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SOLAR ELECTRICITY

 

a. General outline of solar
energy
b. How a solar panel works
c. How charge controllers
work
d. Building a solar panel/charge
control
e. Batteries/ Power inverters
f. Consumption Awareness

SOLAR HOT WATER
HEATING

a. Intro. into hot water heaters
b. Component of water heaters
c. Assembling components/soldering

SOLAR/RAM PUMPING

a. Intro. into solar/ram pumping
b. Building catchments ( in river)
c. Wiring the pump
d. Measuring flow rates to determine
best system
e. Storage of water

HYDRO-ELECTRICITY

a. Intro. into hydro-electricity
b. Building water catchments
c. Measuring flow rates
d. Installing turbines
e. Charging batteries/power inverters
f. Dump load
g. Consumption awareness


BIO-GAS

a. Introduction into bio-gas system
b. Building the chambers
c. Trapping and storing gas
d. Risk/Safety measures

VEGETABLE OIL FUEL
a. Intro. into vegetable oil
fuel/Recycling
b. Using used oil and converting
vehicle
c. Making bio-diesel
COMPOSTING WASTE/TOILETS
a. Introduction into composting
(separating waste)
b. Waste storage
c. Maintenance
d. Usage

WIND ELETRICITY

a. Introduction into wind electricity
b. Optimizing the wind
c. Installing wind mill
d. Battery storage/Power inverters
e. Consumption

ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES

a. Introduction To the benefits and practicalities of organic farming.
b. Teaching of organic pest control methods.
c. Teaching about composting and its use as a replacement for chemical fertilizers
d. Marketing organic produce


GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
a. General summary of various core
areas

 


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