugh and then a tour of the various workshop spaces to meet the participants and see what has been achieved. This will give you a great insight into what is involved in a wind turbine project. Participants in this one day course will be welcome to come back on the Sunday or Monday (depending on when the turbine is finished) to see it in action and if there is a bit of wind you will see the new turbine producing power.	Introductory one day event during the above course. Places are limited to 20 people Don't forget to bring a packed lunch, a pair of boots and outdoor clothes. Pre-booking is essential.	70 euro  incl. copy of A Wind Turbine Recipe Book.
October 5 - 10. 2008	CAT in Wales, UK Tel. +44 (0)1654 705981 Fax. +44 (0)1654 703605 Email courses@cat.org.uk book here	"Build your own wind turbine" Hands-on course building two wind turbines.	£400-675
April 6-11, 2009 .	Guemes Island, WA Wind Maintenance & Repair workshop Contact Ian Woofenden NB this is not a homebrew windpower construction course.	Wind Maintenance & Repair workshop I will be helping Roy Butler with this
April 13-18, 2009	Guemes Island, WA Homebuilt Wind Generators workshop Contact Ian Woofenden This will be my fifth homebuilt workshop at Guemes.	Homebuilt Wind Generators workshop See Fieldlines story above last time. Plenty more web diaries lower down this page.

Other people doing similar courses:

Learn How To Build Your Own Wind Turbine Location: Hill Holt Wood, Lincolnshire Dates:   August 29-31st Course Fee: £ 250 (discounts available) Number of Places 12 The course begins at 7pm on the Friday evening (although look to arrive 5 ish to set up tents and have dinner). Runs 9am - 9pm on the Saturday and 9 am to 4 pm on the Sunday. Participants will have direct and significant hands-on experience carving blades, wiring copper coils, soldering the stators, construction the magnetic plates and welding the metal frame. Lectures will include in-depth knowledge of wind power and aerodynamic theory and includes course hand-outs. The final day involves erecting a working wind turbine (ideally the one built that weekend) and how to monitor its performance. The fee includes two nights accommodation and food. For further information email: info@v3power.org or call Tom 07730 594580 French (stage en France en Francais) course Livrée aux mille hurlants Aux voleurs de poussières Une dame de pales En costume rafale Prête ses trois oreilles à l'amant rugissant Trois aiguilles à recoudre Dans le ciel déchiré Un soleil clignotant Aux allures de vautour Une faucheuse obsession De moissons circulaires Enfante des syphons Trois p'tits tours et s'en vont Les troupeaux d'électrons. Apprendre à fabriquer une éolienne Lundi 26 au vendredi 30 mai 2008 à la Maison A.I.M.E. Laurac-en-Vivarais, sud Ardèche
The Otherpower crew teach some seminars.  These guys really know what they are doing! Homebrew Wind Turbine Construction Workshop - September 8-12, 2008 Building your own wind power system from scratch can be both rewarding and cost effective. The process of building a wind turbine involves basic electricity, wood working, metal working, resin casting and a variety of other skills. During this workshop attendees will complete and test at least one 12' diameter wind turbine (rated for approximately 1000 Watts continuous output), build a small tower and erect the machine. As time permits we may work towards the completion of a smaller 10' diameter wind turbine. These turbines are designed for battery charging systems. This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn a variety of skills. The design is similar to, and inspired by the work of, Hugh Piggott. The technology is ideal for those who are interested in building their own wind power systems from scratch, be it for the sake of fun, for the sake of saving money - or for the sake of generating power in the developing world.
Most solar than wind but a wide rang of courses in renewable eneryg systems.

Date	progetta costruisci e installa il micro eolico Location/contact	Details	price
15-19 July 2008 Matera - Italy info@casasoleil.it cell. (0039) 338 3653377	Corso italiano di autocostruzione di un generatore eolico da 1 KW secondo il metodo di H. PIGGOTT, coordinato dall’ing. Antonio CECERE. Programma e modulo di prenotazione su: http://www.casasoleil.it/corsi/formazione/corsiinaula2.htm		360 €  (workshop + 4 coffee break + 5 lunch) Hotel convenzionato (escluso)

Some previous courses photo pages:

2001	Scoraig Aug 2001	SEI Guemes Island WA USA Oct 2001
2002	Scoraig May 02		CAT October 2002
2003	Scoraig May 03	SEI Guemes Island WA USA April 2003	CAT October 2003	Four Winds Edinburgh February 03
2004	Scoraig May 2004	SEI Guemes Island WA USA April 2004   and 3 web diaries: blueEnergy Matt Bartmann Dan Fink	EnterpriseWorks Ghana July 2004	Four winds Edinburgh March 2004
2004 continued...			CAT October 2004	Krug SARL, Limoux, France 15-20 November 2004
2005	There were several more courses in 2005 including Inverness, Krug SARL in Limoux and CAT in Wales.  Sorry I did not get pages up for these courses.	Durika community - Costa rica February 2005	Green Loops Liverpool January 2005	Four Winds Edinburgh March 2005
2006	sabbatical year
2007	Scoraig June	Guemes Island USA(1 2 3) in May	Ireland September CAT October facebook group with photos	France August
2008	Holland February 15-20	Scoraig April Nice photos by Zoltan video	Scoraig July 2008

(Just for the record, all of this stuff was spontaneous.  I can't take all the credit...  I think this sort of event attracts people who know how to have a good time and get things done together. - Hugh) ------- i just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the workshop. we all had an amazing time.  i feel like i learned more in that one week than in any other week of my life.  the entire package was inspiring - from the group to the shop work to the late night music sessions. ----- I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the workshop. for me it truly was a dream come true.  your passion, patience, and accessibility are amazing and inspiring.  thank you for all the time you spent explaining things to us and for all the materials you provided to us.  i hope we get the chance to meet again soon.

I just wanted to say how much I truly appreciate your efforts and commitment to the course and evolving your personal life vision as well.  Your clear communication, amazing level of patience with us all, and your mellow manored, friendly personality, has made my experience quite epic.  For all this and more I truly give thanks. -------  Thanks so much for your guidance and inspiration, Hugh.  You may be more famous than you realize, but you are less famous than you deserve.  Ian, the same can be said for you.  I know that my personal understanding of self only evolves with meaningful experiences that stretch the limits of my abilities.  After your workshop(s), I felt all stretched out and both more ignorant and more enlightened.  I'll treasure my experience at Guemes wherever my feet take me, and wherever the wind propels my spirit.

Thanks again for sharing your week up on Guemes!  We all had a great time... (of course!) - and learned a good bit!  It's such an unusual opportunity to learn and make good freinds. Its wonderful that you put on such amazing events.  I had a great week.  the weather/people were more than we could've hoped for.  --------------- Just wanted to drop a line and say thank you.  The workshops were a success; good people, great instructers, lots of nuggets to be gleaned.  It's always good to visit Guemes, find her to be a reminder of where i hope to be heading.  Looking forward to October's installation, believe i'm signed up- i'll check and make sure we're all in the know.  If Hugh is still around please pass on my thank you, it was a  privledge to accept what he had to offer. Take care, see you in another six months-

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Scoraig 12-18 July 2008
The cost of the Scoraig course is probably £600 per head, including accommodation at Shanti Griha.  Concessionary rates may be negotiable.  There may also be space for partners/friends to stay at Shanti Griha during but not partaking of the course.

This will be the seventh year we hold a course here on Scoraig at the
Shanti Griha site.  The courses are small (about 7-8 people) but lively
and successful.  We always complete one wind turbine during the project, and make
progress in the construction of others.  The main project is a 2.4
metres diameter wind turbine with wooden blades and a permanent
magnet alternator.  Output is about 500 watts electrical.

To book a place on the Scoraig course, please send me Hugh Piggott  a deposit of £100 at

Hugh Piggott
Scoraig
Dundonnell
Ross shire
IV23 2RE
Keep in touch closer to the time to arrange for car-sharing from nearby railway stations.  I will meet you with a boat and take you across to Scoraig from Badluarach jetty.  I shall also take your gear to Shanti Griha by quad bike and trailer.  Meanwhile you can walk the two miles and enjoy the views of many small wind turbines along the way.

There is no shop on Scoraig so you are recommended to bring supplies of personal luxuries such as beer or tobacco to last you out. However there is some alcohol available at Shanti Griha.  Weatherproof clothing including rubber boots are a good idea even though you will probably not need them.  Depending on the season there may already be some small biting insects called midges which drive some people wild.  You may wish to bring repellent of some sort.

When driving to Scoraig, take the A9 to Inverness, then follow signs towards Ullapool.  Follow the Ullapool road as far as Braemore junction and turn left for Dundonnell.  (Do not turn left onto the A832 Gairloch road at Garve - wait until Braemore where you see the sign for Dundonnell.)  After Dundonnell, watch out for signs to Badluarach, and take a right turn down to the jetty.

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Purpose of the Build your own wind turbine workshop courses :To inspire, empower, and inform participants who wish to build small wind turbines.  To cater for people from all backgrounds, age-groups, nationalities, and educational levels.  To provide some basic theoretical understanding, and to develop the necessary workshop skills and confidence to enable participants to undertake small wind turbine construction projects safely.
  Course at Liverpool in 2000.

Scope of workshop course - goal and objectives:
A six day course in which the participants learn as much as they are personally capable of learning about small wind turbine design and construction.  Each day, a modest amount of theoretical introduction will lead to workshop sessions with opportunities to gain hands-on experience of carving wooden blades, winding coils and fitting magnets into purpose built alternators for windpower, wiring, fabrication, erection and all aspects which can be covered as time allows.  Participants who bring their own ideas and materials to the course will be welcomed and given assistance where possible.

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