[Rhodie]

Might this work for your situation? Run a hot water radator from compost generated heated water;
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/videos/500-showers-heated-one-small-compost-pile-how-tutorial?utm_source=GraphicMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=NewsletterLink&utm_campaign=newsletter-2666-Dec-2012&utm_content=

[RUSTYME]

The genny would just need to go as far away as need be for the noise factor . Also remember exhaust fumes and heat too .
The genny needs to be capable of producing more power than you will want to use ie , no good having a 600 watt genny if the heater you want to use is a 1000 watts . The other way round would be ok .
Anything over 1000 watts , you want heavy duty cable , not thin white lighting stuff.
If you overload leccy cable it overheats and can melt and cause a short or catch fire .
Not a good idea to have it laying on the ground either , so you start talking fixed armoured cable . Either underground or above head height .
The other option is to move to a desert . Mind you , if you do that Tony B liar or David Cameldung may invade you and kill you for the weapons of mass destruction that you will be making in your shed !

[colliewoman]

but they only work on radiant heat, ie only stuff in direct sight of them feels warm, they dont actually warm the air, which is what you need to dry clothes.

I dunno in a small space it's like having your own personal sun


But then I'm quite hot anyway

[Plantoid]

 Wind driven car alternators with batteries and a couple of head light units  wired in parallel could provide a small heat source of 100 watts for dry clothes hung inside a tall box /wardrobe afair .
wired in parallel . It has a small 5 amp caravan charging relay that drops out when there is no charge to the batteries to stop you running them down to a dead short or a low battery voltage that will not charge.
 There is a thing called an " Olieus " (sp )  wind generator .  Link provide they call it something different.

It's  an oil drum type barrel of metal or plastic cut in half top to bottom and bolted to a verticle rotating axle . The alternator is driven from a mounting frame set over the top via a bearing end pulley and fan belt , the voltage is run by local cables to the battery and the head lights add a switch to the headlights to turn of when not needed and really get the battery /ies topped up.

 Ok there is no light when the wind does not blow but otherwise it's a winner Savonius VAWT 2 stage oil drum wind turbine.
 There are several ways iof supporting the " vanes "

 

[Lesley Silvester]

That looks very clever.

[Sylvia]

The compost thingy looks very do-able. What an interesting site.