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AEDC ~
Projects (Northern Cape, South Africa) |
FLAGSHIP PROJECT :
Magwagwe and Ntswelengwe Villages
This project is situated in 2
villages, Magwagwe and Ntswelengwe with some 1,200 community members.
They are experiencing now, for the first time, first world technology and
comfort.
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The project includes the
provision of AEDC zinc-air fuel cells and secondary power packs to
provide 220Volt A/C to allow the villagers to operate colour TV’s and other
appliances with energy needs of up to 90 Watts. An inverter is
provided in order to provide the 220Volt A/C.
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The energy is
available 24/7 and
HAS NO
CARBON FOOT PRINT
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The project is supported by 2
separate service shops. One is an office and learning centre with computer,
photo copier and scanner in order to provide internet access.
Additional learning opportunities
are provided to school learners by their being able to to operate a
computer.
The second service shop has a
de-ionized water plant and electrolyte mixing station, a store room and a
facility to manufacture new anodes manually.
A borehole with submersible water
pump, operated by fuel cells, provides the water needs.
An environmental friendly toilet
system, complying to the WHO rules for rural sanitation is provided at the
service shop.
The waste water is collected and
used in a community vegetable garden. Some of the zinc and zinc oxide
created in the energy process of the fuel cells is used as high value
fertilizer for food security. The vegetable garden is under construction and
will be similar than the one in Guyuni, Limpopo. |
Above &
below ~ Service Shop 1 : Office & training centre for use of computers,
internet, copiers, scanners
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