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Dr. A D Karve shares some technology and opportunities for sustainable rural development by providing some examples from Appropriate Rural Technology Institute's work at Net Impact Pune (www.nipune.org) speed networking event - "Get started and Make an Impact"
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Sustainable Rural Development Sustainable Rural Development – Technologies and – Technologies and
Opportunities:Opportunities:Examples from ARTI’s WorkExamples from ARTI’s Work
Dr. A.D. Karve, President,
Appropriate Rural Technology Institute
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Example 1: Better Quality of Life for Rural
Women
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ARTI’s Focus: Reducing ARTI’s Focus: Reducing IAPIAP
60% households in India still rely on wood and biomass as cooking fuels using primitive, smoky and inefficient chulhas (Census, 2001)
Every year 500,000 women and children in India die prematurely due to long term exposure to smoke in the kitchen (WHO, 2002)
Subsidy on LPG and kerosene is not sustainable in the long term (Planning Commission Committee, 2005)
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Biogas from Organic Waste
Improved Laxmi Stove
Sarai Cooking System
Char Briquettes from Agrowaste
Vivek Sawdust Stove
Sampada Gasifier Stove
Our Solutions Our Solutions ( Products)( Products)
Bharatlaxmi Stove
Ashden Award 2006
Ashden Award 2002
•Products not fuel specific (e.g., specifically sized pellets).• Other source of energy not required (e.g., electricity).
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Example 2: Sustainable Urban Waste
Management
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Compact Biogas System
ASHDEN AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 2006
Emission Results
(48 hr average)
CO = 2.062 mg/m3
Particulate Matter = 0.035 mg/m3
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Quantity of daily feedstock
Reaction Time for fullutilization of
feedstock
Standard size forhousehold
40 kg dung+ 40 lit water
1-1.5 kg feedstock + 10 lit water
40 days 48-72 hrs
1000 – 1500 lit4000 lit
Dung-based Biogas ARTI Biogas
Cost of System Rs.10,000Rs.20,000
A Comparison
Already about 3000 plants installed, enquiries pouring in from around the globe.
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ARTI large scale biogas ARTI large scale biogas plantplant
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ARTI Compact Biogas ARTI Compact Biogas Balcony ModelBalcony Model
Size: 0.5 m3 digester
Capacity: upto 1 kg kitchen waste
Quantity of gas produced: upto 0.5 kg biogas, capable of replacing about 100 gm of LPG, daily.
Depending on type of cooking done, at least 15-20 min of cooking (tea, snacks, etc.) can be done, daily.
Can fit into a balcony.
Take care of your own kitchen waste in house. LPG replacement is the
bonus!Fertilized water available for
your kitchen garden.
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Example 3:High Income Sustainable
Agriculture
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Substitute for Tissue culture
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Farming on raised beds
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Cattle fodder on raised beds
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Cultivation of Root Drugs
