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Using a pyronometer to measure the intensity of sunlight. This information is vital when assessing the performance of the solar panels. Maubhi farm cooperative, Myanmar.
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My translator, Mamy Ives, demonstrates the importance of getting the tilt angle right. In Ambalavoa, Madagascar.
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Doing a load test on a battery in Toungoo, Myanmar. It's rather a crude instrument, but it can tell you if the battery is damaged beyond hope!
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Making a mold for a mud brick stove in Isle de la Tortue, Haiti.
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The stove is now finished and my translator, Johnny, is explaining its operation. Isle de la Tortue, Haiti.
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The task during this training was to improve upon the half barrel stoves that the monastery was already using. The three innovations that we used were: a chimney, insulation and a downfeed fuel magazine. Considerable improvement in fuel use and emissions was achieved. Naung Taung monastery, Myanmar.
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Guest stove expert, Leslie Jackson, gives an impromptu lesson on Rocket Mass Heaters.
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Measuring tilt angle of solar panels in Lashio, Myanmar
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Graduating class from our PV training in Toungoo, Myanmar.

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