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Good Energy – Solar Power at Home

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:26:04 +0000

In the Herefordshire countryside a couple use solar panels at home to heat water and generate electricity and help them to lead the good life.

Duration : 0:5:57

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SELCO India, Affordable solar home systems – Ashden Award winner

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:06:20 +0000

This video can be downloaded here: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/selco SELCO won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2005. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com

SELCO-India is a private business which has designed and sold over 48,000 solar home systems, powering electric lighting and small appliances for 220,000 people in Karnataka and other states in South India.

Around 46% of households in India do not have mains electricity, and for many others the supply is unreliable. The use of photovoltaic (PV) solar-home-systems (SHS) can provide reliable power for lighting and low-power appliances, which brings great practical benefits. Smoky, dangerous kerosene light is avoided, people have extended hours for work and study, and more opportunities for leisure and entertainment.

Many programmes throughout the world have attempted to improve quality of life using SHS, but often they have not led to long term use and continuing markets. SELCO-India believes that the use of SHS will become widespread only if the system and after-sales service are of high quality, and if people want an SHS enough to pay for it. What they provide is properly designed and installed systems, excellent on-the-spot service and links to organisations which offer appropriate and affordable finance. The Ashden judges were highly impressed with the philosophy and excellent management within SELCO-India: they have built a thriving business by providing poor people with a high quality product and service.

Duration : 0:5:5

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Sustainable Living Center

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:06:16 +0000

“A building that teaches, that walks its talk”: Plans for our new Sustainable Living Center, which will be a “living building.” It goes beyond LEED Platinum Certification, giving back more power and water than it uses.

Duration : 0:10:0

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How To Build Energy Efficient Home

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:36:57 +0000

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Duration : 0:1:37

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Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh, Micro-finance solar home systems – Ashden Award winner

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:36:21 +0000

This video can be downloaded here: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/grameen Grameen Shakti won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2006. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com

Grameen Shakti has sold and installed over 65,000 solar home-systems (SHS) in rural Bangladesh, and brought major benefits to its users. Nearly 70% of households in Bangladesh are not connected to the electricity grid and depend on kerosene for lighting. This includes most rural areas and extends as far as the fringes of Dhaka. There are plans to extend the grid, but there is little prospect of substantial change in the foreseeable future.

By selling SHS, Grameen Shakti has provided lighting, communications (especially mobile phone charging) and TV, and has increased employment opportunities. It is the largest single installer of SHS in Bangladesh.

This impressive number of installations has been achieved by enabling users to purchase their systems on micro-credit with affordable terms, tailored to their specific needs. Funding for the micro-credit system comes from the World Bank and GEF via the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) which provides Grameen Shakti with both subsidy and concessional loans. The cash pool from credit repayments will enable Grameen Shakti to continue the scheme when the subsidy, which is being phased out, ceases in 2008.

Grameen Shakti has also started a network of technology centres throughout the country to manage the installation and maintenance of SHS locally. It emphasises the importance of technicians who know local customs working through local branches, and has trained 2,000 (mainly female) technicians. It aims to install 100,000 systems by 2006 and sees the potential to install one million systems by 2015.

Duration : 0:4:38

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Patel Architecture – Ecotecture (English)

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:49:38 +0000

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Duration : 0:2:5

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Green Building Design Principles

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:49:25 +0000

Excerpts from a Residential Renewable Energy workshop offered through CU Boulder’s Sustainable Practices Certificate Program. This course was taught by green building expert and author Dan Chiras. For more information about this and other Sustainable Practices courses visit www.cugreenbuilding.com

Duration : 0:9:25

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Patel Architecture – Ecotecture (Chinese)

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:49:21 +0000

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Ecopark – the new sustainable architecture

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:19:38 +0000

Ecopark is a wide concept in Architecture.

We seek new and interesting ideas in order to turn it into a reality.

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Duration : 0:2:6

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DRTV: Natural Building Home Tour: Larkspur

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:29:25 +0000

In the second episode of DRTV, we take a look at Larkspur, home of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage members Tony and Alyssa. In their tour, the duo includes information and tips about their natural home design and building process. Larkspur features local and sustainable building materials, including reclaimed lumber, light clay straw insulation, and earthen plaster, and its power is provided by renewable energy, including solar panels and a wind tower.

http://drtv.dancingrabbit.org

Duration : 0:11:1

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