Warwick Wind Turbine Build Report.pdf - Engineers Without Borders ...

..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4. Details of purposePlease describe your funding objective clearly and simply, avoiding technicallanguage in the space provided – including how you or your society/club wouldbenefit from an Opportunity Fund bursary (in no more than 250 words).Our funding objective is to raise the £4900 needed to fund the course to build the WindTurbine and connect the Turbine to the University electrical grid. Our income is from theSchool of Engineering, EWB UK budget, SU funding and the students attending the course.Without the Opportunity fund the course would cost £150 per person and is unobtainable formost Students. With the Opportunity Fund we will be able to offer the course at a much moreobtainable £80.EWB UK feels this project offers significant benefits to Warwick University, Warwick,Students and the environment. For the University of Warwick, the Wind Turbine will be thefirst homemade Wind turbine to be connected to the National grid, feat that has surprisinglynot been achieved yet. This would be a brilliant statement of Warwick’s sustainabilitycredentials. The course is open to any Warwick student, and aims to teach thoseparticipating the specifics of Wind Turbine manufacture, as well as inspiring those aboutalleviating climate change. The Wind turbine also offers the very real benefit of reducing theUniversity’s CO 2 emissions. The project is designed to coincide with Go Green Week and sowill act as a focal point to the green issues being raised. EWB UK benefits from the increasedprofile for the new society.The course is to be run by the leading homemade Wind Turbine makers V3 Powerwww.v3power.co.uk .5. Please indicate where and how you or your society/club wouldacknowledge and/or promote ‘Giving to Warwick’ – the schemewhich under donations were made to enable the OpportunityFund to exist. Ways to promote ‘Giving to Warwick’ couldinclude a mention on banners, flyers etc.EWB UK aims to have extensive coverage of this Wind Turbine Project since it is thefirst homemade Wind Turbine to be connected to the National Grid. The project will look11