Final notes and unexpected learnings from our assessment trip in Rwanda.
Current Projects
Update from the field: Life in Ruli, Rwanda
Latest on the Rwandan solar installtion and life in the community.
Notes from the field: health clinics in Rwanda
Catapult in Rwanda assessing energy and water needs with The Ihangane Project
Wind Tunnel Preparations
Final preparations are under way for our wind tunnel testing at the NASA-Ames research center!
Catapult, EWB featured in GOOD video
GOOD Magazine debuts a video on the Wind Turbine project as part of their Harmony series.
What is electricity worth?
A quick look at how we are thinking about the cost target of the wind turbine from a price vs power output point-of-view.
Prepare for lift-off
Final preparations are made for two weeks of turbine testing out at Moffett Field
The Whim of the Wind
Testing at the whim of the wind — Tyler talks wind struggles, NASA-Ames plans, and illustrates our test setup
Cracking open the mold
This last Sunday we cracked open the mold for our new stator based on a 200W design by Hugh Piggott, and this is what we found.
Battling Mother Earth for wind…
In an attempt to put some mileage on the Wind Turbine testing unit, a few of us drive up to Twin Peaks in SF…
