Arthur from I-Love-Windpower Tanzania sharing his experience on energy cooperatives

Group work with the students during the first day on how to develop renewable energy technologies in the area

Beginning the practical workshops by reading the construction manual

Measuring and cutting metal parts

Measuring and cutting plywood boards

Practicing with the arc welder

Carving the front side of the blades for the 3.6m and the 1.8m turbines

Marking the magnet jig on the plywood pieces

Each working group shares with the rest of the team what they have achieved during the day

Cutting, filing and welding the alternator frame and tail of the 1.8m machine

Cutting, filing and welding the alternator frame and tail of the 3.6m machine

Every morning some presentations on how wind turbines work, installation, maintenance, market assessment etc

Carving the back side of the blades for the 3.6m and the 1.8m turbines

Connecting the stator coils for the 3.6m generator

Tapping the mounting holes for assembly of the generator

Cutting the magnet jig for the 3.6m turbine

Assembly of the 3.6m rotor blades

Both rotors assembled and the experienced shared with the rest of the group

The coils of both stator have been connected and placed in the moulds, ready to be cast with resin

Gluing neodymium magnets on the rotor disks of the 3.6m turbine

Casting in polyester resin the stators of the 3.6m and the 1.8m turbines

The rotors of the two machines in the moulds and ready for casting

The 1.8m generator assembled and measuring the open circuit voltage by turning with the hand

The blades of the 1.8m turbines mounted on the generator ready for balancing

The electrical system of the educational installation in the Semara Univeristy, consisting of an inverter, batteries and a diversion charger controller with loads.

The 1.8m turbine getting ready for lifting in the Semara University campus

1.8m turbine successfully installed on campus for mobile phone charging

The village of Sudan Camp where the second small wind turbine was installed

Connecting the 750Ah 24VDC battery bank

The battery box and dump load resistors

The electrical system board with the 1kW inverter, two diversion charge controllers, PV charge controller, WT rectifier, distribution boxes and sockets for the loads

Installation of the 600W solar panels on the roof of the house

Mounting the generator ans blades son the tower and applying thread lock

The 3.6m wind turbine and tower in the village of Sudan Camp

The students with their course certificates in front of the turbine

Oumer (with his relatives and neighbors) who will be using the electricity from the off-grid system to power his shop