Hi Chris I'll look back into some of my files and links, but you might want to look into micro hydro power (tiny generators in streams or rivers, linked to batteries). I researched it a bit when I was looking for alternatives to a huge dam that was planned for the Usumacinta River, between Mexico and Guatemala. Due to local and international protest, that dam plan has been shelved - for now.
But when I posted information on micro hydro on my blog, it got more comments and requests for more info than almost anything else I've posted. http://www.gomaya.com/glyph/archives/000086.html One of the links in that post was to a (surprisingly?) good source of papers on sustainable development - the World Bank. Politics aside, there are good resources there. http://www-wds.worldbank.org/ Here for instance is a list of 171 items returned in a search for "solar": http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?stype=AllWords&all=solar&x=9&y=8&ptype=sSrch&pcont=results&sortby=D&sortcat=D For news and reports on sustainable technologies of all kinds, in a format irresistible to webheads like us, you can't beat WorldChanging: http://www.worldchanging.com/ I'll see what else I can find. Best Dave -- The Daily Glyph http://www.gomaya.com/glyph Usumacinta http://www.gomaya.com/dams Cell 917 312 9733 On 9/14/05, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am interested to know if anyone recommends any good > websites/articles/organizations regarding the provision of "basic" > technologies of development (like wells and electricity). > > I feel frustrated that, because of my web development background perhaps, I > am surrounded with ideas about wikis and photoblogs, etc., but I know > nothings about what it takes to, say, get some solar panels or a water > purifier up and running. > > Any help? > > Thanks, > > Chris Blow > http://www.PICTR.org > http://www.nonprofitdesign.org > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE > in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
