Powering the island of Gonave
Last year I wrote about ways to power the island, and some of it focused on Coal, Solar, or Wind power plants. All of these types of plants have their advantages, and disadvantages, which I went over briefly. What is a simple and cheaper way? Diesel Powered Generators. Many third world nations use these systems as their only source of power, Nigeria comes to mind. Using these systems work well when money and time are a major problem. These plants run on diesel or gas, and can be expandable. I am posting three videos about such systems. I think this is something that Gonave and maybe even Haiti should consider to solve power issues. This is a 13.2 MW power plant in Saudi Arabia that uses 4 engines. This is an animation of how a plant can be customized for the environment, and how the system can be expanded over time. It talks about the type of engines possible. The last video is also an animation from a dif...