Design of an Engine Generator for the Rural Poor: A Sustainable Systems Approach

  • Dzwill, Alex A. (PI)
  • Boehmann, Andre A. (CoPI)
  • Otieno, Bernard B. (CoPI)
  • Hayek, Christopher C. (CoPI)
  • Kuria, James J. (CoPI)
  • Ndiva, Joseph J. (CoPI)
  • Chen, Lu L. (CoPI)
  • Hicks, Michael M. (CoPI)
  • Gathenya, Mwangi M. (CoPI)
  • Myers, Neil N. (CoPI)
  • Johnson, Ryan A R.a. (CoPI)
  • Pantalone, Steve S. (CoPI)
  • Colledge, Thomas Howard (CoPI)
  • Lloyd, Wallis A. (CoPI)

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

The primary objective of the proposal is to design and fabricate a low cost, innovative, sustainable engine-generator 'system' to provide electrical power to a village in Kenya, and creation of a sustainable business using the technology. The proposed model emphasizes the importance of context: adequate infrastructure, agricultural production, education and training, as well as entrepreneurial engagement for the rural poor – necessary to ensure the sustainability of the innovative technology being designed.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date8/15/098/14/10

Funding

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: $9,990.00

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