FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Locally Manufactured Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: A Vision for Energy Sustainability on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua and Beyond

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Business Models System Configuration Models Scaling Up Production Capacity Implementation of Models Design Considerations Characterization and Promotion

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Business Models

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL System Configuration Models

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Implementation of Models

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Punta de Aguila: Charging Station Model

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Pearl Lagoon: Fixed Public School Model

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Bluefields: Urban Backup Model

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Increasing Scale of Production Doubling shop space by adding a new area dedicated to metal cutting and welding Investing over USD 20,000 in production tools and equipment (financing from AEA, FCIL, and ETDE) Expanding workforce to full-time shop workers

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Economies of Scale In Turbine Design * Estimates made using real wind speed data at INATEC site and an estimated efficiency of 20% Estimated doubling of energy production for a mere increase of % in production costs Energy Production Estimates for 2.4 m and 3.6 m Diameter Turbines*

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL Other Design Considerations Blade material: Wood vs. fiberglass or plastic composite Rotor bearing: Moving to quality assured units Tower height trade-offs: Increasing height can greatly increase power output but at a cost of complexity and additional materials

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL System Characterization and Promotion Initiative to document full specifications of systems for commercialization Upon completion, will promote systems to individual buyers, community boards, public institutions, small businesses, and national and international development NGOs

FORUM: European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy Panama City, Panama - October 9, 2006 local people, local materials, local energy Edgerton Foundation FCIL For more information, please contact: Mathias Craig, Executive Director San Francisco, California, United States Tel: Fax: Guillaume Craig, Associate Director Bluefields, RAAS, Nicaragua Office Tel: Cel: Contact Information