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Hi DEVEL-L'ers!
For my Master's thesis, I'm designing a micro-hydropower demonstration =
system for an indigenous community in Borneo. The community has =
requested technical assistance in exploring micro-hydro as an =
alternative to the diesel generators presently being used to provide =
electricity to their longhouses. They've asked me to conduct a =
technical training course at their village and then help them get =
materials and install the demo system.
Can anybody out there give me input on either of the following?:
1. TECHNICAL DESIGN. Appropriate designs for micro-hydro systems for =
very small villages in developing countries (emphasizing simplicity, =
very low costs, and local materials)
2. TRAINING COURSE DEVELOPMENT. What kind of approaches might I take =
as a "Western engineer" in transferring micro-hydro =
design/installation/maintenance knowledge to indigenous people, such =
that they can truly own and evaluate that knowledge to use (or not use) =
in their communities?
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Thank you all for your consideration.
-- Mark Bronez, San Francisco
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Hi DEVEL-L'ers!
For my Master's thesis, I'm designing a =
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demonstration system for an indigenous community in Borneo. The =
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has requested technical assistance in exploring micro-hydro as an =
alternative to=20
the diesel generators presently being used to provide electricity to =
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longhouses. They've asked me to conduct a technical training =
course at=20
their village and then help them get materials and install the demo=20
system.
Can anybody out there give me input on either of the =
following?:
1. TECHNICAL =
DESIGN. Appropriate designs for micro-hydro systems for very small =
villages in developing countries (emphasizing simplicity, very low =
costs, and=20
local materials)
2. TRAINING =
COURSE=20
DEVELOPMENT. What kind of approaches might I take as a =
"Western=20
engineer" in transferring micro-hydro =
design/installation/maintenance=20
knowledge to indigenous people, such that they can truly own and =
evaluate that=20
knowledge to use (or not use) in their communities?
Thank you all for your =
consideration.
-- Mark Bronez, San=20
Francisco
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