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Posts Tagged ‘Energy’

  • September 21, 2012
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Blade-less wind turbine blows fresh air into power generation

A guest post by Kahenya, Founder of Simple Community The name William Kamkwamba might not sound familiar to many, but he is one of the most significant technology game changers in Africa. He did not design the most glamorous device on the … Read more →

  • Posted in: Energy
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  • December 8, 2009
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Recycling car batteries in Rural Kenya

Maina, Rhoda and little Winnie are  a typical Kenyan family who live on the outskirts of Nairobi in an area that has no electricity. But they have solved the problem of getting the daily news When I visited their home … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Energy, Recycle & Reuse
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  • October 3, 2009
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RoboCon Kenya 2009 Nairobi Regional

First Peaks The Ministry of Higher Education and Technology has organized a Robot Contest (RoboCon), between Kenyan Universities and middle level colleges. The regional competition is taking place today at the Kenya Polytechnic. Here are the first looks at the … Read more →

  • Posted in: Energy, Environment, Gadgets, Ingenuity, Innovator Series, Jua Kali, Recycle & Reuse, Toys
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  • August 7, 2009
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AfriGadget and the solar FLAP bag project

I’m scrambling to put my bags together for Ghana, as I leave in just a day for Maker Faire Africa. There’s only one problem, I don’t have everything that I need, and I’m waiting on a shipment from a California … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Community, Energy, Gadgets, Materials, News
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  • February 12, 2009
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Harnessing Personal Movement for Power in Rural Africa

Dr. Cedrick Ngalande is an inventor. He’s been working on inventing new ways for everyday rural Africans to create enough electricity to power items like mobile phones or other small electrical devices. In the past, he’s been on AfriGadget for … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Energy, Innovator Series
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