NEW FEDERAL UNIVERSITY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH NEW ERA ENERGY TO UTILISE WIND POWER ACROSS KEY CAMPUS FACILITIES

(April 2012) Nigeria is building 9 new universities across the nation.  NEW ERA ENERGY has entered into detailed design discussions with one of these whose Vice Chancellor wants to utilise the abundant wind power in his region to power as much of the university as is practical.   If the project goes ahead it is anticipated wind power may provide as much as 500kW of power to the university that will be used for a wide variety of lighting, cooling and information technology purposes.  In this way core educational facilities can continue even if more power hungry laboratory applications cannot continue for the lack of grid provided electricity.

MANUFACTURERS AND NEW ERA ENERGY IN DISCUSSIONS FOR WIND FARMS

(April 2012) NEW ERA ENERGY has commenced discussions with a private group of manufacturers who want to develop a number of independently managed and powered manufacturing parks in Northern Nigeria.  The parks would be powered by a hybrid strategy that has a very significant wind energy component.   The power to be provided for each manufacturing park may be in the region of 3-8 mega watts.  NEW ERA ENERGY will provide all the technology for the anticipated wind farms and will maintain the power solutions over the long term.

18 NIGERIAN ENGINEERING GRADUATES TO JOIN NEW ERA ENERGY

(April 2012) In order to meet the demand from its clients NEW ERA ENERGY has completed the first phase of its plan to hire the best engineering talent available in Nigeria.  After a recruitment process lasting over 3 months and having interviewed over 200 qualified engineers NEW ERA ENERGY has selected 18 whom will join the company starting from May 1st 2012. All those joining the company are high level Nigerian engineering graduates whom over time will help NEW ERA to expand across the nation. The graduates join the 60 or so members of the team currently working with NEW ERA ENERGY.

KADUNA STATE STARTS DISCUSSIONS TO USE WIND POWER FOR A BROAD SET OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

(March 2012) Kaduna State is in discussions with NEW ERA ENERGY to utilise wind power for a broad range of rural development projects that are intended to create employment and create social benefit.  Being able to provide water and electricity off-grid is key to these two objectives.  Wind power is recognised by Katsina State as being an under utilised resource which can help with these needs.  NEW ERA ENERGY has provided Kaduna State with ideas for eleven differing solutions that between them would create very significant employment and social benefit.

NEW ERA ENERGY SIGNS MOU WITH UNITED NATIONS IFAD PROGRAMME

(March 2012) NEW ERA ENERGY has signed a mulit-year MOU with the United Nations IFAD programme in Nigeria to provide wind powered water supply and irrigation solutions across all of Northern Nigeria.  Initially the MOU is for 7 states in Northern Nigeria.  IFAD had been looking for a viable wind solution company in Nigeria for almost 2 years before deciding to partner with NEW ERA ENERGY.  The benefits from the programme are anticipated to include:

an increased availability of water to thousands of people and head of liverstock;
an ability to farm all year and have multiple harvest;
an increase in crop yields and as a consequence farmers incomes;
an ability to create significant amounts of employment; and
a reduced degradation of the environement compared to diesel/petrol powered sites.

NEW ERA ENERGY will deploy a mixture of mechanical wind pumps and wind turbines to meet these needs.

NEW ERA ENERGY INSTALLS SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION SITE USING WHISPER 500 WIND Turbine

(April 2012) Nigeria requires large amounts of land to be irrigated.  It has many reservoirs and rivers but the difficulty has been raising water from these surface bodies into the farmers fields.   NEW ERA ENERGY has installed at Gwarzo, Kano State, a demonstration surface water pumping solution that utilises a Whisper 500 wind turbine in conjuction with an electrical water pump.  The solution takes water from a large reservoir and by lifting it over the reservoir embankment is able to redistribute the water into a network of irrigation channels that cover an area of approximately 10 hectares.  As a result over 300 people can now be employed and farmers can plant and harvest crops all year instead of only once per year in the rainy season.

This is a simple solution from NEW ERA ENERGY but one which has the potential to revolutionize farming in Nigeria.

NEW ERA ENERGY 2012 CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE

(January 2012) The totally revised 2012 NEW ERA ENERGY Wind Powered Solutions is now available.   The catalogue details how wind power can be used in a wide variety of applications:

Providing clean water for rural communities and grazing livestock

Powering commercial farm irrigation and infrastructure

Powering small and medium-sized businesses to provide employment

Powering schools, colleges and universities

Powering primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities Powering remote telecommunications and other technical facilities.

Providing power into local electricity grids

Contact us to learn more about our reference sites in Nigeria, and to start a dialogue to design and supply a solution that solves your energy problems.

REVISED PETROL PRICES AND NEW ELECTRICITY PRICES IN NIGERIA

(January 2012) Higher petrol and electricity prices in Nigeria will mean problems with water supply and electricity provision.  This will have have a detrimental effect on health, education, employment and the economy. By using freely available wind to power technology, we can dramatically and sustainably reverse this negative cycle. We are continually seeking out new innovations and designing new solutions that we believe will help to improve lives and shape the future of sub-Saharan Africa.

KATSINA STATE STARTS DISCUSSION TO USE WIND POWER FOR IRRIGATION

(December 2011) Katsina State is in discussion with NEW ERA ENERGY to utilise wind power for commercial irrigation.  Katsina state wants farmers to be able to grow multiple crops throughout the year in rainy or dry season so a viable irrigation power supply is vital.   Having raised the water it is vital to use it optimally.  Katsina State is in discussions with NEW ERA ENERGY for drip and sprinkler irrigation systems that the company also supplies.

NEW ERA ENERGY APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE PARTNERS IN WEST AFRICA FOR REDRIVEN POWER INC.

(December 2011) NEW ERA ENERGY has been appointed Exclusive Distributors in West Africa and the whole ECOWAS area for the full product portfolio from Redriven Power Inc. of Iroquois, Canada. ReDriven has one of the most complete, flexible and advanced range of small scale wind turbines in the world. Redriven have been supplying wind turbines around the world since 1997.  Redriven wind turbines generate enough power in the typical winds of West Africa to simultaneously power water pumps and part of the electrical needs of say, small schools, health facilities or remote commercial sites. In addition the largest wind turbine in the Redriven range can generate more than enough electricity to power commercial irrigation systems.

JIGAWA STATE COMMENCES PROJECT FOR GRAZING RESERVES

(November 2011) Jigawa State has commenced a major project with NEW ERA ENERGY to utilise wind power  to pump water in its key grazing reserves.  Jigawa State like much of Northern Nigeria has significant numbers of livestock that require regular water.   The project is to provide wind driven watering stations across the whole of Jigawa State.  The project will also provide water at key points on the cattle routes that cross Jigawa State from Niger to Cameroon.

KEBBI STATE STARTS DISCUSSION TO USE WIND POWER

(November 2011) Kebbi State is in discussion with NEW ERA ENERGY to utilise wind power for rural water supply, livestock and farm irrigation.  Kebbi State intends to alleviate the difficulties its people face with cost effective, sustainable and renewable energy sources.  Kebbi State is delighted that products which can harness wind power are now available in Nigeria.

NEW ERA ENERGY APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE PARTNERS IN WEST AFRICA FOR SOUTHERN CROSS INDUSTRIES

(June 2011) NEW ERA Energy has been appointed Exclusive Distributors in West Africa and the whole ECOWAS area for full product portfolio from Southern Cross Industries of South Africa.  Southern Cross are the worldwide market leader in mechanical wind pumps having a range of CLIMAX wind pumps from 10-16 feet in diameter.  Dependent on the depth of the water these wind pumps can provide as much as 50,000 litres of water per day in prevalent Nigerian winds.

NEW ERA ENERGY RELEASES MOBILE BASE STATION SYSTEM

(October 2011) Mobile phone technology is one of the biggest and fastest-growing innovations of the last two decades. Growing demand, low handset prices and extended network coverage have brought mobile phone services to practically everyone in Africa. Mobile operators are putting in thousands of new base stations, often in remote areas that have no electricity supply or other services. Our analysis shows that each base station requires approximately 40 kWh to power communications and cooling equipment. Currently all these remote and off-grid base stations are powered by diesel generators. The diesel requirements can be as much as 1,000 litres per week with the generators typically being replaced every six months. Aside from the enormous cost (direct and lost revenue) there is significant environmental impact.

The NEW ERA ENERGY Mobile Base Station system has been designed to fit the operational, financial and environmental needs of modern mobile operators and to be deployed in multiple remote locations. The system also delivers a host of additional benefits and enhancements over traditional diesel-powered systems.