Windpumping
Practical Action
References and resources
Windpumps – A guide for development workers P. Fraenkel, R. Barlow, F. Crick, A.
Derrick and V. Bokalders:ITDG Publishing, 1993
Wind Turbine Technology, Fundamental Concepts of Wind Turbine Engineering. David,
A. Spera, ASME Press, 1994
Windpower Workshop: building your own wind turbine Hugh Piggot, Centre for
Alternative Technology, 1997
Renewable Energy Technologies in Africa S. Karekezi and T. Ranja, AFREPREN / SEI,
1997
The Kijito Windpump - A Private Initiative in Kenyan Rural Water Supply C. Borg, and
H. Oden, Master’s Thesis, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, 1995
Wind Pumping: Status, Prospects and Barriers Paul T. Smulders and Jan de Jongh,
Article, Renewable Energy, Vol. 5 Part 1, pp. 587-594, 1994
Contacts
The Rural Industries Innovations Centre -
RIIC
P/Bag 11
Kanye
Botswana
Tel: +267 340392
Fax: +267 340642
Promote windpumps and other appropriate
technologies in Botswana. (Subsidiary of
Rural Industries Promotions Company,
website: http://www.ripco.co.bw),
IT Power
The Manor House
Chineham Court
Lutyens Close
Chineham
Hampshire
RG24 8AG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1255 392700
Fax: +44 1255 392701
E-mail: windwater@itpowergroup.com
Website:
http://www.itpower.co.uk/WindPumps.htm
Designed and developed two types of wind
pumps, one for large volume water delivery,
and a smaller model for household or small
community water requirements. Manufactured
under licence in a number of countries.
Manufacturers
Note: This is a selective list of suppliers and does not imply endorsement by Practical Action.
Neale Consulting Engineers Ltd
Highfield
Pilcot Hill
Dogmersfield
Hants
RG27 8SX
United Kingdom
Tel +44 1252 629199
Fax +44 1252 815625
Sandy Polak tapolak@aol.com or
Paul Dawson pdsundew@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.tribology.co.uk/poldaw.htm
Neale Consulting Engineers Limited is the designer of the Poldaw range of Windpumps. Blade
diameters 1.8m, 2.2m, 3.5m & 5m. Licensed manufactures in Afghanistan, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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