Program
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Renewable Energy for the Developing World (September 27-29)
Location: Monday and Tuesday: UMC Room 247, Map
Wednesday: UMC Room 382-386
| Registration Fee | $60 - Half day |
| $100 - Full Day | |
| $270 - 3 Days |
Presented by Solar Energy International (SEI)
Renewable energy resources of solar, wind and water can improve the quality of life and promote sustainable development throughout the world. This three-day seminar focuses on applications for renewable energy technologies in developing countries: how to successfully accomplish sustainable development projects with renewable energy, effective technology transfer methods as well as the economics and financing of renewable energy projects. Case studies will be presented on solar cooking, solar food drying, rural household electrification, rural health care, and micro-enterprises utilizing renewable energy.
Monday, September 27
| 9:00 | Applications for the Developing World – Laurie Stone, SEI |
| 9:45 | Rural Electrification with Photovoltaics – Johnny Weiss and Laurie Stone, SEI |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | End-User Financing: Can Solar Be Affordable? – Laurie Stone, SEI |
| 11:00 | Wind Power for Rural Development – Trudy Forsythe or Ian Baring-Gould, NREL |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | A Solar Pilot Project in the Solomon Islands – Johnny Weiss, SEI |
| 1:45 | How Good Technologies Can Go Bad: Community Training, the Missing Step – Seth Kassels, Green Empowerment |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | Where's the Money?: Financing for Renewable Energy Projects – Doug Arent, E&CO |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
Tuesday, September 28
| 8:30 | Questions and Answers from Day 1 |
| 9:00 | Photovoltaics and Micro-Hydro in Nicaragua – The Grupo Fenix Experience - Richard Komp and Elineth Lara, Grupo Fenix |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Solar Electrification of Non-Electrified Villages: The Barefoot Approach – Bunker Roy, the Barefoot College |
| 11:15 | Revolutionary Health Care and Education: Renewable Energy in Cuba – Laurie Stone, SEI |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | HOMER: The Micropower Optimization Model – Peter Lilienthal, NREL |
| 2:00 | Light with Little Power – White LED Lights in Nepal - Alex Zhand, Kathmandu University |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | Improving Health, Saving Time: Solar Water Pumping – Windy Dankoff, Dankoff Solar |
| 4:30 | Appropriate Technology – The End-User Approach - Laurie Stone, SEI |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
Wednesday, September 29
| 8:30 | Questions and Answers from Day 2 |
| 9:00 | Cooking with the Sun: Overview – Laurie Stone, SEI |
| 9:30 | Solar Cooking Around the World – Beverly Blum, Solar Cookers International |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Practical Solutions through Solar Cookers, Water Pasteurizers, and Integrated Approaches with Efficient Fuelwood Stoves– Allart Ligtenberg |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Briquetting: An Answer to Desertification, Health Problems, Unemployment and Reforestation in Developing Communities – Richard Stanley, The Legacy Foundation |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:15 | Solar Crop Drying – Jim Welch |
| 4:00 | How to Stay Warm in Cold Climates: Solar Heating – Alison Mason, Trees, Water and People |
| 5:00 | End of Day |
Solar Energy International helps people use renewable energy and environmental building technologies through education and technical assistance.
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