ALAN KELLY'S BLOG
Turbine foundations
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I had a few twitchy reality slap moments this week. Before arriving on Vorovoro the wind turbine project has been a figment of the romantic side of my imagination. On this side I arrive with a gift, welcome arms carry me to a beautiful village and I press the pop-up …
Read More >>>Turbine Tower prep and a lesson in chill
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I want to say something about focus today. Generally speaking I am an easily distracted person. It’s taken an extraction from the norm as significant as Vorovoro to make me come to realise that I invest a huge amount of energy focusing on the detail and the schedule of my …
Read More >>>recon mission succesfull
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Met Amy and Api this morning. Great to see some tribies at last !. We are meeting at 1.15pm to take the trip to VV. In the meantime everyone is distributed around town buying essentials for the week. I am glad of the time to do my first recon run. ...
Read More >>>Wind Turbine Tower Recon
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There is some satisfaction in taking sugar soaked gulps from my free litre of “ sorry the plane is late – Fiji time sir “ complementary beverage offering. 3 hours have passed since the plane was due to leave the airport but I don’t mind, I’m so tired from lagging …
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The hurricane is our friend ! - October Turbine install
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I am ticklish for wind right now and it wants to blow me across to the Pacific. I have spent most of this year building a sizeable wind turbine for Vorovoro using modest workshop skills and readily available components. It is currently assembled in my back yard and I hope …
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