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	<description>Association for the development of locally built small wind turbines for sustainable rural electrification.</description>
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		<title>Hugh Piggott 2.4m turbine installed at Schoondijke test field</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/hugh-piggott-2-4m-turbine-installed-at-schoondijke-test-field/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Piet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last sunday we installed a Hugh Piggott 2.4m rotor diameter, 48V on the testfield of Schoondijke (picture below, second on the right). It is grid connected via a Windyboy 1100LV and has a LDR as protection. &#160; The installation itself was &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/hugh-piggott-2-4m-turbine-installed-at-schoondijke-test-field/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hugh @ EWB Northeast &amp; Scotland Conference</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/hugh-ewb-northeast-scotland-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/hugh-ewb-northeast-scotland-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Leary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engineers Without Borders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scoraig Wind Electric]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we all know, Hugh has an incredible amount of experience with small wind turbines. His story of moving over to a remote peninsula in Northwest Scotland in the mid-70s and the challenges he overcome to bring electricity to this &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/hugh-ewb-northeast-scotland-conference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EWEA launches Global Wind Day 2013 Photo Competition: “Discover the Stories behind Wind Energy”</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/ewea-launches-global-wind-day-2013-photo-competition-discover-the-stories-behind-wind-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/ewea-launches-global-wind-day-2013-photo-competition-discover-the-stories-behind-wind-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Leary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure every member of Wind Empowerment  has some amazing photos to share with the world &#8211; here&#8217;s one way to do it: http://www.ewea.org/news/detail/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2034&#38;cHash=773abff4e96b319b531c9021c8594539 Deadline is 5th May!]]></description>
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		<title>MinVayu</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/organizations/minvayu/minvayu/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/organizations/minvayu/minvayu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MinVayu &#8211; small wind for the underserved MinVayu will meet the need for power in Indian villages by training, supplying and supporting rural mechanics to build, install and maintain low cost wind turbines. MinVayu consists of affordable small wind turbines, &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/organizations/minvayu/minvayu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK job opportunity with Ampair</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/uk-job-opportunity-with-ampair/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/uk-job-opportunity-with-ampair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Leary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We are hiring at least one more graduate engineering trainee in the short term. They&#8217;ll be coming in behind a good half dozen who who are working through a sequence, some of whom now have almost three years with us &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/uk-job-opportunity-with-ampair/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is small wind an appropriate technology for Nicaragua?             ¿Es la pequeña eólica una tecnología apropiada para Nicaragua?</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/news/is-small-wind-an-appropriate-technology-for-nicaragua-es-la-pequena-eolica-una-tecnologia-apropiada-para-nicaragua/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/news/is-small-wind-an-appropriate-technology-for-nicaragua-es-la-pequena-eolica-una-tecnologia-apropiada-para-nicaragua/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Leary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[blueEnergy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way back in August we were given the simple task of finding out whether there was a market for small wind turbines in Nicaragua. Turns out that of all the words in the dictionary, &#8220;simple&#8221; was probably the least appropriate! During &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/news/is-small-wind-an-appropriate-technology-for-nicaragua-es-la-pequena-eolica-una-tecnologia-apropiada-para-nicaragua/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Survey on the construction and operation of locally manufactured small wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/news/survey-on-the-construction-and-operation-of-locally-manufactured-small-wind-turbines/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/news/survey-on-the-construction-and-operation-of-locally-manufactured-small-wind-turbines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kostas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://windempowerment.org/?p=3052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This survey is addressed to users, constructors and designers of locally manufactured small wind turbines (SWT) and it is part of the work conducted by the Rural Electrification Research Group in the Electrical Energy systems laboratory of the National Technical &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/news/survey-on-the-construction-and-operation-of-locally-manufactured-small-wind-turbines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>WindGen Power</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/organizations/windgen-power/windgen-power/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/organizations/windgen-power/windgen-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WindGEn Power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://windempowerment.org/?p=3029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WindGen Power provides access to reliable and affordable renewable energy using the limitless power of the wind and sun. Geared towards the more than 70% of Kenyans living without access to consistent power, we enable those living, working, and learning &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/organizations/windgen-power/windgen-power/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>R&amp;D corner updated: Call for submittal and reflection of technical proposals</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/rd-corner-updated-call-for-submittal-and-reflection-of-technical-proposals/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/rd-corner-updated-call-for-submittal-and-reflection-of-technical-proposals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Piet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, I have updated the (R&#38;D corner). The R&#38;D homepage has now an overview of submitted technical proposals and their status. Everybody can submit new technical proposals, please do not hesitate to do so. The status of the proposal can be: &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/uncategorized/rd-corner-updated-call-for-submittal-and-reflection-of-technical-proposals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New report: Optimizing processes for a Tanzanian NGO and company &#8211; Performance and maintenance of the Piggott turbine</title>
		<link>http://windempowerment.org/news/new-report-optimizing-processes-for-a-tanzanian-ngo-and-company-performance-and-maintenance-of-the-piggott-turbine/</link>
		<comments>http://windempowerment.org/news/new-report-optimizing-processes-for-a-tanzanian-ngo-and-company-performance-and-maintenance-of-the-piggott-turbine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Piet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Almira Brahim (April 2012) &#8211; has done a three month internship in Tanzania to analyse the performance of installed Piggott wind turbines by ILWP-Tanzania and Serengeti Windpower and propose a new design of maintenance process for these turbines. The emphasis &#8230; <a href="http://windempowerment.org/news/new-report-optimizing-processes-for-a-tanzanian-ngo-and-company-performance-and-maintenance-of-the-piggott-turbine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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