Articles Posted in the Projects Category
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Mt. Kilimanjaro Challenge – Help HES Build a New School in Tanzania
The Tumaini Children’s Foundation is a Canadian non-profit association who operate an orphanage in Usa River, close to Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (see www.tuchifo.com). They feed, clothe and educate 52 children from the ages of 4 through 14. They also do a significant outreach in their local community, helping families in need. Home Energy Solutions [...]
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Tumaini Solar Project Part 4
Jordan Egles (age 12) spent her Spring Break in March, 2012 working at the Tumaini Children’s Foundation in Usa River, located near Arusha, Tanzania. Jordan was a big hit with the kids, dancing as part of a pre-bed activity, reading to Aisha and Liadi, or as a mode of transport to Pendo. Her two newest [...]
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Tumaini Project Pt. 3
We’d like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the help with the Tumaini Children’s Foundation. For all you’ve done, allow us to say, it truly helped. Thank you again, HES PV
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Tumaini Orphanage Solar Project Pt. 2
HES’s founder, Dave Egles and his family are all involved in fundraising for the Tumaini Solar Project. They visited the orphanage in Tanzania on Dec 26, and were welcomed by hordes of happy kids from the ages or 4 through 10. They are happy because of the obvious affect from Mama Dee and the volunteers. [...]
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Tumaini Solar Project
Dave Egles, the founder of HES, was approached by the Tumaini Children’s Foundation, a Simcoe Ontario based group who operate an orphanage near Arusha, Tanzania. They are trying to support the needs of 40 children in a location where the electric supply was sporadic at best. The home for these children is pictured below, and [...]
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SolarforFarms.ca Completes 100kW FIT Project
HES has just completed a 14 month FIT project on Eden Farms in Meaford Ontario. The 100kW Sharp Solar Array was connected and began delivering kilowatt hours of clean, PV generated electricity to Ontario’s power grid in May. The project, which is one of the first connected to the grid as part of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, [...]
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Eden Farms Solar System – Update
The 100kW Eden Farm project is now into the installation phase. And winter too. We’ve been through the HydroOne CIA, CCA, CCE, and are down to the details of the connection itself to HydroOne Networks. We’ve been through the OPA Domestic Content Plan (3 months), and hope to receive the NTP soon. The OPA seems [...]
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Solar for Farms
Ontario’s Green Energy Act offers farmers a unique crop opportunity: selling solar electricity! The Ontario Power Authority will buy electricity produced from 10kW solar systems on your roof at a rate of $0.80 per kilowatt-hour, producing over $10,000 of income annually. The purchase contract is valid for 20 years, while solar equipment can last for [...]
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Eden Farms Solar Project – Stay Tuned for Progress Updates!
The German solar program found an ideal spot for solar – on agricultural buildings. People would invest in solar pools, and have shares in the income from 10 or 50 solar projects. Ontario also has a large farming community and many buildings are suitable for solar arrays. We found one such building and decided to [...]
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Solar for Farms – Ontario’s New Crop Opportunity
The Green Energy Act has brought a new crop opportunity to Ontario’s farmers: selling kilowatt hours of electricity. The electricity is “harvested” from the rooftops of farm buildings or from rows of solar panels mounted on the ground. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is buying these green kilowatt-hours for $0.802 each, offering farmers a steady [...]
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