Hunchun Sustainable Energy Project

This project will install a small, sustainable power plant on a MCD farm in Hunchun, China.  Initially we are looking at wind and solar solutions.  Eventually we will also consider micro-hydro and geothermal energy sources.   This project is currently underway.

Links to Learning More About These Technologies

General knowledge

http://www.scoraigwind.com/c2000hydro/index.htm

This site talks about how someone put together a working 1Kw wind-water hybrid system.

http://www.absak.com/diagram/general/index.html

This site is pretty useful for the diagram of how things are put together and what is needed

http://www.solarenergyalliance.com

a pretty good source of UK info

Solar

 http://www.ju.edu.jo/offices/REB/Renewable%20Energy%20stand%20alone%20system%20CORRECTION.pdf

This is a PDF talking about a 1Kw solar system that was set up by the UN in places such as Lebanon. 

Wind

 http://www.bergey.com/

http://www.gosolar.u-net.com/bergey_windpower_1kw_wind_turbin.htm

Bergey sites, actual makers of wind turbines and a specific example

 http://www.windturbine.net/Siting.htm

Tells about how to choose a site

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/small_wind_generators_turbines_manufacturers.htm

Gives a list of wind turbine suppliers

 http://www.verticalwindgenerator.com/

About a vertical wind generator, hmm?

Water

 http://www.microhydropower.com/products.htm

 http://www.ssrsi.org/sr2/Heat/hydroele.htm

Good "on site" ideas and considerations for site development. Also, this gives the cost for them to build this back in the '70s. This is what I used to estimate the cost of building a 1-kW system today

Weekly Meetings

This group meets every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. in KEP L159

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