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(Book) Cable Selection in Small Off-grid Solar energy Installations
Ideally, voltage drop in a solar energy installation should be
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(Book) How to Make Sausages
A wide variety of sausages are produced in countries throughout the world. Most are produced from meat (especially pork and beef) but in some countries, fish sausages are also popular. Vegetarian and vegan sausages are available in some countries, made from tofu, nuts, pulses, mycoprotein, soy...
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(Book) What is Appropriate Technology?
Technology: choice or compromise?
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(Book) Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping
The advantages and disadvantages of solar water pumping are outlined in this document.
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(Book) Rainwater Harvesting During Reconstruction
Overview of rainwater harvesting technologies and how they can be considered in the reconstruction process.
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(Book) Small-scale Off grid Solar PV Installation Manual
A complete installation guide for Solar PV systems up to 235W (or one solar panel.) Written in collaboration with Quetsol, primarily for applications in Guatemala.
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(Book) Pumpkin Growing using Sandbar Cropping
This brief describes a way of growing crops on the sandbars, created by river deposits in Bangladesh, and how this can be used to increase crop production for marginalised famers.
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(Book) Water Supply During Emergencies
Overview of options for water supply in an emergency context, with relation to people-centred reconstruction principles.
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(Book) Natural resource management and the importance of gender
Taking into account the different roles and responsibilities of men and women is critical to the sustainable management of natural resources as well as the success of NRM policies and programmes. We need to be aware that NRM programmes may affect women and men differently due to their rights, roles...
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(Book) Poor People's Energy Outlook 2012
Access to energy is essential for poor people to earn a decent living, to work their way out of the vicious cycle of poverty and subsistence. Whether you earn off the land, from a small business, through a job in a larger enterprise or through the supply of energy itself, energy is important. Poor P...
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(Book) How to Build a Small Vertical Shaft Lime Kiln
An example of a continuous production, mixed feed kiln from Zimbabwe.
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(Book) Health Care Waste Management in Developing Countries
This brief gives an overview on health care waste treatment options focusing on incineration.
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(Book) Spurs and Dykes for Flood Protection
Spurs and dykes are structures that protect river banks and contain flood waters. They can be built by communities using stones and wire.
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(Book) Solar Thermal Energy in Nepal
Renewable energy practices in Nepal
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(Book) Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks
Using Practical Action's technical information, Andrew from Nairobi is developing many new enterprises using locally available resources. His most recent is the development of interlocking stabilized soil blocks.
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(Book) Bio-sand Water Filters
This brief focuses on bio-sand water filters, which use sand and gravel to partly clean water with a simple approach.
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(Book) Toddy and Palm Wine
Virtually any sugary plant sap can be processed into alcoholic drinks. The process is essentially fermentation of sugars making alcohol and carbon dioxide.
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(Book) Community Based Organization Formation and Operation
An orientation module on Community Based Organization Formation and Operation
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(Book) Solar PV Technologies in Sri Lanka
Renewable energy practices in Sri Lanka
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(Book) Training Manual for Eco-Toilet Construction
A manual covering the different designs of eco san toilet from Bangladesh.