By Corey Dahl
SOLAR TODAY Associate Editor
National Geographic News posted an interesting article about solar projects in Cairo's slums today.
The article discusses the work of Solar CITIES (check out their blog here), a nonprofit that has been installing solar hot-water systems and biogas reactors in the city's neediest neighborhoods since 2003. The solar hot-water systems are somewhat primitive -- made of recycled materials, they consist of little more than copper tubes covered in darkened aluminum, a glass cover and an insulated plastic barrel for storage. But in a city where electricity and municipal water service are spotty at best, the set-up makes sense.
For now, Solar CITIES is working solely in Cairo, but it plans to use the technologies it has pioneered in Egypt to retrofit a low-income home in Santa Rosa, Calif., this fall.
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Solar power in low income homes
Because of superb solar irradiance, you don't need a big panel to create a useful amount of electricity. I saw some slum dwellings with a five watt panel on the roof - enough to generate lighting for the evening.
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