After one week of hard working, most parts of the turbine are nearly ready. It was a very exciting first week of the training, with a lot of motivated students which have all different kinds of a disability. However, they have one thing in common: perseverance! We agreed upon teaching all students in the second… Read more »
“Now we managed to do these engine fitting rails so nice and straight, we are able to make a train line to Bamako” “Maintenant qu’on a fait les rails du moteur aussi droits, on peut faire une ligne de train jusqu’a Bamako” Bamoye The traditional year in Mali begins with the Aid-el-Fitr festivities that mark… Read more »
For a couple of months we are doing fund raising via 1%-club. This Dutch NGO attracts people to donate just a small amount of money, time, and effort into the developing world. Although it is called 1%-club, it is not mandatory to donate 1% of your salary; every contribution is valued. At the moment the… Read more »
This week our Malian team completed the production of a pedagogic electronic board. It is the first complete malian assembled wind turbine control system! This major achievement comes as part of the base skills acquisition program that took place lately! The control system consists of a three phase rectifier, a diversion load controller, a battery… Read more »
Activity in Mali is getting faster and faster as our malian team keeps on showing outstanding motivation to develop their skills in wind turbine manufacturing. This week we handed in the caps with the name of our Malian venture: EOL Mali. This is the first step in a team strengthening process that will take place… Read more »