AIDG PSA AIDG PSA
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Video duration: 136 seconds

AIDG starts small businesses in developing countries to get communities affordable renewable energy, sanitation and clean water.
This video shows some of the energy technologies that we promote in Guatemala.
For more info: http://www.aidg.org

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AIDG Blog Interviews Sam Redfield about Low-RPM generator AIDG Blog Interviews Sam Redfield about Low-RPM generator
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Video duration: 61 seconds

Sam Redfield is working with us in Guatemala on pico-hydroelectric systems and low-RPM generators that can be used in small-scale wind and hydro systems.
I don't have all the system specs, but will post them soon.

Related: energy, environment, generator, toyota

Shawn Frayne discusses additional uses for the Windbelt Shawn Frayne discusses additional uses for the Windbelt
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Video duration: 119 seconds

Shawn Frayne discusses additional uses for the Windbelt
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference 2007

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Shawn Frayne - On Designing a Super Cheap Wind Generator Shawn Frayne - On Designing a Super Cheap Wind Generator
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Video duration: 122 seconds

Shawn Frayne, inventor of the Windbelt, talks about the design leap he had to make to create the Windbelt, a cheap generator alternative
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference Appropriate Technology 2007

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Shawn Frayne - Windbelt I (Inspiration) Shawn Frayne - Windbelt I (Inspiration)
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Video duration: 185 seconds

Shawn Frayne, inventor of the Windbelt
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference 2007

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AIDG Blog Interviews Tyler Valiquette of EWB-SF AIDG Blog Interviews Tyler Valiquette of EWB-SF
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Video duration: 67 seconds

Members from EWB-SF's Appropriate Technology Design Team came to AIDG Guatemala to build a prototype of their vertical axis windmill. Tyler Valiquette describes the design.

Related: aidg, ewb, guatemala, power, wind

Shawn Frayne - The Power of Appropriate Technology Shawn Frayne - The Power of Appropriate Technology
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Video duration: 69 seconds

Shawn Frayne discussed how focusing on design for people living at the bottom of the pyramid could spur a huge wave of innovation in the 21st century.
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference 2007

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Shawn Frayne Demos SODIS Bag Shawn Frayne Demos SODIS Bag
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Video duration: 130 seconds

Shawn Frayne, winner of a 2007 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics, demos another one of his inventions: a self-sealing valve used on a solar disinfection bag

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AIDG Blog Interviews Amy Smith of MIT D-lab AIDG Blog Interviews Amy Smith of MIT D-lab
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Video duration: 258 seconds

Amy Smith, head of MIT's Development Lab (D-Lab) and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, on a recent trip to Peru with her students.
March 2, 2008

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AIDG Blog Interviews Alex Surasky-Ysasi, Micro-hydro intern AIDG Blog Interviews Alex Surasky-Ysasi, Micro-hydro intern
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Video duration: 98 seconds

AIDG Intern Alex Surasky-Ysasi talks about her work doing foundry casting and furnace design at AIDG Guatemala/XelaTeco.

Related: appropriate, casting, foundry, guatemala, microhydro, technology

AIDG Blog Interviews Intern Steve Lee AIDG Blog Interviews Intern Steve Lee
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Video duration: 65 seconds

AIDG Blog Interviews Intern Steve Lee
Photo Steve Crowe by Xeni Jardin
Photo Beth Myre with kids by Jerry Schwartz

Related: guatemala, it, nonprofit

AIDG Blog Interviews Corrina Grace, Intern Coordinator AIDG Blog Interviews Corrina Grace, Intern Coordinator
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Video duration: 54 seconds

Corrina Grace talks about her experiences with AIDG as an engineer and as our Intern and Volunteer Coordinator.

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Peter Haas (AIDG) talks about a \"renaissance in tinkering\" Peter Haas (AIDG) talks about a "renaissance in tinkering"
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Video duration: 156 seconds

Peter Haas, founder of the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group, talks about a "renaissance in tinkering"
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference Appropriate Technology

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