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Portable wind turbine provides power anywhere with a breeze

Tamara Birch, senior writer, The Eco Experts
Written By
Maximilian Schwerdtfeger
Reviewed By
Published on 10 February 2026
  • The Shine 2.0 is a small, light and durable wind turbine
  • It can be used for travelling, living off-grid or for power outages
  • The company is raising funds until March
Shine 2.0
Shine 2.0 keeps any 12-volt devices powered. Credit: Shine

Canadian brand Shine is planning to launch a portable wind turbine that has the power to charge anything when it’s windy or a breeze. 

The Shine 2.0 is small, light and durable and is the brand’s follow-up to its successful 2021 crowdfunding campaign for the Shine 1.0. 

It offers an upgrade to the original design and includes USB-C charging, higher energy output and has the ability to charge power stations and laptops. Other details, like its 3lb weight remain the same. Shine 2.0 also keeps any 12-volt devices powered, even when it’s raining, cloudy or foggy, and there’s an app that offers live turbine data. 

It can also generate and store power from the turbine day and night thanks to its internal 12,000mAh lithium-ion battery, and you can use unlimited wind energy to charge your devices. 

According to the manufacturer, Shine 2.0 is about expanding possibilities, staying off-grid for longer, and pushing further into uncharted territory. The brand is currently raising funds through an Indiegogo campaign

Also available with the Shine 2.0 is a 6ft mount accessory to help elevate the turbine above potential wind flow interruptions, allowing its user to capture more wind and generate more power. 

The investment campaign is running until March, but the product can be used during power outages, campaign, living off-grid or travelling. 

Written By

Tamara Birch, senior writer, The Eco Experts

Tamara is a journalist with more than six years experience writing about environmental topics. This includes advising small businesses on cost-effective ways tom become more sustainable, from installing to solar panels and heat pumps and reducing waste. She has used her journalist and research skills to become highly knowledgeable on sustainable initiatives, issues, and solutions to help consumers do their bit for the environment – all while reducing monthly costs. Now, she’s using this experience to advise homeowners on the benefits of installing low-carbon technologies. She is also qualified in offering innovative initiatives to improve sustainability practices in businesses, from advertising to marketing and publishing.

Her passion for sustainability and eco-friendly solutions stems from a long obsession with nature and animals and ensuring they feel looked after. In her free time, Tamara enjoys reading fantasy novels, visiting the gym, and going on long walks in new areas.

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Maximilian Schwerdtfeger

Max joined The Eco Experts as content manager in February 2024 and became deputy editor in 2025. He has written about sustainability issues across numerous industries, including maritime, supply chain, finance, mining, and retail. He has also written extensively for consumer titles like City AM, The Morning Star, and The Daily Express.

In 2020, he covered in detail the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) legislation on sulphur emissions and its effects on the global container shipping market as online editor of Port Technology International.

He also explored the initiatives major container ports and terminals have launched in order to ship vital goods across the world without polluting the environment.

Since then, he has reported heavily on the impact made by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices on the supply chain of minerals, with a particular focus on rare earth mining in Africa.

As part of this, in 2022 Max visited mines and ports in Angola to hone in on the challenges being faced by one of the world’s biggest producers of rare earth minerals.

His most recent sustainability-related work came much closer to home, as he investigated the eco-challenges faced by independent retailers in the UK, specifically looking at how they can cut emissions and continue to thrive.

Max lives in South London and is an avid reader of books on modern history and ghost stories. He has also recently learned to play the game Mahjong and takes every opportunity to do so. He is also yet to find a sport he doesn’t enjoy watching.

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