Week 3: Lighting, Biogas

Week 3: Lighting, Biogas

Lecture 3: Lighting; Trip Introduction

Description: This lecture on lighting for the developing world covers fundamentals of lighting and some example solutions. A survey of class projects from previous years and intro to this years community partners finish the session. Speaker: Amy Banzaert

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Week 3: Lighting, Biogas

Lab 3: Biogas and Biodigesters, Part I: Lecture

Description: In this pre-lab lecture, students learn about using organic matter to create biogas for cooking and when biodigesters are advantagous vs impractical. Finally, they go over a specific biodigester design in great detail, learning how each part works. Speaker: Amit Gandhi

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Week 3: Lighting, Biogas

Lab 3: Biogas and Biodigesters, Part II: Activities

Description: In this lab, students make small working biodigesters, building a base and piping and putting an animal waste slurry into a small soda bottle. They also learn about the design of SODIS bags and, using sheets of plastic, make SODIS bags. Speaker: Amit Gandhi, Rebecca Smith

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Resources for Lighting Design in Developing Countries

• Best Practices
  • Lumina Project. Best Practice Guide for off-grid lighting product development.
• Sources for statistics
  • Mills, Evan. “The $230-billion Global Lighting Energy Bill.” (PDF) June 2002.
  • Lumina Project. The Opportunity.
  • OECD and IEA. “Light’s Labour Lost: Policies for Energy-efficient Lighting.” (PDF)
  • Mills, Evan. “The Specter of Fuel-Based Lighting.” (PDF - 1.3MB)
  • Apte, J., A. Gopal, J. Mathieu, and S. Parthasarathy. “Improved Lighting for Indian Fishing Communities.” (PDF - 2.5MB) May 16, 2007.
  • U.S. DOE. “2008 Residential Energy End-Use Splits, by Fuel Type." Table 2.1.5, in Buildings Energy Data Book. March 2011.
• Relevant organizations
  • International Commission on Illumination
  • Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
  • Light up the World Foundation
  • The Lumina Project
  • Lighting Africa

Readings

[Polak], Chapters 1 and 2

Make your initial reading reaction post before next Monday and then make at least one follow-up post responding to another student’s reaction by next Wednesday.

Assignments

Problem Set 3