Project Guacamaya
A working eolic turbine prototype built almost entirely from recycled materials — EPS food containers as blades, discarded printer parts and clothes hooks for the vertical axis and frame — designed to bring clean energy to low-income coastal communities in Venezuela. Named after the Guacamaya, Venezuela's iconic macaw, connecting natural resources, wind, and community resilience.
Built and demonstrated on location with a local community on a Venezuelan beach. Submitted to #ConexiónHumboldt 2019 — a regional competition organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut Bogotá, celebrating Alexander von Humboldt's 250th anniversary across Latin America.
Prototype Concept
Working Build — Community Demo
About the competition
#ConexiónHumboldt was a Latin America-wide competition organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut as part of the Humboldt y las Américas initiative — commemorating 250 years of Alexander von Humboldt's birth. Projects were evaluated on sustainability, community impact, and innovation. Winners received a fully-funded trip to Berlin to present their work.