Kathmandu. A prototype solar-wind hybrid energy turbine has been installed at Nepal Engineering College. A new type of prototype solar-wind hybrid energy turbine has been installed for the students of Nepal Engineering College.
Japan Energy Security Association japan and Nepal Engineering College jointly set up the turbine on Wednesday. The turbine will run on wind and solar power. Its characteristics are small size, low vibration and easy to maintain.
The wind turbine blade is made of nylon fiber. The turbine can also work at low wind speed, using high wind energy. Since the generator adopts a patented permanent magnet rotor alternator with a special rotor design, the generator’s resistance torque will be effectively reduced.
Engineering Advisor of Japan Energy Security Association Etsuo Kirihara and Nepal Representative Director for Japan Naresh Maharjan also handed over the necessary materials to college principal Durga Prasad Bhandari. “We hope that this project will go a long way in helping the students of NEC to conduct research on wind energy. College principal Durga Prasad Bhandari said.
Speaking at an interactive presentation with students at the college, Etsuo Kirihara, engineering adviser to the Japan Energy Association, said the prototype solar-wind hybrid energy turbine will further refine and strengthen the study and research of the students.
Kirihara, 72, is also a visiting professor at NEC. He said nepal’s move towards alternative energy as an alternative to hydropower would also help in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals( SDGs).
