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Illuminating Thoughts on Power

David Bornstein

January 14, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Tamkuha, Bihar

A follow-up article on Husk Power Systems, which has created a scalable system to turn rice husks into electricity that is reliable, eco-friendly and affordable for families in India. The company bases their business model around local involvement, grassroots systems that cater to the immediate community, and continual accountability. This article fills in some information gaps from the initial piece, "Fixes: A Light in India."

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A Light in India

David Bornstein

January 10, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

Access to electricity in India takes a huge economic, educational, and health-related toll. A small company called Husk Power Systems has created an innovative system that is turning rice husks into electricity and illuminating India’s poorest state.

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A Healthier, More Efficient Way to Cook

Amy Yee

September 29, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi

Clean cookstoves reduce emissions, use less fuel and cook faster than open fire hearths, offering people in developing countries an affordable way to create a healthier indoor environment. Although "plenty of work remains in raising awareness about indoor air pollution," one nonprofit has already sold over 150,000 cookstoves in India.

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Dreaming the Possible Dream

Thomas L. Friedman

March 06, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Recession economies engender a sense of malaise and stagnancy, but two innovative men are working to find affordable, scalable solutions to current issues. Instead of worrying about CO2 emissions, Vinod Khosla imagined how to turn them into calcium carbonate to be used as concrete aggregates for building walls and highways. Another, K.R. Sridhar, is marketing clean fuel cells to huge American companies.

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100 Percent Renewable? One Danish Island Experiments with Clean Power

David Biello

January 19, 2010 |

Scientific American |

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Response Location: Denmark, Tranebjerg

One small island in Denmark is technically 100 percent powered by sustainable sources of energy, giving the island total energy independence.

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Harnessing the Wind with Scrap

Sam Burcher

May 08, 2009 |

Science in Society |

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Response Location: Malawi, Mastala, Kusungu District

A bright young man named William took it upon himself to bring electricity to his small, rural village in Malawi, despite having few resources at his disposal. William invented a windmill using recycled materials, and successfully generated power for his home. His incredible ingenuity attracted international attention, inspiring others as far away as Portsmouth University to design windmills that are financially and physically accessible for the world's rural poor living off the grid.

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The Island in the Wind

Elizabeth Kolbert

July 07, 2008 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: Denmark, Samsø

The Danish Island of Samsø is home to a community of farmers who transitioned from coal to renewable energy. The community worked to erect wind turbines which now create more energy than they can use—the island can now export energy. The effort took community buy-in, but once a few people started to transition, neighbors decided to give it a try. Now, it's a source of community pride.

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