Showing posts with label Green Energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Energy. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

April 06, 2011

Kenya's Evans Wandogo receives Gorbachev Award



Mikhail Gorbachev celebrated his 80th birthday at a star-studded charity gala in London, where he honoured Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the internet as a "man who changed the world".The former Soviet leader personally chose Sir Tim, CNN founder Ted Turner, and Kenyan engineer Evans Wadongo, as the winners of the inaugural Gorbachev Awards.The Mikhail Gorbachev - The Man Who Changed The

Monday, November 29, 2010

November 29, 2010

Ngong Wind Power - Kenya






Installed Capacity: 5.1 Mega Watts

Commisioning Year: 2009

Wind Turbines: 6

Output of each turbine: 850kW

Model: Vestas V52

Main Contractor TPF-Econoler SA (Belgium)

Location:Ngong Hills, 22km SW of capital, Nairobi - Kenya.

Standing tall at a height of 50m from the ground, the wind turbines rotate at the winds pace in a bid to generate Kenya's source of Wind Power.The Ngong Wind

Monday, July 5, 2010

July 05, 2010

Green Point Stadium: Illumination



�It is practically impossible to switch on 360 floodlights, each producing 215 000 lumens of light, without people noticing. But apart from the inevitable complaints from some local residents, there was an overwhelmingly positive response to this important development� GIBB-A multidisciplinary engineering firm in charge of the lighting of the Green Point Stadium.
Welcome to the Green Point

Friday, February 12, 2010

February 12, 2010

Hydroelectric Power Station

This is a generating station which utilizes the potential energy of water at a high level for the generation of electrical energy. It uses the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. They are located in hilly areas where dams can be built and large water reservoirs can be obtained. Hydroelectricity is the most widely used form of renewable energy. Worldwide an installed capacity of