LAS CUCHILLAS - SOLAR SCHOOL AND LIBRARY PROJECT
In April, 2010 Power to the People will be installing a 1kW photovoltaic system on a rural 2-room school and a small library on the side of a volcano on the island of Ometepe, located in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. Surrounded by beautiful island culture and ambiance, Las Cuchillas is the last community on the island without electricity due to its remote location on Volcan Maderas. The installation of solar electricity on this school and library will not only bring lights and power to these classrooms, it will give the community a local place to study at night, recharge cell phones, and charge car batteries that provide power to the houses in the village - improving the quality of life for the residents of Las Cuchillas and surrounding communities. Click here for more information.
If you would like to go to Nicaragua to install this system with us please check out our Voluntourism program. If you would like to donate equipment or funds to this project, please email info@powertothepeople.org.
LAS LAJAS - SUN-POWERED HEALTH CARE & EDUCATION
In November, 2010 Power to the People plans to install a photovoltaic system on a rural health care facility and a PV system on a 4-classroom elemantary school in central Nicaragua to bring light, electricity, and refigeration to these community buildings. Many people living in rural areas have little or no access to doctors, medicine, or basic health care and educational tools are limited when no power is available. In some towns, health care facilities and schools exist, but they have no access to lights and power which limits the benefits they can provide to a community. Solar Power can help the community of Las Lajas significantly improve the quality of these public services, providing more oppotunities for positive development for the 5.000 people in Las Lajas and the surrounding communities. Click here for more information.
If you would like to go to Nicaragua to install this system with us please check out our Voluntourism program. If you would like to donate equipment or funds to this project, please email info@powertothepeople.org.
ELECTRIcCITY
We are designing a system for a village in Nicaragua that will power the entire town using 100% renewable energy and NO BATTERIES! Our goal is to not only bring electricity to this rural village, but in doing so, prove that it is possible to power an off-grid community using 100% renewable energy using storage methods that are more affordable,require less maintenance, and are less harmful to the environment than common battery technologies. Check back soon for more information.
If you would like to be involved in this project, please email info@powertothepeople.org.
EL PEDREGAL, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL PROJECT
On March 19, 2009 Power to the People installed a 1kW DC solar electric system on the roof of the public school in El Pedregal, Nicaragua. The solar electric system is an off-grid battery-based system with eight 123Wp modules, an inverter, 8 batteries, 11 lights, and 4 outlets for the 2-room school. The solar system has not only brought light to this small community, it has also provided a place to hold community meetings, given adults who are taking classes in other towns a place to study in the evening, allowed people of all ages a chance to attend televised distant learning classes, created income for the school by selling electricity to charge cell phones, and has made it possible for more advanced teaching aids during the day.
To learn more about this project click here.
