The successes of open-source software raise the question of whether technological
hardware that has been developed based on an open and collaborative mode of innovation …

To date, the use of wind power for rural electrification has been limited. However the fact that
micro-wind turbines can be manufactured using only basic workshop tools, techniques and …

This thesis began as an engineering optimisation of Small Wind Turbine (SWT) blades for
hand manufacture in developing countries. However, it soon became apparent that many of …