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Bio-fuel powered electricity generator in India.

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Posted by sdutta3 on Mon, 10/24/2005 - 00:00 in
  • What: Bio-diesel powered electrification     
  • Where:The rural village of Bhadakamandara, India
  • Status: The initital site assessment for the project was completed during the summer of 2004 and the implementation portion of the project was completed during the Summer of 2006.  Presently the Orissa team is working to maintain regular contact with other project participants in India in order to know the status of the equipment and its usage.  The goal of this is to judge the feasability of reproducing the work done in Bhadakamdara on a larger scale in India.   

 

Calendar

Posted by sdutta3 on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 22:40 in
Also, see the tentative events calendar.

Success in Orissa!

Posted by sdutta3 on Sun, 01/21/2007 - 13:48 in

Badakamandara

In Summer 2005 the Orissa project team installed a generator modified to run on straight vegetable oil (SVO) intended to power agricultural equipment for income generation and ultimately domestic lighting in Badakamandara, Orissa, India.  Two team members, Maren Somers and Patrick Walsh, returned to the village in December 2006 and found that within months of our departure in 2005, the community sucessfully installed an electric grid and has provided electricity to over 50 homes, mainly powering CFL lighting.  They have established several community systems to provide locally produced vegetable oil and maintain the equipment.  Thus, the project has been a great success!  More to come on the Orissa Project soon!

Orissa Implementation & Site Assessment Documents

Posted by sdutta3 on Thu, 09/14/2006 - 18:17 in

Orissa Biofuel Electrification Meeting

Posted by sdutta3 on Tue, 04/25/2006 - 00:49 in

110C Engineering Hall

Currently descussing and designing towards the challenge of pressing oil out over unusually hard seeds.


110C Engineering Hall

bogle [at] uiuc [dot] edu

Currently descussing and designing towards the challenge of pressing oil out over unusually hard seeds.

 

Orissa Biofuel Electrification Project Meeting

Posted by sdutta3 on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 22:39 in

110C Engineering Hall

We're working on a literature review to see what kind of work has been done specifically for hand/manual presses.  We're also considering long term plans for Biofuel in India. 


110C Engineering Hall

bogle [at] uiuc [dot] edu

We're working on a literature review to see what kind of work has been done specifically for hand/manual presses.  We're also considering long term plans for Biofuel in India. 

 

Mailing Lists

Posted by sdutta3 on Thu, 11/03/2005 - 18:53 in

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Project Presentation

Posted by sdutta3 on Sat, 10/22/2005 - 19:31 in

Attached is the final project presentation for the Orissa project.

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