PIX number

04277

Title:

Solar in the Jungle project - installing a 1-kilowatt PV system at Camp Leakey as a remote application for the Orangutan Foundation, International

Caption

John Thornton (NREL researcher and volunteer) installs a PV panel at the Solar in the Jungle Project at Camp Leakey. The PV panels are used to charge batteries for lighting in the huts and for charging battery packs for flashlights.

Credit:

Thornton, Susan

Publications:



Date:

6/1/1996

Index Date:

12/12/1996

DOE_office:

Solar in the Jungle

Notes:

35 mm format - may not be suitable for all uses - fair to good quality.

Subject:

international, people, solar - photovoltaics

Descriptors:

camp, electricity, engineer, install, jungle, lighting, module, output, panel, remote, staff, village power, women, workers

Person/Place:

Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia; Camp Leakey; Thornton, John

Release Level

Full/Internet

DOE Information:

DOE funded program/project

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