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28 December 2007
blueEnergy brings jobs, electricity to remote places
Nonprofit group works in places without power grid connection
This video footage was provided by The Tech Museum of Innovation and its Tech Museum Awards Program, Technology Benefiting Humanity. Permission has been granted for use of this video on blueEnergy on the Web site of the State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs. (See related article.)
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blueEnergy technology brings renewable electrification and jobs to remote places.
In places without a connection to the power grid, people are isolated from the educational and communication opportunities that spur economic development. Without a long-term commitment and local training, donated generators fall quickly into disrepair.
blueEnergy brings affordable, sustainable electrification to marginalized communities in rural Nicaragua.
They teach local people how to construct hybrid energy systems using wind turbines and solar panels to capture clean, renewable power.
The training builds a base of knowledgeable people who can maintain the power stations and creates desperately needed local jobs.
Entire communities are benefiting from the new economic opportunities that come with electrification.
Text on slide: America.gov
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