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Replacing diesel generation 2013

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Jun 1, 2012 12:00 EDT - Jun 16, 2013 02:59 EDT
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Jun 16, 2013 03:00 EDT - Jun 30, 2013 11:59 EDT
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Sep 1, 2013 12:00 EDT
What actions and/or policies can encourage large-scale deployment of commercially viable renewable energy sources to replace stationary diesel generators?

The replacement of decentralized diesel energy generators with cleaner renewable alternatives presents an opportunity for decarbonization of a power supply that is used extensively in developing countries. This contest seeks proposals that outline actions and/or policies that can encourage such replacement. See more…

What:
Energy supply
Where:
Anywhere
Who:
Any Actor
How:
Any kind of action
Advisor
Jigar Shah
Judges
Jigar Shah
David Schwartz
Vy Manthripragada
Fellows
Ashaya Basnyat
Alex Kwan
Aaron (yichen) Lu
Discussion  2
2 Proposals
Proposal name /  Author(s)
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Replace the diesel, reuse the engines, waste&seaweed biogas / Ocean Foresters
0
6
Sep 1, 2013
Team only
Fiji has 60 MW of imported fuel diesel. We produce biogas (and fertilizer) from waste & seaweed with engines converted to 70-100% biogas.
Replacing use of diesel pumps in agriculture. / IDEI
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8
Jan 17, 2014
Team only
Replacing diesel pump use for irrigation by promoting Treadle Pumps and preparation of toolkit for capacity building