People who are familiar with wind energy, might know that a wind map is not available for all countries in the world. A lot of developed countries have the luxury of a wind map. This makes it much easier to make decisions on whether to invest in a wind turbine or to look for an… Read more »
In fact…I wish my internship and stay in Tanzania were only halfway through, but there’s only a good month left of my 3-months internship. Up till now I’ve been busy mainly with analyzing wind and solar data for specific sites in Tanzania. Since most of our wind measurements in Tanzania are the first of its… Read more »
Today we were invited at the primary school of IST in Upanga (Dar Es Salaam) to explain more on locally build wind turbines. How come so? One teacher saw William Kamkwamba of Malawi in a TED-talk some time ago. The story of ‘the boy who harnessed the wind’ is really impressive. As a small boy with not… Read more »
Last week we started the master class on small-scale wind turbines in Sumbawanga. Twenty participants join this training. Among them are students and teachers of VETA. Also self employed artisans and business people are attending. They are the local entrepeneurs who see the business opportunity of a new technology. Matching grants would be very welcome… Read more »
On the road again for another master class on small scale wind turbines. The challenge is the same as the previous workshop: educate 20 participants intensively in 2 weeks time and complete 2 installed wind turbines. The hosting workshop this time is located in Sumbawanga, which is a small town in Rukwa region, very west… Read more »