JOHN WRIGHT'S BLOG
Enter the FIREWINDER: Wind powered lighting coming to Vorovoro soon
Tags: Technology / Energy / Sustain
This is Firewinder a helical wind turbine fitted with LED’s at the periphery of its blades. The effect is stunning – the video cannot really do it justice.
It is made by a company by the name of Firewinder: http://www.firewinder.com" where you can find further information including more videos of the device in action.
Overall light out put while small is more then adequate to see around in immediate vicinity – and perfectly in keeping with the less is more ethic of Vorovoro
Joe Wadsworth, managing director of Firewinder has very kindly donated one for …
Read More >>>Report from Vorovoro (Pt 1)
Tags: Tribe / Pictures / Fijian / Video / Fiji
The video I have titled “Sing4Grog” is fairly typical of island life in the evening, although the above video was shot by myself late afternoon Tuesday 16th Dec directly after my sevusevu.
Things have evolved tremendously on Vorovoro since my very first arrival Sept 2006. Then of …
Read More >>>Vorovoro - the evolution continues
Have been on island for 4 days now but already it seems a lifetime. The bonding & community spirit between us Pangaea & team Fiji has considerably enhanced since my last time on island in Sept 2007.
I am aware of some early members whom have had doubts re …
Read More >>>Is the island electricity really free
Tags: Energy / FijiThis has been reposted as I found it impossible to tag the existing entryLooking at that question with a sustainability perspective the answer has to be no the island electricity is_not free.While there is no fuel cost and all the equipment was donated for the medium to long term one …
Read More >>>Is the island electricity really free
Looking at that question with a sustainability perspective the answer has to be no the island electricity is_not free.While there is no fuel cost and all the equipment was donated for the medium to long term one must not forget the upkeep cost of the equipment.The solar panels & wind …
Read More >>>From the Video Tikina (Another try at Embedding YouTube)
Dublin TWOT March 2007This time with the full embedding code
Posted more to try out edit methods for Video TikinaSome of the clips making up this peice are from mobile phones so quality not the best.It will though bring back memories for those who were at Dublin …
Read More >>>Vorovoro then & now
The various posts made back in the pioneering days of the first footers are now well & truly buried. As a reminder of how things on vorovoro once were" – and how they are now" (or rather were back Sept 07) – check out the links.It is hard to beleive …
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