Sam Shrank is a 3-month MAP Fellow from Stanford University who has been serving with Green Empowerment and the Border Green Energy Team in Thailand since September 2009.
Monday
Monday was a day of driving. We drove from Mae Sot to the last village accessible by car on the way to our final destination, Lay Tong Ku. [...]
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Sam Shrank Installs a Solar System in Lay Tong Ku
Posted in Thailand, solar energy, university partnership on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Electricity in Nicaragua – The Power of the Sun
Posted in Nicaragua, solar energy, solar water pumping on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The article below was featured in the May/June 2009 edition of Common Place Magazine and highlights some of the work done by Asofenix in Nicaragua. The article was written by Emily Will and photographed by Melissa Engle.
For her 17 years of married life, Marbellyz Ortíz Espinoza has dreaded one part of each day — rising [...]
Watch the 2009 Energy Globe World Award Ceremony Below
Posted in Burma, Nicaragua, solar energy, solar water pumping on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 2009 Energy Globe Awards, which recognizes renewable energy projects worldwide, were held this past spring in Prague. Green Empowerment’s Solar Mobile Clinic project in Burma was selected as the winner in the “Fire” category. The project, implemented by Thai partner Border Green Energy Team (BGET), was also voted overall Grand Prize Winner by the [...]

