There is finally alumbrado (light) en Alumbre, the village where ITDG installed 20 small wind turbines. The 500watt turbine at the top of the wind-blown hill was spinning rapidly, charging the batteries that supply light to the school’s classrooms, DVD player, and new computer. The municipality had donated a few computers. We unpacked them, turned [...]
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The Winds of Change
Posted in Peru, wind energy on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sonia, the Solar Administrator
Posted in Peru, empowering people, solar energy on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sonia Piaguaje, whose native language is Secoya, has been managing the solar systems in her village of San Pablo for almost 3 years. She collects the monthly financial contributions from 67 households, deposits them in the bank, and teaches all the users how to manage the use of the battery. Her subtle yet powerful presence [...]
Big Grid meets Little Solar Pump
Posted in Ecuador, solar water pumping on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week Michel taught the engineers from 16 of Ecuador’s big energy companies how to design little solar pumps for remote villages in the Amazon. Although most of them got excited about calculating the little solar systems, and are especially interested now that our partner, FEDETA, convinced the government to pay for any solar systems [...]
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