Solution of the Month
 EWB-I explores each month a type
of sustainable and appropriate solution to problems
faced by communities worldwide. Unique tools
(technologies, software, books, etc.) or cutting edge
programs and initiatives are presented.
Appropriate technology
for developing communities
is usually characterized as being small
scale, energy efficient, environmentally
sound, labor-intensive, and controlled
by the local community. It must be
simple enough to be maintained by the
people using it. Furthermore, it must
match the user and the need in
complexity and scale and must be
designed to foster self-reliance,
cooperation and responsibility. Studies
by the World Bank and the United Nations
have shown, however, that appropriate
technology is critical to bringing more
than 3 billion people out of poverty.
January 2010
Check the
Duron
Solar Home Power System from
Distributed World
Power.
February 2010
Check the
HydrosBottle,
a reusable water bottle with built-in water filter.
March 2010
TMA Global Wind Energy sytems. Vertical Wind
Turbines and power stations.
April 2010
Tata Group in India
figures out a way to deliver a
really
cheap water purifier to the masses.
May 2010
The
Mac 400 hand-held electrocardiogram (ECG) designed
for the Indian market. The technology has reduced
the cost of an ECG test to just $1 per patient.
June 2010
Lone Star Drills: One person drilling systems
for drilling remote village wells.
July 2010
The
Novatank: a fully collapsible and portable 5,000
liter water tank with a potable water approved
bladder contained within a highly engineered steel
and plastic housing.
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