Energy
Village-Scale renewable energy in Guatemala. AIDG
& XelaTeco provided over 150 families (700+ people) in rural
Guatemala with renewable electricity. A micro-hydroelectric system
installed for the Chantel and La Fe communities saved them $2000/month
in fuel costs during their coffee harvest. Our total installed capacity
as of December 2007 is 91 kW.
Helping families breathe easier with cleaner burning stoves.
We installed and upgraded 20 biodigesters and improved stoves for rural
families in Guatemala. Our higher efficiency stoves cut indoor air
pollution, a major ‘killer in the kitchen’.
AIDG Stoves: participatory design at work. Through
active community outreach and R&D, AIDG developed stove designs
that use 50-60% less wood than a traditional wood fire. For families
that buy their fuel wood, this could save them 14-30% of their monthly
income.
Sanitation
Waste-to-energy: Home Grown Power in Cap-Haitien.
We opened a new office in Cap Haitien, Haiti. In partnership with
Oxfam, SOL/SOIL, and the Mayor’s offices of Cap Haitien and Milot, we
are starting a project to create a municipal-scale waste-to-energy
plant. When online, the plant will serve an estimated 10,000 people,
improving sanitation and providing a valuable energy source.
Improving sanitation in Cap Haitien. Working with
our community partners, we have already completed a dry composting
latrine to serve 300 people in Petite Anse, a neighborhood of Cap
Haitien. Building new public latrines and upgrading existing ones will
give many more of the city’s residents access to basic bathroom
facilities as well as protect groundwater from contamination.
Water
Hot showers for cold kids. As an outreach project
for a childcare center in Guatemala, we installed a solar water heater
to improve hygiene for the center’s 45 children, particularly during
the cold winter months.
Affordable solar water heater. AIDG partnered with
the University of California - Berkeley to develop a low-cost solar
water heater for under $100. Commercial systems cost $400-$1000.
Water testing. We collaborated with MIT’s D-lab for
water quality testing training for XelaTeco. Lack of access to safe
drinking water is a major cause of death for children under five.
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