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Water for Energy and Energy for Water
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WISIONS-brochure No. 12 focuses on the sustainable use of micro-hydro power and renewable energy to improve and access to water
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Rehabilitation of the micro-central hydroelectric installation in the Community of Nueva Alianza, Guatemala The project in Nueva Alianza is a community-based project. An old micro-hydro plant was rehabilitated to improve the energy supply of the community. The energy was used to electrify 40 households as well as to enhance industrial processing of e.g. macadamia nuts and purifying water. Contact: STIAP Sindicato de Trabajadores, Mr. Javier Jiménez e-mail: amadorecinos@gmail.com URL: www.comunidadnuevaalianza.org Contact: GEF Small Grants Programme Guatemala, Mr. Alejandro Santos, Ms. Liseth Martinez e-mail: alejandrosantez@gmail.com, li.martinez@gmail.com URL: sgp.undp.org
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Microhydro power stations promotion fund, Peru In Peru many isolated and remote villages lack access to grid energy. Due to the location of the villages a connection to the local grid is highly unlikely. To improve the living conditions of these isolated rural communities Practical Action launched a project to improve technology transfer. This technology transfer includes the transfer of low-cost and easy to operate micro hydropower stations. Contact: Practical Action, Mr. Javier Coello e-mail: jcoello@itdg.org.pe URL: www.itdg.org.pe
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PV-RO Desalination stand-alone system in the village of Ksar Ghilène, Tunisia The fresh water supply of the village of Ksar Ghilène is not secured and the people had to rely on deliveries by water tanks each week. ITC Canarias improved the water supply by desalinating accessible brackish water. The brackish water is purified by a PV driven revers osmosis desalination plant. The plant produces about 15m3 of fresh water each day, providing a reasonable amount of 50l per person and day for domestic use. Contact: Agence Nationale pour la Maîtrise de l’Energies (ANME), Mr. Abdessalem EL KHAZEN e-mail: elkhazen@anme.nat.tn URL: www.anme.nat.tn Contact: Commission Régionale du Développement Agricole (CRDA) de Kébili, Mr. Mongi ELguedri e-mail: mongi_gadri@yahoo.com Contact: Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC) , Mr. Baltasar Peñate e-mail: agua@itccanarias.org URL: www.itccanarias.org
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Installation of ram pumps to supply upland villages with Water, The Philippines The ram pump technology has improved the access to water for upland villages in the Philippines. Before the installation the villagers had to climb down to the river to fetch the water and carry it uphill again. This practice only allowed consuming a small amount of water leaving not enough for personal hygiene or irrigation. After the installation of the ram pumps, which are able to lift up water over a vertical distance of 200m with the energy of the flowing water as the only energy source, enough water for every household is readily available. Contact: AIDFI (Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc.), Mr. Aladino Moraca e-mail: aidfi@hotmail.com URL: www.aidfi.org
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Solar-powered water supply and irrigation system, Tanzania Many villages around Lake Victoria suffer from food shortages due to insufficient rainfalls even though the adjacent lake provides enough water resources for irrigation. However, access to the resource is difficult. The GEF project supported the Chanyauru village with the installation of a PV-powered pump. The pump improved the water supply for domestic and irrigation purposes and as a consequence increased food security. Contact: GEF Small Grants Programm, Mr. Nehemiah Murusurie-mail: Nehemiah.murusuri@undp.org URL: http://sgp.undp.org ___________________________________________________________ |
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Additional Good Practice-Projects on · Desalination and Sanitation |
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Design and development of double slope solar still with rain water, India The Indian Institute of Technology has developed a double slope solar still to collect rainwater and to purify brackish water or water contaminated with Arsenic, Fluoride, and Ferrous, which is the case for groundwater in many parts of India. The double slope of the still increases the efficiency of the still by ensuring to receiving maximum solar radiation. One single still is capable of purifying up to 2.5 l/day. Contact: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Mr. G.N. Tiwari e-mail: gntiwari@ces.iitd.ernet.in
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Scoping study for a solar water distillation unit, India This project has two demonstration sites where the multi stage solar still (MSS) is applied. Even though the amount of water distilled every day is small (30l), the water is highly purified and therefore suitable for drinking. Many states in India face fluoride contaminated water leading to health issues. The MSS Still technology reliably removes the fluoride from the water and improves the health of the villagers significantly. Contact: TERI - The Energy and Resource Institute, Mr. N. Yabbati e-mail: nagaraju@teri.res.in URL: www.teriin.org
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Solar Water Pasteurization Project, Togo The project focuses on the distribution of solar cookers to purify water for drinking. After an awareness raising campaign, several women were trained in building the solar cookers, which consist of cardboard, aluminium and a plastic bag. This simple technology uses the sun to purify water which is otherwise unsafe for drinking. Contact: Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement (JVE), Mr. S. Alouka e-mail: yvetogo@hotmail.com URL: www.ong-jve.org
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A Sodis project To Improve the supply of drinking water, Cameroon This project uses the SODIS technology which is a simple technology to purify water. Water is filled into a plastic bottle and by shaking the bottle oxygen diffuses into the water. The water with enriched oxygen is laid into the sun for several hours. Within this time the UV rays of the sun purify the water. This technology allows even poor people to have access to safe water, because the materials required are accessible. Contact: Aquacare, Mr. Zebaze e-mail: zebasehu@yahoo.fr
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Vaccum-Biogas Sanitation System – Ecological Sanitation for urban areas, Germany In a new settlement in Lübeck an integrated sanitation concept with vacuum toilets, vacuum blackwater sewers and a biogas plant driven by blackwater and biowaste has been implemented. As a result the water consumption per person and day is only about 70 l. Furthermore, the biogas plant provides 5% of the energy demand of the settlement. This sanitation concept is less material intensive compared to a conventional sewage system and increases the efficiency. Contact: Otterwasser GmbH, Mr. R. Otterpohl e-mail: ro@tuhh.de URL: www.otterwasser.de ___________________________________________________________ |
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· Access to water for domestic and agricultural purposes
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Gravity flow systems for water and sanitation in un-electrified areas, India Many remote villages lack access to electricity and therefore are not able to pump water for domestic purposes. To improve the water access in these villages Gram Vikas has build a gravity flow system to provide water to each household. The construction of the system was obliged to the building of adequate sanitation facilities in order to assure security of water quality. Contact: Gram Vikas, Mr J.Madiath e-mail: info@gramvikas.org , gramvikas@gmail.com URL: www.gramvikas.org
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“Good water neighbours” – cross border awareness of shared water resources: Rainwater harvesting and solar energy, Israel This project is situated in schools where rainwater is harvested. Driven by a solar pump the water is supplied to the users to provide drinking water, flush the toilets and water the garden. Focal point of this project is the working together of people living in conflict by raising awareness on the scarce and shared resource water and on being good water neighbours. Contact: EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East, Ms. M. Edelstein e-mail: mira@foeme.org URL: www.foeme.org
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Photovoltaic pumping system for domestic supply and agricultural production in the northern luzon region, Philippines The aim of the project was to determine the technical and financial viability of a solar powered pumping system for irrigation and domestic uses in remote areas of the Cagayan Valley region. The project included the development of a PV technology model which is ready for disseminating to local governments and other potentials users. Contact: Isabela State University, Mr. O. Balderama e-mail: orly_isu@yahoo.com , ofbalderama@gmail.com URL: www.isu.edu.ph
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THE USE OF WATER-DRIVEN WHEELS FOR WATER PUMPING AND RESOURCE EFFICIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ALONG THE RIVERBANK OF MINEPUN, MYANMAR The project uses traditional irrigation systems to substitute unsustainable diesel generated pumping systems. With locally available materials a water driven wheel is used to pump the water for irrigation. As there are no maintenance costs like diesel fuel, the new irrigation technique not only saves CO2-emissions, but also increases monthly income. Contact: University of Veterinary Science, Mr. K. Bala e-mail: drkhun.bala@gmail.com ; khunproject@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________ |
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· Micro-Hydro Power
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Projects concerned with socially and ecologically sound small hydropower, Panama This project presents a small-scale application of a micro-hydro working with an induction motor and magnets. The energy generated is stored in a deep cycle battery and offers energy consumption for a community house by providing the energy for lighting, and powering a computer. Contact: Mr. A. Clement e-mail: eolicman2000@yahoo.com
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Increasing electricity ratio in Indonesia through a micro hydro power plant, Indonesia The Indonesian Government decided to electrify remote villages in their energy policy. The Indonesian Renewable Energy Society wants to increase this electricity ratio with the promotion and establishment of micro-hydro projects. Contact: Indonesian Renewable Energy Society, Mr. E. Sadirsan e-mail: erwin@medcogroup.com URL: www.meti.or.id
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The Ngibat Micro-hydro project, the Philippines The micro-hydro project has been implemented in 1993 and since 1997 the community manages the plant by itself. After ten years, savings have been invested into a new turbine ensuring the sustainability of the project. So far the project has improved the living and working conditions of the community by providing electricity for a rice mill, sugar cane press, flour mill, blacksmithing, and for domestic purposes such as lighting. Contact: Montanosa Research and Development Center, Inc (MRDCI), Mr. M. Tauli e-mail: mrdcsagada@yahoo.com
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Micherfe Micro-hydro Project, Lebanon The Micherfe micro-hydro project may be one of the first attempts in implementing this rather old concept in such a small size into Lebanese village life. Taking into consideration the various restrictions on water rights as well as Lebanese legislation regarding power generation and management, the site at Micherfe was selected. The water source is a privately owned spring. The owners have installed an irrigation pipe from the spring downhill to reach the planted land below. Contact: Mr. Khaled Malouf e-mail: khaled.malouf@gmx.de |
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