While at Hanga Abbey in 2009 it was noted that there was insufficient electricity to power the computers, which often crashed. It was imperative to get more energy.
Being the time of Cop 15 in Copenhagen those volunteering for Hanga rejected the proposal to try and raise funds for an electrical generator in favour of solar panels at twice the price! This seemed foolhardy until a member of Solar Without Frontiers doing some contract work at Glenstal, offered to professionally install solar panels for no fee at Hanga if the panels were paid for. Such an offer could not be refused and ‘Tan Team #2’ took up the challenge.
Due to the generosity of many the funds were collected. The panel system would come from Germany with the generous help of Munsterswachak. In July the ‘Tan team # 2’ spent three weeks at Hanga doing the regular IT classes etc. The SWF team arrived later and hooked up the system.
It is good to go for 25 years, we trust! We are deeply grateful to them.
