Without it, they can’t keep medicines cold or power medical equipment or pump well water. Volunteers with the nonprofit Footprint Project and a local solar installation company delivered a solar generator with six 245-watt solar panels, a 24-volt battery and an AC power inverter. It has deployed dozens of larger solar microgrids, solar generators and machines that can pull water from the air to 33 sites so far, along with dozens of smaller portable batteries. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” Swezey said as she stared at a whiteboard with scribbled lists of requests, volunteers and equipment. Panels and a battery from Footprint Project now power her small fridge, a water pump and a Starlink communications system she set up.

Source: The Nation October 13, 2024 16:33 UTC