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Title: life & environment This solar energy for work in medical centre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647364639-WLTA9DJJAEE6RJ06TDAX/Winner%21_David+Arinze+Possibilities+of+Rural+Electrification+W.jpg Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: David Arinze based in Abuja, Nigeria Title: Possibilities of Rural Electrification From the East to the West, from the North to the South clean and affordable energy access remains a huge challenge in Nigeria with a population of over 190 million people and with energy access of barely 55%. The residents of Makarfi LGA in Kaduna, Nigeria can leap for joy as children can study and play at night due to efficient lighting, female pepper farmers can solar dry their pepper to reduce moisture and post-harvest losses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623646971444-Y70T5EWE995AQMXWSLJA/3rd_Green+energy+SOCIAL.jpeg Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: Rajesh Dhar, Kolkata, India. Title: green energy A wind turbine creates reliable, cost-effective and pollution-free energy. It is affordable and sustainable. Wind is a source of energy which is non-polluting and renewable, the turbines create power without using fossil fuels. That is, without producing greenhouse gases, radioactive or toxic waste. 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Roughly 1.1 billion people in the world live without access to electricity, and close to a quarter of them are in India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647327804-IPHYOUOEDFLXE9A3KAUD/Winner1_Zaida+Botao+Hope+W.jpg Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: ZAIDA BOTAO, Mozambique Title: Hope First time my father had light since he was Born. Only had kerosene, candles and wood as light source . He saved for 4 months to able to pay the down paymet of 13 USD and the installment of 7 USD for 30 months...to have 4 lamps and mobile charging. He had a chepaer system as option but wanted the 200 lumens/lamp and 4 lamps. 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The beautiful people of Gwam village in northern state of Niger have a different experience as they can now boast of clean, reliable and affordable electricity. Since most of the residents are agrarian, they can now increase the value of their agricultural produce as a result of the agro processing mills powered by the solar mini grid solution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647049085-GGM4ONCFKMOMIXEZ6WPM/2nd+round_winner2.png Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: Ruben Salgado Escudero Sango bay, Uganda. Title: solar hospital A woman lays with her 8-hour old new born baby at a hospital in Kalagala, Uganda. Do to regular power outages here, solar permits doctors to operate in emergency situations at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647253045-VRLINR7AMLGFL9OL7YJ3/2nd+roundwinners_5th+pic.png Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: Elvis Kadhama Mayuge, Uganda. Title: Pearl Entrepreneurs clean energyMake it stand out. For years, my family was exposed to smoke and fumes while lighting using kerosene lamps, unaware of the effects that these dirty fuels would have on our health and wellbeing. In 2018, my grandmother died in a fire outbreak caused by a kerosene lamp and our neighbour suffered a stroke caused by these fuel. I am determined to improve the quality of life for low-income households so that nobody else will have to face the pain and financial and emotional strain caused by pollutive fuels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647221291-FVQ3EQAMK9ADO6J0GU84/2ndround+winner_3rdpic.png Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: Nimani Chandra Ghosh Kolkata, India. Title: solar cooking Solar Cooking Is Very Much Popular In Our Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647425031-ISA91ASJLBOXO8Z8T3N0/Winner1_155827565_165071048759562_1706412818045026967_o.jpg Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: BOGDAN DINKA Title: Cristina from Romania Cristina (13) is playing with a dog in the family courtyard, in Holbav,Brasov county, Romania, February 6th, 2019. Cristina lives on the hills of Holbav with her mother and two sisters, in a house which is not connected to electricity. An NGO installed a solar panel 3 years ago, which provides enough power for 3 lightbulbs and a couple of TV hours each day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647395460-NYSJEGQUKD51AH448IOX/Winner1_David+Agbakoba+Theater+light+W.jpg Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: DAVID AGBAKOBA Title: TheatrE lights Theatre Lights is a story about frugal innovation. My experience as an amateur photographer was parlayed into my mission to empower energy poor off-grid communities. In 2019 I modified a photography soft box lamp holder into a solar powered theatre light for an off-grid Primary Healthcare Center (PHC). The lights run on low voltage Direct Current (DC) and do not require the extra expense of an inverter to work. Without funds to fuel a generator and previously depending on hand held lamps to run the clinic, solar power delivered much needed relief. Young women from this off-grid community were invited to learn the basics of solar power. The picture captures the moment when the switch was turned on for the theatre lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1623647179344-ZZTJUGQ20XBHFJGVU5WS/2ndroundwinner_4th+pic+copy.jpg Energy SELF Portraits Winners - Photo by: Rajesh Dhar, Kolkata, India Title: Towards a bright future In India The larger proportion of houses with access to electricity have higher rates of literacy. There is a positive relationship between power consumption and education in the country. Electricity in houses is a part of basic infrastructure requirements to provide quality education. Electricity helps in teaching the children for their holistic development. The power energy increases their attraction towards learning. 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Now the fridge assures better price contracting power for the fishermen. The connection was granted for free and a flat tariff of 2€ is charged monthly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603137259320-YWBCBDV9UMN1H6IO1OX0/energy+portraits+umapaica.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603137822542-30Y5Y556EQ3PFIDYHYCP/ultimate+option.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603056898119-CX9X46D17WR2VXLWHRG0/solar+mini+grids+3.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories - “I just hope to get home before darkness” The solar mini-grid of 16kW supplying the village is not powerful enough to operate the indispensable milling machine. Diesel fuel hasn’t arrived today. A Maasai woman can only wait to grind her maize before going home where she still has to light the fire, cook the food and finish all her chores. Her house is 10km away and is not reached by the mini-grid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603055145721-O8EQR1DK0F6AYCLMQKNW/energy+portraits+Florence.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories - The switch When we think about having electricity we think of a switch that is either on or off. This usually relates to a connection to a reliable national grid. Across the world this is not always the case, and electricity access may rather be described as an endless number of combinations matching available technology with the specific needs of the consumer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603137935034-KWACAVCJI95N4VMNUPIK/17+AIMG_2813.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories - There’s a party tonight and the batteries need to be fully charged Solomoni shifts the panel to collect the last few rays of the sun. The 80W panel provided by a start-up company is paid for in monthly installments of 20€, via on-line banking with the phone. The system is managed remotely and maintenance is assured in the middle of the Savannah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603138407092-46H1Y7A00HKE4H2HYBZX/image-asset.jpeg Energy Self Portraits Stories - solar families Oldonyosambu, Maasai tribe, Tanzania. N’golupa (scorpion) family in their hut. The solar panel can charge the family’s mobile phones, which would otherwise have to get charged at the weekly local market for 20€c/each. A LED light completes the electrical equipment assets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603056173178-X81RXKVSCAR6W0U6NBAJ/pano.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603137498618-YJJDOXWA2872SA944THJ/12+GAM_5682+3.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603052438805-1PU78HNJ344BH9NE9X0W/14+IMG_7421.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories - “power failures occur when it is not raining as no water remains in the dam, and when it is raining for the frequent short-circuits” Satellite, Nairobi, Kenya; each member of the family has his or her own pre-paid meter. The kerosene lamp is fought over when money for electricity vouchers runs short and during black outs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1605920013626-SZRY16N8OH1SIGNZTJYD/Logo+Photo+Op+verde+petrolio+300dpi.png Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603055934011-TNBKKO2BO3KZGWD0WKUZ/energy+portrait+2.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories - “No bill has arrived yet, but we will not be able to afford the service. We will go back to our 5W solar panel.” Remote village in Ho province, Ghana. The grid has reached the village and connected the house for free, a few months ago. There is nothing inside the house, no table, no bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603138168432-HHWCD1X3KRFR5GOLC67F/solar+shop.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603137382188-LUOXV2FBV8QCLBPOKMMO/mixer.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1603137628169-RKED9K5DRZF4XCG62ZQ3/cochabamba.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7ae2c88523ab39c87f5c5f/1604071904131-L0DAGS1N6MT45ELLWHUP/copertina+ENERGY-1.singola+psd.jpg Energy Self Portraits Stories https://www.energyportraits.org/climate-change-sdg-13 daily 0.75 2021-06-16