Building Wind Turbines in Mali
Omschrijving
Altijd al willen weten hoe je je eigen windturbine moet bouwen? Kun je vervolgens in Mali lokale mensen opleiden om zelfstanding windturbines te bouwen en onderhouden? Ook al spreek je de taal niet? Dat is de uitdaging dat Piet Chevalier afgelopen december is aangegaan!
Mali is considered to be one of the poorest nations in the world. Minimal access to electricity leads to a poor quality of life for the Malians. The distributed population of Mali motivates stand-alone power generation projects rather than a centralised one. Mali has abundant renewable energy resources that would suit stand-alone power generation projects. The use of these energy sources will open doors to improve living conditions in especially the rural areas.
Initial assessment of implementation of small-scale wind energy in Mali shows it can generate sufficient revenue to be competitive with current energy supply. However, the know-how of building economic robust small wind turbines suitable for the Mali situation is currently not present.
During December 2009, a training centre has been set up where expertise on how to build and maintain small-scale, stand-alone wind turbines is provided together with setting up a small wind power business. Ten local Malians with poor background have been trained and produced their own first turbine. These turbines are made with basic tools and materials that are available in Mali. The project is still fragile but is "in motion" and the goals for 2010 are to build and implement 24 turbines.
The setup and training was done for the first time in Africa by Piet Chevalier and he would like to share his experiences with you!
19:00 Aanvang
19:15 Presentatie & Vragen
20:30 Borrel
Locatie
Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP Den Haag
Organisator
KIVI International Engineers
Naam en contactgegevens voor informatie
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