In 2006 Ben Jandrell from Shropshire founded Gotwind with the purpose of sharing his 25 years experience in the design and making of small scale renewable energy projects, focusing in particularly on wind and solar power.

Ben launched his website www.gotwind.org initially as a hobby to share his passion with the world, as renewable energy has become more and more prevalent in the worlds conscious Gotwind and its unique DIY approach has received massive interest worldwide. The website is a quickly growing hub for renewable energy enthusiast’s worldwide, offering advice and resources for all its users.

In 2007 Gotwind joined forces with Orange, producing the Wind Charger prototype; a small tent-mountable turbine capable of charging a mobile phone whilst outdoors, debuting at the Glastonbury Music Festival, the concept gained a great deal of interest globally.