Up Is the Way Forward for Wind Energy
The power of wind is perhaps most vibrantly displayed during a community’s kite festival. From India to China, to...
Engineering for Change
Interest: Energy
When the sun goes down, the day ends. No work after dark, no studying. That’s the reality for one quarter of the world’s population that lives without electricity. Inventive design and the falling cost of solar power is lighting up homes that the traditional energy grid has left dark. Power solutions that can scale are filling in the grid gaps with solar, hydro, wind and biogas. With alternative energy solutions, the world is lighting up.
Interest: Energy
Creating Cold: The Chilling Challenge of Off-Grid Refrigerat...
Larry Bentley and F. Andrew Dowdy are trying to solve the problem of refrigeration for off-grid communities in developing countries. With distinguished careers, an impressive array of projects, and...
The Value of Off-Grid Solar Energy in Refugee Camps
Kenya is a critical hub for refugees who migrate mainly from the Horn of Africa and South Sudan. Kakuma, with its two areas of operation, Kakuma Refugee Camp and...
Kenya Introduces the Worlds First LPG Smart Metering Standar...
The Kenyan Bureau of Standards launched a new standard for LPG (liquid petroleum gas, or propane) metering that represents a world first for the technology. Officially titled “Meter for...
Rural Solar Energy Enterprises Can Learn from Mobisol’s Ha...
Editor’s note: The French utility ENGIE announced that it bought Mobisol shortly after publication of this article. The acquisition more than doubles ENGIE’s customer base in Africa. See the...
Chakr Raises Rs 19 Crore to Scale Their Emissions Controller...
Chakr Innovation and their retrofitted emissions scrubber for diesel generators has raised ₹19 crore (USD $2.7 million) in series A funding. The bulk of the investment comes from Indian...
Research Brief: Large-Scale Stove and Water Filter Delivery ...
A new large-scale trial of clean-burning rocket stoves and water filters in the poorest households in Western Province, Rwanda, adds evidence supporting their efficacy in improving respiratory and digestive...
India’s Universal Power Supply May Be Only a Subsidy Policy Away
India has almost achieved the historic goal of connecting every household to the electricity grid. The next challenge is...
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Designed: This Air Conditioner for Homes and Offices Uses No Electricity
Evaporative coolers have been known to purveyors of low-cost, sustainable technologies for years. Without the need for electricity, these...
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Inevitable Change: How Husk Power Embraced Adaptability
After three years of publishing in-depth case studies and essays on global development technology and social ventures, Demand: ASME...
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Five Questions with Manoj Sinha, CEO of Husk Power Systems
2018 was a transformative year for Husk Power Systems, the decentralized energy supplier in rural India and Tanzania. At...
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E4C’s Research Fellowship Is a Stepping Stone in a Mechanical Engineer’s Early Career
Megan Richardson is mechanical engineer early in her career who maneuvered into the global development technology field from the...
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iShow India 2019 Awards Silk, Stoves and Stethoscopes
A stove for the Himalayas, a solar-powered silk reeler and an upgraded stethoscope won iShow India 2019. Designers of...
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Emerging Economies Convert Plastic Waste into Fuel
Communities in emerging economies can convert their waste plastic into a fuel oil that can be used as a...
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Powering Up Myanmar’s Self-Made Micro-Hydropower Entrepreneurs
U Sai Htun Hla is an engineer and businessman. He breaks into a grin and sweeps his hand expansively...
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Webcast: The Transition to Clean Energy Is a Technological Problem with Political Solutions
Climate change is a problem with technological solutions, but new policy may be required to raise capital to build...
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Why Jamaica is Winning the Green Tech Game
After hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean in 2017, devastating dozens of islands – including billionaire Richard...
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