Solar Home Energy pack

Mr. Syed Zahed, an entrepreneur in Renewable Energy Technologies, secretary, I.C.W.A (NGO) created a package with the combination of MAGH-I woodgas stove designed by GEO, solar lamps and torch lights with rechargeable batteries and a solar panel called “Solar Home Energy (SHE)” pack. see details at :http://icwapartnergeo.blogspot.com/

Good stove

Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, Founder and CEO of Geoecology Energy Organisation (GEO) developed a series of low cost, efficient stoves for people using biomass as fuel. See details at :http://www.goodstove.com/

workshop at PSG STEP

TePP Workshop at TUC, PSG-STEP, Coimbatore was organised on 28th March 2008. View of participants can be seen in the picture.

Innovative machine to make surgical bandage

It is payback time to DRDO scientist RA Yadav, who was determined to use his vast knowledge of machines to improve obsolete designs of small sector. Initially he took on the challenge of improving surgical bandage machine with telling affect. The new machine , facilitated under TePP, is now a reality. Take a look at http://www.raymachines.in/index.html

TePP meeting at Technopark

The first time, TePP officials from DSIR & TIFAC, TePP Screening Committee members and TePP outreach center partners had all met together for a two day event. The meetings were held at Technopark, Trivendrum on 5th and 6th February 2008.There was sharing of learning and re dedication to share the dreams of independent innovators of India.

Wind Turbines on roof top

Marquiss Wind Power, based in Folsom, CA, manufactures a unique and patented Ducted Wind Turbine (U. S. Patent Number 7256512) for use in the commercial and industrial building Designed for optimal performance on rooftops.

Another unique design is that of Indian Innovator SasiNarayan, who developed a patented winged vertical axis wind mill.

Composting Toilet kit

Green trust developed a complete composting Kitchen and Toilet system for anyone wanting to reduce their water requirements, eliminate sewage, and build soil quality for gardening. Consists of a manual on worm composting, a collection device (toilet), cover & bedding material (coconut fiber), a worm bin and worms.
Build your own from the descriptions and parts list, or drop us a line at sspence@green-trust.org

Free Book on Electricity and Electronics

For all innovators working on electricity and electronics, this free book is a boon. Do not miss,learn fundamentals , they convert yr dream into a reality.
Download from : http://www.historyofelectronics.com/

Charge mobile with peepal leave

Dilip Prakash carried this interesting post in his blog.

Step by Step guide to charge your mobile battery using peepal leaf

1- Open your mobile cover

2- Take out your battery

3- Take two to three fresh leaves of peepal/pipal/ashwattha tree

4- Touch the stub of these leaves on your mobile battery terminal for a minute

5- Clean the mobile battery terminal with the soft cloth

6- Put your battery again in your mobile and switch it on

7- Now you can see the result

8- If required repeat the process with fresh leaves Regards

SME Toolkit

SME Toolkit is a project of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. In India ICICI Bank has tied up with IFC to offer free business management information and training for small businesses / small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on accounting and finance, business planning, human resources (HR), marketing and sales, operations, Tenders information, Business News, Draft Agreements, Legal Notifications and information technology (IT). The SME Toolkit India offers a wide range of how-to articles, business forms, free business software, online training, self-assessment exercises, quizzes, and resources to help entrepreneurs, business owners, and managers in India to start, finance, formalize, and grow their businesses....read on

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Students club for augmenting innovation

"Students' Club for Augmenting Innovations (SCAI) at grassroots" is a body of students from India's management and technological institutes. National Innovation Foundation (NIF) is encouraging students to set up SCAI chapters at various schools, colleges and universities in order to provide Product Development, Business Development (setting up of ventures), Mentoring and Monitoring support to entrepreneurs/innovators/traditional knowledge holders at grassroots level in the country.

Each educational institution shall have a student coordinator and a faculty coordinator to start with. The student coordinator shall be given the right to select his/her core committee and build up a SCAI chapter for his/her institution. The members may be from the first year or the second year. The student coordinator upon his/her selection/election/nomination will be required to submit a detailed Statement of Purpose (SoP) enlisting his vision for SCAI, expected areas of activities/involvement, learning involved, expectations from NIF, succession plans, skills of entrepreneurship exhibited in past, etc. ....read on

Water filtering tricycle

Google (GOOG), the search giant turned green energy disruptor, has announced the winner in their fatalistically named “Innovate or Die Pedal-Powered Machine Challenge,” . Co-sponsored with bicycle-maker Specialized, the contest asked cycling grease monkeys to make “clean” pedal power work in new and innovative ways.

The winner is Team Aquaduct for their water-filtering tricycle that could help solve water quality issues in the developing world. Designed to hold enough water for a family of four, the Aquaduct filters water while the rider pedals. Using a clutch attached to an idler pulley, the rear wheels can be disengaged so that water can be filtered while the bike is stationary. The team of five engineers who designed and built it will be taking home $5,000 and a couple of Specialized bikes as their prize.

A guide to composting Human manure

Hand book prepared by Joseph Jenkins can be downloaded from :
http://www.weblife.org/humanure/
Coverage included micro-husbandry, composting toilets.

Using a biological, low-technology system of thermophilic composting, Jenkins has successfully recycled his own family's organic material for over twenty years. The end product: hygienic, nutrient-rich humus, is used to amend the soils in his food garden. Humanure was the inevitable result of Jenkins' two decades of practical experience with composting and organic gardening paired with extensive research gleaned from scientific journals and texts.

TUC coordinators meet at Trivendrum

Next meeting of TUC coordinators is planned at Technopark, Trivendrum from on 4th & 5th February 2008. Shri Chandrasekharan Nair is coordinating the event. For incubators, this will be continuation of ISBA 2008 conference scheduled on 31st January to 2nd February at the same place.

Contact:

K C Chandrasekharan Nair
Chief Finance Officer &
Programme Co-ordinator, New Initiatives
Technopark
Trivandrum 695 581
Kerala India
Ph: +91-471-2700222 Fax : +91-471-2700171
E-Mail: kccnair@technopark.org
www.technopark.org

Akash Ganga-water from air

TePP received few proposals for developing gadgets to tap humidity in air but did not support any. See this profile of innovator SS Sivakumar who successfully developed one such an innovation without any support from government to produce water from humid air. He is reported to have sold 400 units of air-to-water converters.

interview with Harish Hande

LiveMint interviews Social entrepreneur Harish Hande an Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur product and doctorate degree holder from University of Massachusetts with solar speciality, Hande is the managing director and co-founder of SELCO-India. Recommended reading.

Rural Business Hubs

Ministry of Panchayat Raj invites proposals for setting up Rural Business Hubs. This fund can be accessed for bridging critical gaps in local infrastructure like common facilities / pooling centres for farm products/minor equipment/ connectivity, etc.For raising plantations with long gestation period, labour compensation for preyielding phase can be supported. Ideally suited activities are those where production is decentralised (production by masses). Direct marketing of agri-produce, sourcing of fruit and vegetable, food processing, floriculture, Jatropha / bio-diesel crops, handloom, handicrafts, bio-mass based power generation, etc. can been taken up.

TePP supports innovations and RBH supports technology diffusion. TUCs can apply to set up RBH.
For details:
http://www.rbh.in/home/
http://rbh.in/home/RBH-funding.pdf

contact person:
Shri PK Kesavan, Director Rural Business Hib, Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Room no 126, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Parliament street, New Delhi-110 001, kesavan.pk@nic.in

Best College Project contest

IdeaWicket , an open innovation portal , invites proposals from students to compete for Best College project. Details:
http://www.ideawicket.com/announcement.php

Electrolux 2007 design awards

The competition for sustainable household appliances and solutions attracted interesting designs. The 8 finalists can be seen on Design Lab TV. See Food waste compost, E-wash, Fog Shower, energy saving fridge, solar powered air cleaner, solar food cooker, detergent free dishwasher, plastic decomposer .

Dignity Toilet

Humanitarian International Design Organization(HIDO) International Design Award was granted for their ground-breaking ‘Dignity Toilet’, a portable sanitation solution ideal for refugee camps and developing countries. Cooler Solutions developed this unique design as a part of their focus on sustainable product solutions. The dignity toilet is a solid waste storage and disposal system for locations where a sanitation infrastructure does not exist. It addresses the issues of sanitation compliance, health and personal dignity. The Dignity Toilet provides sanitary storage for solid waste for four people for approximately 7 – 10 days. After that period, the toilet is removed from its dock and taken to a controlled area. It’s then manually augered into the soil where it evacuates its contents, mixes the waste with soil and buries it in the ground for decomposition. Mike lovelss and Terence woodside were the designers from Canada.

Other interesting design is water less self sufficient toilet by Mauro Mufatti of Italy.