Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua

by blueEnergy
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua
Fix Electricity in Hurricane Devastated Nicaragua

Summary

Help us establish a sustainable base of operations in Puerto Cabezas, where people are desperate for electricity after Hurricane Felix destroyed 90% of its civil infrastructure in Sept ’07

$25
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1
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0
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18
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Challenge

The NE corner of Nicaragua was devastated by Hurricane Felix in Sept 2007. The category 5 hurricane made landfall at the town of Puerto Cabezas & destroyed nearly 90% of the civil infrastructure. Many of the surrounding communities were completely destroyed. The region is now desperate for energy. blueEnergy will execute a feasibility study for establishing a production center at the National Technical Institute in Puerto Cabezas & beginning servicing the region devastated by the hurricane.

Solution

1)Visit & survey Technical Institute facility, 2)Identify workforce for production facility, 3)Design production facility, 4)Survey local communities & identify potential early adopters, 5)Develop implementation plan.

Long-Term Impact

The new facility in Puerto Cabezas will eventually be able to service up to 100,000 people. blueEnergy energy systems and related support services ensure that once a system is installed it is able to run and provide benefits for the long-term.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Organization Information

blueEnergy

Location: San Francisco, CA - USA
Website:
blueEnergy
Mathias Craig
Project Leader:
Mathias Craig
Co-founder and Executive Director
San Francisco , CA United States

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