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Mais de 75 mil refugiados do campo de Kakuma vão beneficiar de projetos-piloto onde a EDP vai investir 1,3 milhões de euros, que envolvem a utilização de energias renováveis e apostam na sustentabilidade ambiental, de modo a criar condições para os refugiados encontrarem meios próprios de sustento e dependerem menos das ajudas internacionais.
Os projetos incluem o uso de energia solar fotovoltaica nos edifícios públicos, instalação de bombas solares para a captação de água, distribuição de 4500 lanternas solares recarregáveis a estudantes, promoção da horticultura caseira, uso de fornos e postos de iluminação solares, construção de purificadores de água a energia solar, bem como formação de competências locais para a manutenção e uso sustentado a longo prazo dos equipamentos instalados pela EDP.
"Não estamos perante um mero projeto de assistência aos refugiados, mas antes de capacitação local a longo prazo", afirmou por sua vez António Mexia, explicando que "energia está relacionada com segurança, água, educação, saúde, alimentação, agricultura".
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quinta-feira, 9 de setembro de 2010
sexta-feira, 22 de janeiro de 2010
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.
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.
quarta-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2010
Solar salvation for Haiti?
Donors are gearing up to send cell phones, streetlights, water purification systems and even audio Bibles to earthquake-hit Haiti. The bad news is that the country’s power infrastructure is on the ropes, but the good news is that these particular gadgets are solar-powered. Haiti happens to be one of the countries in the world best-suited for solar power. [For example,] "there are many water purification systems there, but they operate on diesel," Ingles told me. "Right now, diesel is in extremely short supply."
Alan Boyle reports on his blog.
Donors are gearing up to send cell phones, streetlights, water purification systems and even audio Bibles to earthquake-hit Haiti. The bad news is that the country’s power infrastructure is on the ropes, but the good news is that these particular gadgets are solar-powered. Haiti happens to be one of the countries in the world best-suited for solar power. [For example,] "there are many water purification systems there, but they operate on diesel," Ingles told me. "Right now, diesel is in extremely short supply."
Alan Boyle reports on his blog.
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