Kenya, Marsabit County, 15th March 2018 - A boy in the land of Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP). LTWP’s permanent structures include 365 wind turbines, a substation and workers’ accommodation. The remaining land, representing 99.8% of the project site, is open to the public and continues to be used by the local nomadic population for settlement, grazing of livestock, and access to water points. The turbines were installed one per day for a total of 365. Each has a capacity of 850 kilowatts. They occupy an 160 square kilometers area and provide 310 MW of reliable and low-cost energy (7.72 cent euro/kWh) to Kenya national network. Here it is possible to produce wind energy at an attractive cost and without subsidy. Indeed, in this area, the wind blows at an average speed of 11 MPs. It is the so-called “Turkana Corridorwind”, a low-altitude constant jet stream blowing all year long from the Indian Ocean. Thus, the implant has a 62% capacity factor (as a comparison, in average wind farms it is around 25-30%).
3140 A boy at the Lake Turkana Wind Power installations, rows of turbines, powered by the natural jet stream of air called Turkana Corridorwind, blowing in off the Indian Ocean 3. Solutions, 5. Resilience Climate Visuals Principles: 1. Show real people not staged photo-ops Kenya, Marsabit County, 15th March 2018 - A boy in the land of Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP). LTWP’s permanent structures include 365 wind turbines, a substation and workers’ accommodation. The remaining land, representing 99.8% of the project site, is open to the public and continues to be used by the local nomadic population for settlement, grazing of livestock, and access to water points. The turbines were installed one per day for a total of 365. Each has a capacity of 850 kilowatts. They occupy an 160 square kilometers area and provide 310 MW of reliable and low-cost energy (7.72 cent euro/kWh) to Kenya national network. Here it is possible to produce wind energy at an attractive cost and without subsidy. Indeed, in this area, the wind blows at an average speed of 11 MPs. It is the so-called “Turkana Corridorwind”, a low-altitude constant jet stream blowing all year long from the Indian Ocean. Thus, the implant has a 62% capacity factor (as a comparison, in average wind farms it is around 25-30%). City: LTWP Region: Marsabit Country: Kenya 15/03/2018 Agency: Climate Visuals Countdown Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mandatory Credit: Maurizio Di Pietro / Climate Visuals Countdown Born in Turin, Italy in 1974. After obtaining a degree in Information Sciences, he is working as a volunteer for some NGOs, where he had the chance to dedicate his self to photographic projects in Morocco, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Israel, and the West Bank. He prefers to work on social reportage, storytelling, and long-term projects. Between 2016 and 2017 he dedicated himself to mental disability, and in the last 3 years to the effects of climate change in Kenya. Photographer name: Maurizio Di Pietro Photographer based in: Italy Social media: https://instagram.com/mauriziodipietro_ Website: mauriziodipietro.org
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