Comments on: Small Scale Wind Energy – A call for papers

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:44:16 +0000

Wind power is a great source of energy, except it isn’t reliable. You need something like geothermal for reliability.

By: anne

anne — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:19:37 +0000

Is the workshop still on? I have only just come across this now.

By: Rebekah Heyes

Rebekah Heyes — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:01:14 +0000

Nice post. Looks like wind power is really starting to get some serious consideration in Australia now.

By: AfroMusing

AfroMusing — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:58:45 +0000

@Wambugu follow your heart
@Mshairi – glad you like the blog design, was thinking of increasing the font size though…its rather tiny?

By: mshairi

mshairi — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:23:12 +0000

I like the blog design too, AfroM!

Thanks for the kind comments regarding the pigeons poem:) Glad you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Take care.

By: Wambugu

Wambugu — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:29:43 +0000

“PS: please stop laughing at the logo. My explanation, a lion was standing near a wind turbine, it farted a lightbulb or had a brilliant idea.”

Hilarious logo. Had me laughing up a storm…One Question, is it FAIL-worthy? My mind’s telling my yes, but my heart’s saying no, they had good intentions…..

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By: AfroMusing

AfroMusing — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:48:41 +0000

@whis oh thank you – i must apologize for not blogging as much as I used to…mojo inarudi. I had some help with the redesign, http://www.mweshi.com he is very talented

@Denford i have a short clip for you. We have an alternative energy desk at the energy ministry in Kenya, but I hear it does not do much. You are absolutely right about Africa, i am of the opinion that business and personal investors are the ones to really make this change to an alternative energy fueled future, the govt is doing abit (zero rating import duty on solar panels) but it is not going far enough. We just need to keep on going. Thank you so much for commenting, it gives me psyche to keep on going. I hope to have more content soon (editing video is a pain!!)

By: Denford

Denford — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:05:43 +0000

I am very keen on alternative energy. I believe that Africa, more than any other continent, has not only the resources and the wits, but also the capability to harness the sun and the wind to power the whole continent.

I really believe that there should be an Alternative Energy Body housed at the AU because this should be a continental effort.

Each country in Africa would be required to pay (according to their means) into an R&D fund for this body.

Wwe have the best incentive for perfecting solar and wind energy, bringing cost down and making it so cheap that it would be rolled out to rural areas of Africa en masse.

Without this, the blanket energising of rural Africa, we can even begin to think about development.

Please keep the passion: this is the one thing that is going to propel Africa to the top. We must take the lead on this subject instead of letting Europe (as per their cuurent plans) set our a massive solar farm in the Sahara to export power to Europe.

By: Whispering Inn

Whispering Inn — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:59:07 +0000

Excellent work, as always, on renewable energy. Such passion!!

Halafu, I LIKE what you’ve done with the site… Absolutely Brilliant!