1. Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group AIDG Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group “Low Cost Renewable Energy Systems For Developing Countries”

2. Agenda Introduction to AIDG The Need for RE Existing Technologies Lower Cost Options Q&A

3. What Is AIDG? “ AIDG seeks to increase the use of appropriate technologies in developing countries through education, training, outreach, and business incubation.”

4. The Need for RE Poor Global Infrastructure –Large populations with limited access to basics –Expansion reliant on government and large corps Existing Solutions –Centralized, not localized –Resolve and cause problems simultaneously –Complex & expensive –Mostly Non-Renewable

5. Grid Extensions 1.6 Billion in the Dark

6. Filling the Gaps: Diesel Generation –High Fuel Prices –Greenhouse Emissions –Noisy –Reliance on Fuel Delivery

7. Benefits of RE Increased Self Reliance Lower Distribution Costs Community and Family Financed

8. Traditional RE Problems Cost Complexity Reliance on Foreign Goods

9. Traditional RE Solar 3KW List Price $22,869.00 Special Offer $18,870.00 !!! (Price Before Rebate)

10. Traditional RE Wind

11. Traditional RE Hydro It takes a village (sometimes several) to afford 100KW hydro

12. Low Cost RE Guidelines Environmentally Sound Affordable Locally Repairable

13. Low Cost RE Wind

14. Low Cost RE Hydro

15. Peltric

16. Turbines and Runners

17. Low Cost RE Biogas

18. Cooking, Lighting, Refrigeration

19. Biogas for Electricity

20. Low Cost RE Combustible

21. Low Cost RE: Batteries and LED

22. Low Cost RE Non-electric

23. Community Acceptance

24. Questions? Thank You! www.aidg.org www.xelateco.com