Sustainable Technology: Community-led Solutions for the Future Webinar Series
Join Our 4-Part Webinar Series: Community-Led Sustainable Technology!
Dive into the heart of community-led technology with our inspiring lineup of experts and practitioners. This free webinar series, part of the SusTech project funded by the EU, will explore real-world, sustainable tech solutions that empower communities and regenerate ecosystems.
Over four sessions, you’ll discover innovative approaches to renewable energy, ethical digital tools, off-grid living, and biomimicry—each designed to inspire and equip you with practical knowledge for building resilient, conscious communities.
Webinar Schedule
The “Piggott” Wind Turbine: A Self-Built Solution for Clean Energy with Marie-Laure Brunel
Time: April 8th, 2026, 18:00–20:00 CET
In this webinar, we will discover the “Piggott” small wind turbine, as a low technology solution for producing and consuming renewable energy in a remote area ecovillage, like in Los Portales. It has been designed by Hugh Piggott a recognized worldwide expert, with more than 30 years experience, living in Scotland. We will share the 10 years experience of Los Portales, where 2 wind turbines have been built and installed and show many photos of the building process and installation. This open source technology has proven itself it is a reliable, efficient, simple and robust system. It requires regular maintenance that can be done ourselves.
About Marie-Laure Brunel
Marie-Laure used to be a trainer of self-building wind turbine, Piggott technology, with the French association Tripalium. She has more than 10 years experience in renewable energy, and is passionated by low-technologies, as a solution for the future. She has worked 2 years in Senegal to implement a local company of these wind turbines. She lived 5 years in Los Portales ecovillages, where the community has implemented 2 wind turbines with her, in addition of solar panels.
Digital Sovereignty: A Practical Guide to Ethical Tech with Angel Matilla
Time: April 14th, 2026, 18:00–20:00 CET
Ready to exit the Big Tech ecosystem? Discover the tools for a sustainable digital culture. We’ll discuss the ethics of our digital presence, from self-hosting your data to choosing repairable hardware. Learn concrete alternatives to everyday services that prioritize privacy and planet over profit. This session aims to provide a starting point for anyone looking to make a conscious, ethical switch in their daily digital life.
About Angel Matilla
Since 2017, Angel has lived at Arterra Bizimodu ecovillage while serving as IT Manager for GEN Europe, where he promotes ethical digital culture and IT sovereignty through self-hosted free and open source software (FOSS) solutions. He helps the network meet its IT needs while upholding values of digital autonomy and regeneration. Focusing on developing solutions to the polycrisis, Angel explores regenerative alternatives through communal living, seeking resilient pathways toward a more equitable future.
Smarter Energy, Closer to Nature: How Off-Grid Living Reshapes Everyday Life with Balázs Tőgyi
Time: April 29th, 2026, 18:00–20:00 CET
This webinar explores a key insight: off-grid energy is not just technical infrastructure, but a lifestyle framework shaping water use, building rhythms, maintenance, and community life. Balázs Tőgyi (Cold Hill Shelter, Hungary) shares 10+ years of lived experience, practical strategies, and “blackout stories,” showing how limits foster awareness, resilience, creativity, and deeper connection to nature.
About Balázs Tőgyi
Balázs Tőgyi lives in a yurt on Cold Hill, Hungary, with his wife and daughter. Trained as an electrical engineer, he left city life at 30 to pursue ecological living. He experiments with compost heating, co-creating Hungary’s first mobile compost toilet; he built and maintains a self-sufficient farm and community grounded in harmony with nature.
Biomimic Creativity: Using Mycelium and Other Innovative Biomaterials with Marek Wieczorek and Primož Turnšek
Time: May 6th, 2026, 18:00–20:00 CET
In this webinar we will discover mycelium and other biomaterials as natural sources for our artistic and technological creativity. Marek Wieczorek will show how a biomimic approach rekindles the joy and pride of creatively shaping our objects and ideas following natural patterns, from our teacups to our furniture to the house we live in. Primož Turnšek will guide us into innovative, concrete applications of mycelium as an alternative to traditional materials in building and insulation, design and packaging and other eco-solutions.
About the Speakers
Marek Wieczorek teaches art history at the U. of Washington, Seattle, and is currently writing “Loving Earthbook (1.0): Our Resilience, Creativity, and Kind-ness in a Fully Connected World”. “Earthbook” is his term for an ambitious long-term project and catchall term for a book, global network, and interactive website that aims to connect and inspire future generations to earthbound and regenerative, resilient and creative forms of living based in the strongest force in the universe: Love.
Primož Turnšek is a microbiology expert, director of SME for mushroom production, a permaculture designer, researcher and innovator. He is combining these different roles in an ongoing quest to partner with nature. He shares his experience in workshops and courses, and offers advice on home mushroom production.
Who Is This For?
Whether you’re setting up an ecovillage, dreaming of a sustainable future, or simply curious about community-led solutions, this series is your opportunity to connect, learn, and get inspired. No prior knowledge is required—just bring your passion for change!
Where and When?
All webinars will be held on Zoom. Registration is free, and recordings will be available for those who can’t attend live.
