Promoting wind energy

In the weeks before the Guiness World Record installation and during the installation itself, there was a great deal of media attention for this project. WindAid was in the Peruvian news, including TV and newspapers. This just goes to show that breaking a world record is one way to bring the public’s attention to not only renewable energy, but also climate change. Here are some links:

Instalarán turbina de viento más alto del mundo en nevado Pastoruri (Récord Guinness)
Installation of highest wind turbine gets a mention in the World Guinness Book of Records
HUARAZ INSTALAN GENERADOR DE ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA EN EL NEVADO PASTORURI

The highest altitude wind turbine in the world

Last month WindAid embarked upon a project to break a Guiness World Record of the highest altitude wind turbine in the world.  This installation was done at the entrance to the Pastoruri Glacier in the state of Ancash of Peru, at the elevation of 4882 meters.  This wind turbine installation achieves several things.  It provides electricity to the two women who live there, such that they are able to have light in their homes after dark.  Also, it provides electricity for the nearby buildings, some of which serve as places to sell souvenirs for tourists visiting the park.  None of this area has had electricity before.  This project to put the highest altitude wind turbine in the world at this park also provides more publicity for wind energy in Peru and also brings more attention to the melting of the Pastoruri Glacier, and this attention will hopefully lead to more renewable energy and actions to prevent glacial melt in the future.

La mes pasada WindAid empezó un proyecto a romper un Record Guiness por la turbina eólica mas alto en el mundo.  Esto instalación estuvo en la entrada de la Pastoruri glacier en el estado de Ancash en Perú a 4882 metros alto.  Esto instalación es para algunos cosas.  Da electricidad para las dos mujeres que viven allá para que ellas pueden tener luz en su casa cuando oscuro.  Tambien esto da luz para los otros edificios cerca que usan por vender cosas para turistas y otras funciones.  Todos estos edificios y casas nunca han tenido luz antes.  Esto proyecto tambien hace mas publicidad para energia eólica en Perú y tambien mostra el mundo de la deterritido de Pastoruti.  Esperamos que esto atención es bueno para mejorar mas energia removable y traer acciónes a parar deterritido de glaciers en el futuro.