Daniel Soto, a Ph.D. student in Physics at Stanford, worked with FEDETA in Quito Ecuador through a MAP Sustainable Energy Fellowship. While working with FEDETA Daniel had the opportunity to travel to the Amazon and work on a project that used river turbines to generate electricity for a small community called San José.
San José [...]
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Daniel Soto in the Amazon
Posted in Ecuador, get involved, wind energy on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thibaut en Ecuador con FEDETA
Posted in Ecuador, micro hydro, sustainable agriculture, technologies on May 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thibaut Demaegdt, a project engineer working with the Ecuadorian NGO, FEDETA (The Foundation for Appropriate Technology), describes the activities that he has been working on since arriving in Ecuador in early January.
He has been working on FEDETA projects with another engineer, Juan José del Valle. The civil engineer Mario Brito, Director of FEDETA, is their [...]
Announcing Online Tech Training from Quito 11/14-12/8
Posted in Ecuador, events, micro hydro, technical training on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Title: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MICRO HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS
Language: English
Dates: November 13 – December 8 (10 2hr Sessions)
Registration Deadline: November 12, 21:00 GMT (13:00 PST)
Cost: $285 general
The purpose of this course is to develop the skills of professionals, students, and engineers in the evaluation, design, installation and management of isolated power generation systems (such as
micro-hydroelectric [...]

