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This campaign was successful and closed on 13/02/2013 at 10:11 PM.

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Blueskin Energy

Project 2012-11-21 05:42:48 +1300

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Collab Project with The Ākina Foundation

The Ākina Foundation supports social entrepreneurs and ambitious communities to deliver game changing work in the areas of energy, housing, transport, land-use, and consumption and waste.

We are a small community trust in Blueskin Bay, near Dunedin. We’re well on our way to developing New Zealand’s first community owned wind cluster, and we now need to erect a 30 metre tower to capture the data we need for the next round of planning and consent steps. We need to raise a little more money to help us do it properly. On our team we have Scott Willis, Chris Freear, Chris Le Breton and Niki Bould, and a whole bunch of community volunteers. We’d love to get more New Zealanders involved in our project – by pledging what you can, you’ll be playing a role in bringing 100% clean community energy to New Zealand and shaping a Blueprint for the future. We've been gifted a 30 metre tower thanks to Garrad Hassan and Trustpower, but it needs regalvanising, new guy wires, anemometers, dead-man anchors, professional rigging and installation... what we have achieved so far has been on the smell of an oily rag and a lot of number 8 wire. This is about to get serious!
Hey, we met the goal and exceeded it. Anything up to $9000 will allow us to get the fencing around the tower done properly, to protect it from cattle. If, incredibly, we get beyond $9000, we'll be able to begin preparing the access track ... it just gets better and better!

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Updates 4

So beyond expectations!

28/01/2013 at 4:50 AM

Weehaa! We asked for $8200 to raise the 30 metre tower. You all delivered $8805 by the close of the campaign at 4.24pm today! The extra Pledges will ensure we don't have to beg and borrow everything - we'll be putting the extra to use in getting up good fencing around the tower. 100 people made Pledges, that is just SO amazing! We are so happy - the whole Trust is over the moon! Thank you everyone!!

One more reward...

25/01/2013 at 4:46 AM

Bruno (who did the wee animation in our clip) is proposing a new animation to help us get just a little further in the last 3 days (and mostly because he loves animating). Whew! energy levels high!

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    Anonymous pledger
    11/12/2012 at 2:19pm
    Anonymous pledger
    07/12/2012 at 5:02pm
    Rimu Atkinson
    06/12/2012 at 7:32pm
    Amy Shand
    06/12/2012 at 3:28pm
    Hugh Davidson
    04/12/2012 at 10:20am
    Suzi Kerr
    03/12/2012 at 9:24am
    david menkes
    02/12/2012 at 7:00pm
    Anonymous pledger
    01/12/2012 at 12:45pm
    Louise Parkin
    01/12/2012 at 8:35am
    Nancy Linton
    30/11/2012 at 6:40pm
    Jody Connor
    30/11/2012 at 6:36pm

    Blueskin Energy

    Project 2012-11-21 05:42:48 +1300

    curated

    Collab Project with The Ākina Foundation

    The Ākina Foundation supports social entrepreneurs and ambitious communities to deliver game changing work in the areas of energy, housing, transport, land-use, and consumption and waste.

    We are a small community trust in Blueskin Bay, near Dunedin. We’re well on our way to developing New Zealand’s first community owned wind cluster, and we now need to erect a 30 metre tower to capture the data we need for the next round of planning and consent steps. We need to raise a little more money to help us do it properly. On our team we have Scott Willis, Chris Freear, Chris Le Breton and Niki Bould, and a whole bunch of community volunteers. We’d love to get more New Zealanders involved in our project – by pledging what you can, you’ll be playing a role in bringing 100% clean community energy to New Zealand and shaping a Blueprint for the future. We've been gifted a 30 metre tower thanks to Garrad Hassan and Trustpower, but it needs regalvanising, new guy wires, anemometers, dead-man anchors, professional rigging and installation... what we have achieved so far has been on the smell of an oily rag and a lot of number 8 wire. This is about to get serious!
    Hey, we met the goal and exceeded it. Anything up to $9000 will allow us to get the fencing around the tower done properly, to protect it from cattle. If, incredibly, we get beyond $9000, we'll be able to begin preparing the access track ... it just gets better and better!

    Comments

    So beyond expectations!

    28/01/2013 at 4:50 AM

    Weehaa! We asked for $8200 to raise the 30 metre tower. You all delivered $8805 by the close of the campaign at 4.24pm today! The extra Pledges will ensure we don't have to beg and borrow everything - we'll be putting the extra to use in getting up good fencing around the tower. 100 people made Pledges, that is just SO amazing! We are so happy - the whole Trust is over the moon! Thank you everyone!!

    One more reward...

    25/01/2013 at 4:46 AM

    Bruno (who did the wee animation in our clip) is proposing a new animation to help us get just a little further in the last 3 days (and mostly because he loves animating). Whew! energy levels high!

    You need to pledge to see this update.

    You need to pledge to see this update.

      Anonymous pledger
      11/12/2012 at 2:19pm
      Anonymous pledger
      07/12/2012 at 5:02pm
      Rimu Atkinson
      06/12/2012 at 7:32pm
      Amy Shand
      06/12/2012 at 3:28pm
      Hugh Davidson
      04/12/2012 at 10:20am
      Suzi Kerr
      03/12/2012 at 9:24am
      david menkes
      02/12/2012 at 7:00pm
      Anonymous pledger
      01/12/2012 at 12:45pm
      Louise Parkin
      01/12/2012 at 8:35am
      Nancy Linton
      30/11/2012 at 6:40pm
      Jody Connor
      30/11/2012 at 6:36pm
      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 13/02/2013 at 10:11 PM.