sidewalls 7 may collectively define a base boundary 8 upper edges of the base boundary 8 are illustrated by dashed lines in fig1 3 in fig1 3 the base boundary is a cuboid more specifically in fig1 3 the base boundary is a rectangular cuboid as such the base boundary 8 has four lower corners and four upper corners additionally the base 2 may include containers 13 adapted to hold liquid as shown in fig2 and 3 the containers 13 may be located within the base boundary 8 when the portable wind turbine 1 is in the operating configuration as illustrated in fig2 the containers 13 may be filled with liquid e g water to increase a weight of the base 2 depending upon the size of the portable wind turbine 1 only one container 13 may be located within the base boundary 8 and filled with liquid alternatively two or more containers 13 may be located within the base boundary 8 and filled with liquid by filling the containers 13 with liquid the weight of the base 2 is increased to further stabilize the portable wind turbine 1 when it is in the operating configuration by increasing the weight of the base 2 the height of the turbine tower 3 and or the generator capacity of the nacelle hub 4 may be able to be further increased without destabilizing the portable wind turbine 1 winches 14 may be attached to the base 2 and located at each of the four upper corners of the base boundary 8 more specifically the winches 14 may be positioned on a top surface of the sidewalls 7 at each of the four corners of.