PIX number

04282

Title:

Solar in the Jungle project - a 1-kilowatt PV system at Camp Leakey for remote applications was assembled for the Orangutan Foundation, International

Caption

Siswi and her son Sampson, 2 of the local orangutans, look on as volunteers construct a PV array for 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:

DOE_office:

Solar in the Jungle

Notes:

Subject:

environment, international, solar - photovoltaics

Descriptors:

array, camp, construction, electricity, lighting, module, orangutan, output, panel, recharging, remote, village power, wildlife

Person/Place:

Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia; Camp Leakey

Release Level

Full/Internet

DOE Information:

DOE funded program/project

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