2011 Projects
The following projects were developed during the 2011 class. (Content is courtesy of the students and used with permission.)
| 2011 PROJECTS | DESCRIPTIONS | FINAL REPORTS |
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Barrel on Fire Team: Jessica Artiles, Vivian Dien, Kurt Tsuo | Low cost dugout and sealing process improves the agri-waste charcoal-making process by reducing heat exposure and safety risk to the user | Barrel on Fire report (PDF - 1.5MB) |
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Dehusking Insert Team: Benji Moncivaiz, Bensey Schnip, Missy Showers, MIT student | A cheap, local process which dehusks rice more conveniently; this allows for personal consumption and income generation | Dehusking Insert report (PDF) |
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Orange Juice Bag Sealer Team: Carter Chang, Brianna Conrad, Bus Leonard, Emily Rosser | Improvements on a low-power heat sealer device to preserve surplus orange juice in single-serving plastic bags for transport and later sale | Orange Juice Bag Sealer report (PDF) |
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Solar Cellphone Charger Team: Elizabeth de Regt, Juan D. Diaz, Sidhant Pai | Compact device to convert solar energy to a usable voltage for charging cellphones, to be built locally in Nicaragua | Solar Cellphone Charger report (PDF) |
Design Review Presentations
These design review presentations were given three weeks and one week prior to the end of class.
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2010 Projects
D-Lab: Energy was first offered in 2010. For reference, these projects were undertaken during the 2010 class; no futher materials are available.
| 2010 PROJECTS | DESCRIPTIONS |
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| Charcoal Stove | A culturally appropriate charcoal stove that physically and visually integrates into existing local wood stoves |
| Plastic Bag Sealer | A device for sealing single use plastic bags for long term juice storage |
| Solar Cell Cutter | A device for accurately scoring and cutting scrap solar cells to be made into cell phone chargers |
| Solar Water Distiller | A device for distilling salt water to be used in deep cycle batteries in solar installations |