Wind Power for a Village in Africa

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sheikh tijan Participant Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: gambia west africa Posts: 4	Wind Power for a Village in Africa 06/29/2009 5:57 AM
	hi can anyone help me with instructions on how to build wind power generator for my house.i live in a village with no access to electricity.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#1 Re: windpower system 06/29/2009 6:07 AM
	Contact the Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, in Wales, via their website. The centre has lots of advice for low-tech solutions to problems like this, and the website is well worth a visit. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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langyaw Guru Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 744 Good Answers: 58	#2 Re: Wind Power for a Village in Africa 06/30/2009 5:08 AM
	hi sheikh, it's a worthwhile project, and if you want to do it yourself, here's an African forum that can help you. you might be required to register, but it should be worth the trouble. good luck with your project! HTH! __________________ Now the darkness only stays the night-time, in the morning it will fade away. -- George Harrison (All Things Must Pass)
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JLMEALER Commentator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arizona at the present Posts: 69 Good Answers: 1	#3 Re: Wind Power for a Village in Africa 07/03/2009 1:11 AM
	Hello Sheikh, I can detail how to build a generator out of an old bicycle and an autobile alternator that will allow you to charge batteries... (Which is all the wind turbine would do). Still, you need a few good car batteries, an inverter, wire a solid roof or a very sturdy 12 foot pole for a tower to hole up the bicycle and a dozen bags of concrete...Or an old unsed van or heavy truck (easy to find abondoned in the USA in various places) that you can set this on the roof of... Send me a note and I will detail the plans. jlmeal@yahoo.com JL Mealer Mealer Companies LLC http://mealercompanies.com We have the Italian-designed concept MEALER on wordpress now. __________________ Mealer Companies LLC
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