Solar Industry Aiding in Haiti Recovery
As the international community works to help Haiti recover from the magnitude seven earthquake that struck the country last week, the solar industry is looking to do its part to assist the in efforts being made. The SolarWorld group said yesterday that it is donating solar modules to power 10 pump stations to provide clean, safe water for up to 175,000 earthquake survivors in Haiti. SolarWorld is donating modules to the nonprofit Water Missions International (WMI) for use in water-pumping stations in the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince. (...) Also this week, a DC-3 flown by Missionary Flights International landed in Haiti carrying the first wave of long-term solar lighting relief for victims of the earthquake. Solar lighting company Sol Inc. sent the lights to Haiti so that that can be delivered and installed as quickly as possible at a private medical clinic and orphanage to help with victim care, aid distribution and security.