Wind power.
I recently got my hands on the brand new Infinite Air 18, a fully autonomous wind power station that packs down into a case the size of a shoe box. Can it power you off-grid?
Tex Energy is British designed and manufactured in Singapore. I’ve kept an eye on this brand for a few years now and was kindly sent out a unit to review by the CEO, Jerry Ranger. I expected good things and so far I am pleasantly impressed by the gear.
I’m not being paid to review this gear, and I have a few usability questions to run through with Jerry next week. But I’ve only been able to set the Infinite Air 18 up two times this week, and annoyingly, the wind literally switched off on me half way through each session.
The big test.
My hope for this piece of tech in the world of vanlife is to see if it can complement, or replace, my solar power solutions in the following two cases:
When there is no sun
At night time (this one really interests me)
Above is a quick preview video showing the very easy setup. I was around 1500m above sea level on a valley side, and shortly after sunset the thermal winds shut off. This is completely location caused, so I need to get the wind power station out in the day time for some proper readings, or to a more consistently windy location next.
More to come on this. I was just really excited to share some first thoughts on it. Could you see yourself using something like wind power to keep portable devices charged off-grid? Let me know in the comments below.
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