Stovers and appropriate technology buffs,
Please read the Jompy message below and consider voting. What I found was:
a. the 23 candidates have very interesting technologies of interest to
many of us.
b. Some are "kookie" and even prototype or with limitations such as
high cost per unit or Thermal Acoustic Electric output but only for a
couple of LEDs. And some are imaginative. I enjoyed reading about them.
c. Of them, the Jompy water heater is a true leader and could win one
of the three big prizes if a few more of us vote. I actually had
trouble deciding on the other two to receive votes. Required to vote
for 3.
d. I have known the Jompy unit from favorable personal experience in
Africa and I am very pleased that David Osborne's creation is one of the
candidates.
e. Note that the shape of the Jompy is quite compatible with the size
and shape of the concentrator disk/plate in the TLUD stoves by Wendelbo
(Peko Pe) and Anderson (Champion, Mwoto, Quad). (That could be important
some day, but that is not why I voted for it.)
Please consider voting, and I hope you will vote for the Jompy. Deadline
for voting is not clear, but probably only another week or two to vote.
Paul
Doc / Dr TLUD / Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
Email: [email protected]
Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website: www.drtlud.com
On 10/1/2013 5:08 PM, David Osborne wrote:
Hi Everyone,
We have some exciting news on the Jompy water boiler we have been
chosen as one of the 23 finalists of the Siemens Empowering people
award. we would love if you could take a few minutes of your time and
vote for the Jompy on the link below (you have to choose 3 projects to
vote )
*/http://www.empowering-people-award.siemens-stiftung.org/en/shortlist/projects/jompy-water-boiler//*
The "empowering people. Award -- Technologies for basic needs" was
launched to identify and to showcase appropriate technical solutions
for the development context worldwide.
*The Award*
Technologies that make development more sustainable are available
today - the challenge lies in deploying them in the right way. Part of
the problem is often a lack of resources and knowledge, which makes it
more difficult to identify the adequate solution for a specific problem.
Here the "empowering people. Award" plays a key role. The Award called
upon developers worldwide to enter efficient technical solutions,
which tackle key challenges in the basic supply in developing
countries. The call was aimed at innovations in the categories Water &
Waste Water, Energy, Waste Management & Recycling, Healthcare, Food &
Agriculture, Housing & Construction, and Information & Communication
Technology. When the virtual entry portal of the competition closed on
January 31^st 2013, over 800 entries could be counted from over 90
countries around the globe. These were examined, evaluated and
shortlisted by specialists on technology and development work. An
international expert jury
<http://www.empowering-people-award.siemens-stiftung.org/en/award/jury/> awarded
prize money worth 50,000, 30,000 and 20,000 Euro, in order to foster
the further development of their solutions and/or the implementation
of their projects. Twenty projects will receive a smaller amount of
5,000 Euro each.
*Community Voting*
As the "empowering people. Award" is about creating a community with
an interest in technical solutions in the area of development
cooperation, everybody has a say in the winners' selection. By
participating in the Community Voting, the public can additionally
select its own favourite candidate amongst the 23 finalists. The
winner of this special Community Prize can select a prize from
different communications hardware opions such as a computer, a
video-camera or a smartphone, according to his/her project needs
(value up to 3,000 Euro
Many Thanks
Claire Osborne
Celsius Plumbing & Heating
01292 318194
www.celsius-plumbingandheating.co.uk
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