After 5 years the test field for small wind turbines in Schoondijke will be terminated. During the last year we tested two types hand-build wind turbines and learned a lot about grid connection and installation. Very useful data has been collected on the performance of our turbines; power curves have been determined and high wind… Read more »
Tanzania News – oktober 2013 – Engineers Without Borders UK (Warwick University) project in Serengeti
With great success, the first partner project between I Love Windpower Tanzania (ILWPT) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) UK branch at the University of Warwick took place in September 2013 in the village of Kemgesi, Serengeti region, Tanzania. The new partnership (facilitated by James Low of Wind Empowerment) saw the two groups install a 1kW… Read more »
New turbine installed on test field in Schoondijke
After 5 month of operation on the test field in Schoondijke the ILWP 2,4 turbine has been replaced by a smaller Hugh Piggott wind turbine design model with a rotor diameter of 1800 mm.
Turbine in Schoondijke survives heavy storm
The first autumn storm of 2013 was a heavy one. Gusts of 151 km/hr were measured. Our turbine in Schoondijke survived and recorded top energy production.
Story: Workshop Fazenda Mandacaru, Brasil
Hereby a story of the workshop proceedings on Fazenda Mandacaru, Brasil described by Marco Ogno the teacher
