Teenager who built his own windmill to power his home

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    I thought this was pretty impressive and figured everyone would enjoy it too. Turns out this teenager from Malawi (where?) built his own windmill to power the lights in his home. Doesn't sound like much until you see the pictures of the windmill and his home. I have a feeling this kid will be running dual xenon servers out of there not too long from now...LOL

    More pictures:
    http://www.williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/

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    quick5pnt0, Jul 4, 2007 IP
  2. Realm

    Realm Well-Known Member

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    thats impressive! I wonder what he will do next :)
     
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  3. skibladner

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    Malawi is in africa
     
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  4. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    #4
    pretty cool pics.

    It's always impressive to see those that have very little, rise above the rest :)
     
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  5. Blogsip

    Blogsip Well-Known Member

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    That's pretty cool. It's nice that he was able to do it.
     
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  6. Mxhub

    Mxhub Active Member

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    impressive. Teen with a bright future.
     
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  7. anthonyn

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    This teen will go ahead very far in the near future. I mean, he will progress financially.
     
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  8. Eli B

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    Saw this on digg a little while ago - very inspirational in my honest opinion.
     
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  9. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #9
    Great post. William Kamkwamba is an inspiration indeed.
    The world needs more people tinkering with wind and solar power, even those of us who have electricity to burn.
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    Kerosene, Jul 6, 2007 IP
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    Yea great he is an ecologyst
     
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  11. Felu

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    lol windmill shaped Uninterupted Power Supply :p? Pretty awesome stuff tbh. The teen must of put in lots of effort for it.
     
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    Now thats how you take advantage of a bad situation and do something for yourself! Nice Job!
     
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    Great post. Makes me feel like im lazy.
     
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    jlennon Banned

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    They're actually quite easy to build. There are a few fundamental formulas and physical laws that determine the amount of power you can get so if you want enough power to run computers and servers you have to go big. At least a 20' blade span.

    Power available (watts) = 1/2 * air density * wind velocity3 (wind velocity to the third power). Where air density = 1.23 kg per cubic meter at sea level and swept area is in square meters.
     
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    Awesome! I just sent him a donation as well. People like this are what make the world work. Imagine if everyone had his work ethic?
     
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  16. Kerosene

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    I just donated too. Let's send this guy a big DP $$$ encouragement. Even if it's just a few dollars, with all the generous DP members here I'm sure it will add up to something significant.
     
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    Thats very impressive! I could use one of those since the cost of electricity in my country is expensive.
     
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    Damn, one smart kid..Pretty impressive he made that all on his own..Nice find.
     
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    Oh wow, I'm impressed. I hope he goes far in life
     
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