Location: Carapacho, Malargüe, Argentina
Date of Installation: September 2013
- Installation of a 700W turbine for a school and funded by the local government.
- The school is supported by a technical school in a nearbv city and since both received training on maintenance and repair, the support team is large and strong
Equipment installed |
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Energy Demand | By the school for general purposes: mainly Wi-Fi, computers, phone, projector, lights. |
Financing | The school receives general financial assistance from the local government, which covers the fuel for the diesel generator, and now covers minor expenses for damaged parts to the wind turbine. |
Ownership & Management | Community-based: the school teachers and students are in charge of the operation and maintenance. If they cannot solve it on their own, the technical school that built the wind turbine (in a city nearby) can help with these things, for example repairing a damaged blade or making anew one. 500RPM can give remote assistance if needed. So far, the wind turbine has performed well. |
Problems & Solutions | The main problem was the local logistics: how to take the wind turbine and tower built in the city to the rural area. We had neglected this issue, and we only found a local transport that would do it in the last minute. |
Highlights | This project was very successful in all of the stages:
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