When solar falls short, portable wind power like the Shine Turbine keeps devices running. Here’s my verdict after a year of testing.
Shine Turbine Kit
The Shine Turbine kit is on sale for $400.
The kit includes everything you need to turn wind into electrical energy, and the turbine features a 12,000 mAh battery.
There are limitations, which include the weight of the kit and the 40W of power it taps out at.
I cover a lot of solar generators here, and they are all the rage. I’ve tested dozens of devices over the past few years and seen the technology go from strength to strength.
But I often get asked, «What happens when the clouds roll in, and the sun vanishes?» Living in the UK, the sun can be in short supply for much of the year.
This is when you turn your attention from solar to wind power. And there’s one company that makes portable wind turbines perfect for charging your smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices: Shine Turbine.
I’ve been testing the model over the past year, and while it doesn’t effectively replace my various Jackery, Ecovacs, and Anker portable solar chargers, it’s opened my eyes to a new kind of power source. Here’s what you should know before buying one.Shine Turbine
The Shine Turbine packs all the functionality of big turbines into something small enough to fit in your backpack.
Jackery Explorer 300 293Wh Portable Power Station:
$161 (save $99)
Bluetti Elite 100 V2 1024Wh Portable Power Station:
$395 (save $404)
Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 1024Wh Portable Power Station:
$449 (save $350)
Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 2042Wh Portable Power Station:
$704 (save $796)
EF Ecoflow Delta 3 Classic 1024Wh Portable Power Station:
$399 (save $200)
The Shine Turbine kit comes with everything you need — the turbine, a stand, guy lines, pegs, and cables.
