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l-ublre aeeess and semee eenrres owned by lhe
v!“ e, such as tool prosesslng, homer, and laundreue
[M es run only proyrde a parlrnllw .nrome lor a
luldem our sharply red-lee lhe energy needs (or eaeh
house lo provide and malnrarn such raerllues, and
pm'lde a wlder dismn resornee
An even grearer saylng la realrsed by a modesr
lraclcr-lwlrmxk hue semeo. .n whien Tmsl a leases
lheee lnlreqnenrly used assets loresnlsnrs as needed ln
reel, a sensible vlllage wnuld closely lnvnsllgale lhe
advanlages u! a roral vehide leasing syslem, neel
purehae and lnsuranse, loeal malnlenanre. and bulk
nrel supply
VI age Enemx
Cuupled wlul durum“: energy (omen/anon, modrsl
power unla aan supply small vlllages or reglons wuh
lherr energy. and (in (emlnly oe slaned by are same
vasl gnnlps whn nghlly oppose glam eoal, auelear.
allrpnwud. eenlralrsed and pnlluhng energy syslenu.
Like any olher enlerprrse, a dryerse appraash ls
recommended, wl|h energy (mm wmd, ude, rivensalar,
and rnelhane used where appropnale. mle anon
energy eonyerslon elrleleney has been eomprled rrom
several sonmes. h lnelndes pnmary mnx'uslulns lgas lo
eleerrn-llyl and seeondary (orwelsmns (wasle heal lo
hlgh grade gasl. Huwevu, methimql emtlency rs
perhaps the leasr lmponanr eoneepl lor people, and rs
relevanl only lr;
- The prueess .s nonrpollulmg, or relevanl lo rhe
place
- m leehnology rs sooally arseplalale, and |o<ally
oemgn
e The ms! rs arrordaolo. and amnrlrses undu W
yum
- nae reellnology can be locally pruduud and
maullalned
rmally, no maller huw emoenl a leshnology may be,
ll ll lays wasle lo or deslroys «he basrc quaflxy or
quanhly or soll. waler, or elean arr, rhen ll mnsr be
renew. as lnrs rs lhe "ecnnnnuts o! eannenon- For
lhn reason. I have um lneluded nssron pm wllh
mdloaellye by-pmduns, eoal as now used. or mmeral
penoleum beyond lnrlral er hansmon use.
Flnane. '
When all ml; sell, me rnorues galmkd by lhe salt ol
are m or lllles “sled .n lhe mllage hurl would ensure
a Very large lnleresl yleld annually lar village
devzlopmull rhls would. in erreer. oulld renees,
renal-es, and eventually sehools, norleshups, and
allernaaue energy svswflls
A| aooul year ; nidwelopmzm, when nsldmti have
a clan rdea oi tonne needs. rhe raprlal nsell ran be
“EUR! 14.1
THE DDNVERSION EFFICIENCY or SOME DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
newness on svs'rsuls
Amorphous silica solar cells
cow/Em lcouuonasn CONVERSION Emelzucv (as)
Low-sl Avevzut loom
Sunllgm lo aleclrfcrly dileclly
lcheao lo produce lrl ouanlnyl 2 a 5
Cow dung harm as luel Dung lo warar heal (reams
avallable lemliSBV compared
wnh moonsl 7
cryslalline pheromllaic solar cells Sunllgm w emieny la.5
ooah llms Wood '0 room heal (very waelehrl
0! wood) l5
Solar poms lor eloclrrorly Sunlighl lo elocmoly goneralol
(llu so mwl l5
Humphrey llqurd prslorl anglne (pumps) Gas luol lo weler llhoo lawns and
pump]. Very durable and lroublo-«ea
engrrlos lo W 20
Galllurn arsenrue pholovollarc oalls Sunllghl lo olecllrelly
(ll mesa were cheap. all home energy
muld b6 eleclrlral "um 00 sq m '00!) W 5
Undershol sualghkpaddls wheels Waler how he shall horsepower I8 la 20
lsao panoolol models)
Modern phvlavnnalc solar oalls Sunllgm lo aleolrielry 25 29
surllno hol arr englnes solar ln mechanical energy 20
Solar llal plale colloolors Sunllghl lo nor walel
(Curl ions vary widelyl w so so
Kenyan beli—bcnnm melal cookslave wood lo cocking heal
(also applies lo lalrly elliaorn -pol
belly' slovosl 30
Gas lumlnes Gas in eleclrmy lwasle heal produced) 30
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