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 (0 votes) Smart Homes and Radio Controlled Home Lighting
by Mark Donovan. The march towards smarter homes continues. Radio controlled home lighting solutions are the latest technology trend in new home designs.
Just like the integration of the cell phone into our day-to-day lives, homes are now becoming suffused with new wireless technology products. Wireless routers and radio controlled home lighting systems are primary examples of the wireless phenomenon.
Radio con... products, articles
- (0 votes) Solar Home Lighting System - Say What?
by Peter Krottner. Times have been tough lately. Struggling to make ends meet has been a reality for a great many of us. We're all faced with the same issues when it comes to meeting our financial obligations: we have bills coming out of our posteriors -- these bills seem to monopolize the majority of our paycheck. Finding better-paying jobs may be an option that some of us have considered, or perhaps some of us ha... products, articles
- (0 votes) Understanding All About Home Automation System
Brandon Lord Home automation systems are not a new concept. They started to be considered in the 1970s. There are many options and concepts related to a home automation system. Today, it is becoming more popular for businesses as well as homes to have an automation system. It does not even have to be just for a rich household. There are items open for everyone. One part of a home automation system... products, articles
- (0 votes) Why Get a Home Automation System Today?
Brandon Lord Just about anyone can have home automation of some form today. Home automation does not have to include the entire home. It does not have to deal with the latest in high technology. It can be a few small things that are part of a home automation system. Homeowners with different budgets can reap the benefits of home automation. Having home automation is a way of making life easier. It... products, articles
- (0 votes) Benefits of Home Automation System
Brandon Lord Have you ever wished that when you reach home, the air condition is running, lights switched on and coffee brewing? Now it is possible and with home automation systems, you can come home to comfortable environs. Home automation systems include window and door controls, climate controls and security systems. Some of the optional features include automated multimedia home theaters, clos... products, articles
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Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh, Micro-finance solar home systems - Ashden Award winner
(more) class="minus2" style="display:none"> class="minus2" style="display:none"> This video can be downloaded here: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/g... Grameen Shakti won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2006. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com
Grameen Shakti has sold and installed over 65,000 solar home-systems (SHS) in rural Bangladesh, and brought major benefits to its users. Nearly 70% of households in Bangladesh are not connected to the electricity grid and depend on kerosene for lighting. This includes most rural areas and extends as far as the fringes of Dhaka. There are plans to extend the grid, but there is little prospect of substantial change in the foreseeable future.
By selling SHS, Grameen Shakti has provided lighting, communications (especially mobile phone charging) and TV, and has increased employment opportunities. It is the largest single installer of SHS in Bangladesh.
This impressive number of installations has been achieved by enabling users to purchase their systems on micro-credit with affordable terms, tailored to their specific needs. Funding for the micro-credit system comes from the World Bank and GEF via the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) which provides Grameen Shakti with both subsidy and concessional loans. The cash pool from credit repayments will enable Grameen Shakti to continue the scheme when the subsidy, which is being phased out, ceases in 2008.
Grameen Shakti has also started a network of technology centres throughout the country to manage the installation and maintenance of SHS locally. It emphasises the importance of technicians who know local customs working through local branches, and has trained 2,000 (mainly female) technicians. It aims to install 100,000 systems by 2006 and sees the potential to install one million systems by 2015.
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