rural electrification Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:04:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Remote and Island Communities Reap the Benefits of Renewable Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/remote-islands-renewable-energy/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/remote-islands-renewable-energy/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:04:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57535 Islands and remote communities are in a tough position. Their infrastructure and transportation rely on oil, but their location makes ensuring a steady supply of reasonably-priced fuel a challenge. That’s why many of these communities have turned to renewable energy as the price of the technologies drop. The Rocky Mountain Institute recently released a report […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/remote-islands-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 57535 Mobile Hybrid Power System to Empower Rural Masses https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ideal-power-enerdel-ally-energy-independence-masses-20141006/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ideal-power-enerdel-ally-energy-independence-masses-20141006/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:57:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49485 Can you imagine a day without cable TV, or without air-conditioning, or maybe without the convenience of an electrical outlet, or even light on demand? For 1.3 billion people around the globe they need not imagine, this is their everyday reality because they live far from a power grid. The irony is that some of […]

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