by William Kamkwamba | Jul 6, 2007 | General
In an earlier post, I discussed how I replaced the plastic windmill blades after the shaft broke. I’ve wanted to upgrade them to more durable steel for sometime. This past week, while working on a project in my neighborhood, I took an old oil drum to the...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 5, 2007 | General
Many of you have written asking me how to contribute to my secondary education or engineering projects. There is absolutely no obiligation to donate anything, but if you wish to help, I have added a PayPal donation button with the help of my American mentor. His...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 4, 2007 | General
The windmill’s blades are made from plastic piping backed by wood poles. Occasionally, high winds cause the blades to clip the tower and snap. Two weeks ago, something more frustrating happened: the steel shaft of the windmill snapped from metal fatigue. the...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 3, 2007 | General
This article appeared in the Malawi’s The Nation newspaper on July, 2, 2007. There are a few minor errors, and I didn’t speak with them before the article appeared. I am not a small boy anymore, but am 19 (not 18 as the article says) and my email address...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 3, 2007 | General
Here is an article that the newspaper The Nation printed about me.
by William Kamkwamba | Jun 25, 2007 | General
Our team for upgrading my home from National Solar and Power from left to right: Alfred Maele, Steven Machilika, me, Elias Lazaro, and Ben Salala. On Sunday, my friends from National Solar and I completed the next phase of work on my electrical system. You can see a...
