SURVEY/DEMONSTRATION RENEWABLE ENERGY

THE PROJECT IS COMPOSED OF THREE INTERRELATED ACTIVITIES: (1) SIX SPECIALISTS WILL VISIT 12 COUNTRIES TO TRAIN PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS (PCV"S) IN CONDUCTING ENERGY-USE SURVEYS AND DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES; IN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; AND IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS. (2) THE SURVEY, COSTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHICH WILL BE FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE AL DIR IYYAH FOUNDATION, WILL BE DESIGNED TO COLLECT DATA ON ENERGY USES AND NEEDS AND TO ASSESS POSSIBLE UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN APPROXIMATELY 300 VILLAGES IN 12 LDC"S. ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY USES WILL CONCERN PRIMARILY DOMESTIC COOKING, HEATING, LIGHTING, AND WASHING. IN ADDITION, ENERGY NEEDS FOR AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS IRRIGATION, LAND PREPARATION, HARVESTING, AND THRESHING, WILL BE MEASURED, AS WELL AS THOSE FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES. THE SURVEY WILL ALSO ASSIST PCV"S DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY OF WIND AND SOLAR POWER OR BIOMASS MATERIALS IN THE AREA. AFTER THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN AMASSED, THE PC WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SMALL-SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, APPROPRIATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN RURAL VILLAGES, FARMS, AND HOUSEHOLDS. (3) DURING A THREE-MONTH PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM, 20-30 PCV"S WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, AT THE COMPLETION OF WHICH PCV"S WILL BE ASSIGNED TO HOST COUNTRIES TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PILOT RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.