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Firewinder - Blowing Away The Winter Blues
I am a young inventor based in the West Country. For the past few years I have been working on the development of a revolutionary wind-powered light called Firewinder that is 100% sustainable during operation. Firewinder is unlike anything before, it elegantly transforms a breeze into a delicate upward spiral of light and a strong wind into a pulsating pillar of light. The effects are mesmerizing - see www.firewinder.com for more info. It is my vision to for Firewinder to become a beacon for sustainability and spread the word about the positive benefits of using renewable energy. As of such, my business partner Joe and I decided to install 40 of our wind lights on the iconic Glastonbury Tor in early January this year. Our objective was to blow away people's winter blues with a free public art spectacle. The result was awesome. Hundreds of people came along and even the local BBC turned up to film it. The event ran for an entire weekend and we simply left them up there unattended for much of this time. Wonderfully, not a single one was pinched, despite having a value of £120 each. on the Sunday this spectacle could be seen from over 2 miles away in the neighboring village of Pilton (where the festival happens). My brother took this picture which capture the magic of wind light - remember - this uses no fuel, batteries or energy from the grid - it is 100% wind power. Let Firewinder inspire you to go green.

5 comments
aarthi
That looks beautiful. Can they be hired for weddings?
aarthi over 3 years ago.
James
That's just a brilliant idea - fab job on making it real though
James over 3 years ago.
howcast
looks v. cool
howcast over 3 years ago.
joseph
The best thing you can do is check out the blog on the firewinder website http://www.firewinderblog.blogspot.com
joseph over 3 years ago.
fullpicture
Firewinder is amazing. We saw it. We heard Richard Anguin mention it on the BBC weather. Your picture doesn't work though? I'd love to see it again.
fullpicture over 3 years ago.
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