Development of wind energy technologies in Nepal
Danish-Nepali development project
(2011-2016)
supported by Danida, Danish Development Agency
Coordinator: Leon Mishnaevsky Jr.,
Dr. habil., Senior Scientist, Technical University of Denmark
Project duration: 4 years.
Funding: 4 800 000 DKK (about 700 000 €)
Nepali engineer Parash Acharya, testing the timber wind turbine blade
Objectives:
In developing countries, large parts of population are scattered over scarcely populated rural areas, with long distances between small villages and low energy consumption in villages. Small wind turbines represent a good, economically viable and environmental friendly solution to provide remote villages with light and electricity. The costs of wind turbines can be reduced, and the wind energy technology can be made more attractive for developing countries, if the natural, locally available materials, notably wood, are used to produce parts of the wind turbines instead of or along with conventional composite materials.
Publications:
Wind Engineering, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2009, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2010
Small wind turbines with timber blades for developing countries, Renewable Energy, Vol.36, No. 8, 2011, pp. 2128-2138
Selection of Nepalese timber for small wind turbine blade, J Wind Engineering,34, 3, 2010
A 3D multilevel model of damage and strength of wood, Mechanics of Materials, 43 (2011)
3D multiscale micromechanical model of wood, Int J Solids and Structures, 47, 9, 1 2010, 253-1267
Strength and reliability of wood for the components of low-cost wind turbiness, J Wind Engineering, 33, 2, 2009 PP 183–196
Moisture-related mechanical properties of softwood, Computational Materials Science, 46, 2, 2009
Micromechanical modelling of mechanical behaviour and strength of wood: State-of-the-art review, Computational Materials Science, 44, No. 2, 2008, pp. 363-370
Links:
International workshops:
International Workshops on Small Wind Energy, November 15-17, 2010, Pokhara, Nepal,
Small Wind Energy for Developing Countries, September 14-16, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya, and on
Natural and Low–Cost Materials in Wind Energy, 10-12 November 2008, Dhulikhel, Nepal.
Group photo of the symposium, Dhulikhel, 2008:
Group photo of the symposium, Nairobi, 2009
