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Alternative Energy Sources A
Location:
Carlsbad, United States
University: Pacific Ridge School
Regions of interest: Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, United States
Skills: photography/documentary, fundraising, environmental issues / alternative energy
Stories by this Volunteer
The Original Story
Yachay Wasi, by Alternative Energy Sources A
March 25, 2010
To field-test our first model, we teamed up with a group of students from Brunswick, Maine. The Brunswick group went to Ecuador for 3 weeks to volunteer at Yachay Wasi, an Omprakash partner, in the summer of 2009 and agreed to take a Surya 10 with them. This small briefcase-sized solar unit was able to charge their electronics throughout the trip. The people at Yachay Wasi embraced the technology and requested a permanent unit once one becomes available.The students and faculty of the school in Ecuador were happy to see a solar panel because they desire to have their own solar energy, and this was an experience that proved how useful reliable electricity can be even in portable form.To continue the project, we would like to send...