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Small Wind Power for Ghana
Stories like these make my day. Hugh Piggott's homebuilt wind turbines don't get enough copy as a cost-effective way for small wind applications.
Local Artisans Manufacture Wind Turbine - Ghana News - 29 Aug 08
"A group of local craftsmen and technicians have manufactured a wind turbine, capable of generating 500 watts of electricity. Named 'Volta Breeze', the turbine, when erected, can power a table-top fridge, a television set, a blender, a radio set and about five Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) at the same time.
The artisans were brought together by Rural Energy and Environment Systems (REES), a local organisation that aims at providing cheap sources of power to rural folk, and Enterprise Works, an international non-governmental organisation."
"The Head of the Renewable Energy Unit of the Ministry of Energy, Mr Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo, told the Daily Graphic that the 17 artisans used local materials to manufacture the turbine.
He said they were offered some training by Mr Hugh Piggot of Scoraig Wind Electric of the United Kingdom [link includes lots of photos] and added that in preparation for the training, Enterprise Works and Scoraig Wind Electric visited local markets to purchase the materials needed to manufacture the turbine. He said aside from high-strength magnets, which are imported from China, all other components were local."
Local Artisans Manufacture Wind Turbine - Ghana News - 29 Aug 08
"A group of local craftsmen and technicians have manufactured a wind turbine, capable of generating 500 watts of electricity. Named 'Volta Breeze', the turbine, when erected, can power a table-top fridge, a television set, a blender, a radio set and about five Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) at the same time.
The artisans were brought together by Rural Energy and Environment Systems (REES), a local organisation that aims at providing cheap sources of power to rural folk, and Enterprise Works, an international non-governmental organisation."
"The Head of the Renewable Energy Unit of the Ministry of Energy, Mr Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo, told the Daily Graphic that the 17 artisans used local materials to manufacture the turbine.
He said they were offered some training by Mr Hugh Piggot of Scoraig Wind Electric of the United Kingdom [link includes lots of photos] and added that in preparation for the training, Enterprise Works and Scoraig Wind Electric visited local markets to purchase the materials needed to manufacture the turbine. He said aside from high-strength magnets, which are imported from China, all other components were local."