Dear Nick You could have a look at www.apace.uts.edu.au The 'projects 's section includes a subset of the off-grid 3rd world village micro hydro projects, and some of the lifestyles can be gleaned from parts of the site. The book by Robert Waddell 'replanting the banana tree' gives a sociological story of development and the part of micro hydro in a community's evolution. paul
Nando wrote: >WJK: > >Good offer !!! > >Changing the subject to your farm -- do you have any hydro system working , >also can you detail the capabilities do the river ( size, length in farm and >head), same thing for the creeks you have -- potential hydro energy and what >are you utilizing ?. > >Regards > >Nando > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "w.friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 12:59 PM >Subject: Re: [microhydro] TV Documentary seeks worldwide examples of micro >hydro energy > > > > >>I am an government affairs and litigation attorney in Washington DC and >> >> >represent organic interests, from researchers, to the largest and best known >organic product companies on down to individual farmers. I served on the >National Organic Standards Board for a full 5 year term and currently sit on >the NSF committee on organic cosmetics. The green movement underpins my >legal practice and I'd like to suggest that your off the grid documentary >include food production as well as energy, or at a minimum keep in mind the >relationship to being off the energy grid with food production and >processing. I can put you in touch with some very self reliant folks, >including some with energy generation capabilities. > > >>I have a 300 acre farm in Central Va. with a river and several creeks and >> >> >am very interested in microhydro power. I'd be happy to listen and learn >and assist the documentary project in any way I can. > > >>Best Regards, >> >>WJF >> >>Nando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>Nick: >> >>Excellent your request and I hope you get a good number of interesting >>sites. >>Please to those that are going to supply the info, report them as well to >>this group and I will collect them in a special FOLDER for anyone >>interested. >> >>Regards >> >>Nando >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Nick Rosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 8:18 AM >>Subject: [microhydro] TV Documentary seeks worldwide examples of micro >> >> >hydro > > >>energy >> >> >> >> >>> >>>Hi >>> >>>I am a TV documentary maker based in London, England. >>> >>>One recent film I made that some of you might have seen was called >>>SACRED GROUND, shown on PBS Frontline about the battle over what >>>should be built at Ground Zero. It was also shown on Channel 4 in the >>>UK and round thew world. >>> >>>I am now researching a documentary about living off the grid. It will >>>include examples of small scale hydro energy use. It will be about >>>off-grid lifestyles in the 3rd world and the West. Some of it will be >>>about developing countries and their energy solutions; partly it will >>>be about what we in the West can learn from the third world and from >>>the Green movement. Some of it will be about mobile lifestyles - >>>people living in trailers, boats, caravans etc. >>> >>>Please could anyone reading this send me actual examples of >>>mmicrohydro energy or other off-grid solutions that are being used >>>currently, anywhere in the world. preferably things you are involved >>>in personally or where people you know are involved personally? >>> >>>Thanks very much, and please do forward this request on to others who >>>might be interested. >>> >>>Nick Rosen >>>www.vivum.net >>>www.off-grid.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at >>> >>> >>http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of >>charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! >> >> >>>NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who >>> >>> >>provides us with free email group services. 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