Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

With La Gonave the issue of power is one of many reasons economic development doesn't happen. While there was once a solar producer in Haiti, that company doesn't appear to be in business any longer. One reason would be the cost of the panels that were sold. The panels were way over priced to the point where you can import panels that were superior in quality and power produced for cheaper. While some will say that buying from Haiti is important, we agree! The problem is that businesses have to make products where the price for the goods make sense. Otherwise they do a major disservice to the country. The lost jobs, prospects, industry, etc all affect the country due to companies over boosting the price of goods. Regardless La Gonave would need solar and wind to provide power. While the island would never be a power mega-house, it could become self-sustainable with energy. First the island residents would need to start off with basic solar panels of about 100W. Als...

Most can agree that the lack of electricity on the island of La Gonave is a major problem.  While there is a public utility company in Anse-a-Galets, the power is only on for a few hours each day.  While that can be sufficient for some, if they have solar panels and batteries, it doesn't benefit most.  At night street vendors are illuminated by the passing motorbike lights. So many issues plague the electric issue on the island.  The geography makes connecting remote places tricky, and urban areas are often too difficult to provide power due to the lack of physical dwellings. So creativity is needed to help solve the issue on the island of La Gonave with respect to electricity.  Obviously solar power is going to be the best bet going.  Solar is getting more affordable daily, it is quick to implement, typically less maintenance, and Haiti has a large volume of sun.  The typical solar setup is using large batteries used in golf carts or tow motors. ...

As you know I wrote about having Gonave split into different zones.  Not only would it help with identifying specific locations on the island, but it also will help with development.  If a particular area is being developed, we can list the zone and people will know where we are speaking of. I also wrote about weather stations on the island.  These stations are a must and are very important.  Each station would cost around $5 - $8,000 US per station.  These stations would be placed all around the island, so that weather can be pulled from different areas of the island.  After doing a large amount of research on this, many of the stations run on Solar Power.  This is key as it will work well on Gonave due to the lack of infrastructure.  Also these stations would have backup power generators as well.  Given the small amount of power these units will use, solar makes the best sense.  Due to its durability and versatility, shipping contai...