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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Big Grid meets Little Solar Pump
Posted in Ecuador, solar water pumping on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Democracy through Soccer and Solar Power
Posted in Ecuador, solar energy, technical training on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Engineers went head to head with village solar techs, or as they called themselves UOPGES, (Units of Operation and Management of Sustainable Energy). After a long day of technical class work and discussions about how to maintain of the nearly 600 solar home systems installed in the jungle, it was time to play soccer. [...]
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