Ex LEC students take focus project to Madagascar

LEC 2013/14 focus project team collaborate with local NGO (CEAS) to take bamboo wind turbine to Madagascar

by Ben John Newton

As part of the 2013/14 focus project "rural flow", LEC students constructed a partially bamboo wind turbine designed for developing countries. Since completing the course Lukas Huber, Nicolas El-Hayek and Nils Pütz have successfully approached a local NGO (external pageCEAS) and have since developed a second prototype.

A visit to Madagascar is now planned to work directly with local craftsman to erect and test the first onsite prototype. As a second phase local engineers and craftsman are to be instructed regarding maintenance of the wind turbine, enabling sustainable and long lasting impact.

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