Student unveils wind turbine made from scrap

A £20 wind turbine which can be created from recycled materials to help people in the developing world was unveiled yesterday. Max Robson, who has just been awarded a first-class degree in product design and modern materials from the University of Portsmouth, said he wanted to build an electricity generator which could be used together anywhere in the world. The turbine charges a battery which can run lighting for 63 hours or a radio for 30 hours. Robson, 22, from Greenwich, south-east London, said: "It cost me £20 to build the prototype and in the developing world it would be a lot less."Press Association