Production of Biogas from Fruit and Vegetable Wastes
- Student Papers
This KNUST student thesis presents results on biogas production from mixtures of fruit and vegetable waste materials and a mixture of fruit and vegetable waste materials.
Energy
Assessment of Quantity of Coconut Waste Generated and Management in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
- Student Papers
This KNUST student thesis determined the quantity of coconut waste generated and assessed coconut waste usage and management in the Kumasi Metropolis.
Using Four Lenses of Sustainability
- Curriculum
UC Davis D-Lab has developed a Feasibility Studies Notebook to address important agricultural, energy, and development goals. The curriculum is based on the four lenses of sustainability- technology, environment, economics, and culture/society- and how a project can best address these goals. It includes a step-by-step outline of how to achieve 11 deliverables to create a feasibility study for a client's project.
IDIN Summer Research Fellows Report-Pakistan
- Research
This report presents the research of IDIN Summer Research Fellow Rida Qadri, who traveled to Lahore, Pakistan during the summer of 2015 to conduct exploratory research on the impact of an innovative agricultural crop residue-to-energy project in rural Punjab. This report present preliminary findings of her analysis of the economic benefits that this project generated throughout its rural supply chain.
Bikultivator: Cultivating Our Way Through Zambia
- Student Papers
This UC-David D-Lab project sought to provide improvements for this push cultivator, formerly known as the Northwestern Bike Plow. Through a series of proposed modifications our objective was to make this push cultivator more farmer-friendly, versatile, crop sensitive and soil conserving.
Waste Transport Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste
- Presentations & Reports
IDDS participants and community members designed a basic protoytpe to transport the materials recyclers gather back to collection centers. For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.
This report was written in Spanish by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.
Plastic Extruder Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste
- Presentations & Reports
IDDS participants and community members designed a prototype for a low cost 3D printing filament extruder aimed to increase the value of plastic for waste pickers. For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.
This report was written by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.
Organic Waste and Compost Education Project Report, IDDS Zero Waste
- Presentations & Reports
IDDS participants and community members created a collection of prototypes to deal with organic waste at the household level. Their projects include an educational campaign called “Plato Pelao” (“Clean Your Plate”), and three prototypes: Teodora, Moli and Molicleta. The first is a kitchen helper that facilitates the separation of waste, and the other two are low cost tools (one hand-powered and the other bicycle powered) to to break down organic waste into smaller pieces, which can then expedite the composting process. For more information about this project, contact idds.waste.cali@mit.edu.
This report was written in Spanish by a team of participants at the International Development Design Summit in Colombia. It is not final or comprehensive, but seeks to share information and knowledge gleaned from the team’s work during the summit.
Underwater Dam-Free Hydrokinetic Turbine
- Student Papers
This report details efforts to maximize the efficiency of a dam-free turbine system built by an IDIN Network member to guarantee full power generating capacity for local fisherman in Zambia.
Potential Causes of Failure in an Aluminum Sand-Cast Pot from Zambia
- Student Papers
This report explores the failure of sand-cast aluminum pots, and how such pots could be improved to prevent future failure.
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