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Field Projects: Oceania
Instructions: Use this area to post information on actual projects in the field (here's an example). These may be research or pilot projects, or full-blown roll-outs to broad markets. To add a project, simply create a post (below). Copy the following bold headings into your post and fill in your project's info. You can come back any time and update the information. If you are just browsing and see data with which you disagree or have the ability to update, please communicate first with the Contact Person listed in the post before doing so.
- Project name:
- Dates:
- Location (town/city/country & Map Link):
- Contact person:
- Organizations involved:
- Sponsors:
- Number and type(s) of lighting systems deployed:
- Photos:
- Project description and results:
- Links to other docs:
The last step is to put a marker for your project on the Project Map. After navigating to the full version of the map, click "EDIT" to begin and then drag a place-marker to the location of your field project. Then click on the place-marker and add any summary info you'd like into the popup window. To close the loop, be sure to include a link from the marker text back to your post (here) so people can learn more if they initially find your project via the map. Hint: to get the exact URL to your map location, while you're viewing the text panel that goes with your place-marker, click on the "Send" option.
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Permalink Reply by Harry Kikstra on -
- Project name: Lighting the Track
- Dates: January-December 2012 (and beyond)
- Location (town/city/country & Map Link): Papua New Guinea
- Contact person: James Fraser, james (at] flexiwaysolar (dot] com
- Organizations involved: Flexiway Solar (www.flexiwaysolar.com) and the Kokoda Track Foundation
- Sponsors:
- Number and type(s) of lighting systems deployed: 3500+ Solar Muscle lights to start, more added later.
- Photos: see www.flexiwaysolar.com/thoughts/lighting-up-png-kokoda-track-foundat... for more photos and a video report.
- Project description and results: distribution of 3500 Solar Muscle solar lights to replace kerosene and battery powered lights. The logistics were very difficult, but with the help of touroperators, the Kokoda Track foundation and even some WWI veterans we made it happen.
- The Kokoda track sells lights to donate on their site and Flexiway Solar donates one additional light to KTF for every 6-pack sold to western customers.
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Permalink Reply by Harry Kikstra on
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Note that the project is alive and growing, now there are over 4000 lights.
The initial donation of lights was to every family along the 96 km track.
After 4 months 11 solar shops were opened over the track with women's groups who now sell extra lights into their community, supply new batteries when needed and are trained in basic repairs. A little self sufficient cottage industry is born.
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Permalink Reply by Evan Mills on -
Thanks. I'd like to do a crosslink to the map.
There are a couple of pins in the area. Is this one matched with the project you posed about above?
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Permalink Reply by Harry Kikstra on
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Yes, that's it, the sun-shaped one, thanks. (It is already linking back to here.)
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Permalink Reply by Hans Clemmensen on -
Project name: Louiseade Archipelago Solar Light Project
Dates: Started May 2013.
Location (town/city/country & Map Link): Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Contact person: Hans Clemmensen
Organizations involved: Friends of Louisiade Torres Pilot Service., Hobart Private Hospital, Ingrid Salmon, North Queensland reclinerand others.
Number and type(s) of lighting systems deployed: I install w x 40 watt solar panels, 60 amp battery. Wire in the houses with 20 m/amp led lights. in 2014, Milne Bay had a cat 3 cyclone hit the islands, all my solar panels stayed up.
Project description and results: So far 18 villages on 14 islands have lights in 7 - 12 houses. Another 12 villages in 2015. I install w x 40 watt solar panels, 60 amp battery. Wire in the houses with 20 m/amp led lights.
In 2014, Milne Bay had a cat 3 cyclone hit the islands, all my solar panels stayed up. www.yachtseagoon.bravehost.com.
Links to my Youtube channel and radio and TV interviews.
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Permalink Reply by Evan Mills on
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Great; thanks. I've consolidated your three posts under the standard headings.
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