Practical Action Peru Reflection

After reading Edward's reflection on the Practical Action Peru reading I decided that I would read it myself.

Summary
People living in a remote part of the Peruvian Andes did not have any means of generating electricity and had to rely on batteries, oil and candles to heat and light their homes. Practical Action set up very simple wind turbines which created enough electricity to power lights and computers

My Thoughts
This is a very similar situation to the one in Kenya I read about previously exept this time it is a lack of electricity inside of water. I do not think these peoples' situation was as bad as the one in kenya but I do believe that every person should have access to electricity to allow them to be warm, have light and even go on computers to try and learn new things.

This is again a very good example of a product fitting a purpose and designed to work with the natural environment. The area in Peru that the text speaks about is very windy and is therefore perfect for wind turbines. These turbines are clean, renewable and have a small footprint so the are unlikely to have any impact on the local environment (especially in comparison to fossil fuels)

Practical Action Peru Wind