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Plateau Solar Shifts Navajo Elders From Kerosene Lamps To Solar Electricity
November 29, 2011 — The first five underprivileged rural Navajo elders qualified
by USDA Rural Development grant for a 2 KW solar system will receive solar electricity in time
to light up their home for the new year. In 2010 Plateau Solar Project submitted 78 grant
applications to USDA Rural Development and will commence its rollout of thirty-five solar
installations within the Leupp Navajo Chapter area. According to Navajo tribal statistics there
are approximately 18,000 rural homes without electricity and indoor plumbing on the Navajo
Nation.
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Patent Application Filed for EMPUS: Enertopia Multi-Purpose Utility
Structure
January 10, 2011 — A patent application has been filed for the Mark Snyder designed Enertopia
Multi-Purpose Utility Structure (EMPUS). This insulated, climate-controlled
structure will bring essential electrical, water and sanitation services to off
grid people. It is designed to store a domestic water tank, solar
batteries, and 2kw of solar PV electric with room for solar thermal and solar
hot air space heating designed to reduce the amount of wood needed for home
heating in the winter. This will also, provide year round hot water for domestic
needs including a composting toilet, sink and shower and water catchment. The
solar heating systems have a special ultra-low power wall heater providing space
heating with water and hot air. The EMPUS is a solar device itself acting as a
heating and cooling module with the home.
Enertopia press release
Product Information
GSWPS Designs and Starts Deployment of the Enertopia Multi-Purpose
Utility Structure (EMPUS),
patent pending.
January 10, 2011 -
This insulated, climate-controlled structure will store a domestic water tank,
solar batteries, and 2kw of solar PV electric with room for solar thermal and
solar hot air space heating designed to reduce the amount of wood needed for
remote home heating in the winter. This will also provide year round hot water
for domestic needs.
GSWPS expects that phase two of Plateau Solar Project could include up to 100
installations for off grid Navajo; a sustainable training and jobs program; and,
a solar maintenance program. The assistance of local high schools will also be
utilized through a limited license being granted to construct thirteen
EMPUS buildings by the Tuba City High School carpentry
students as a part of the spring curriculum.
Mark Snyder, President of GSWPS said, "The Plateau Solar Project is very
important and will bring essential electrical, water and sanitation services to
off grid Native Americans who have been ignored for far too long."
Enertopia believes the EMPUS
buildings have potential to provide supplemental power to a wide variety of
off-grid applications.
Further information can be found at
Mark Snyder Electric
Enertopia press release
Patent Application Filed for Solar Direct Ultra Filtration System
October 14, 2010 —
Global Solar Water Power Systems (GSWPS) has filed a patent application for its
high efficiency, high output, long life, tracking Solar Direct Ultra Filtration
System suitable for use with rivers, wells, and other bodies of water. Systems
have been designed for deployment in areas such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Haiti, India and US Native American Projects for late 2010 and throughout 2011.
This system uses the New Superflo SeriesTM Helical Rotor AC/DC high
efficiency, high pressure RO and high pressure pump and SuperfloTM
pump controller (GSWPS and Sun Pumps patent pending). This new and unique series
of pumps saves 30 - 40% over standard high pressure pumps and its design cools
the pump and controller while raising efficiency through certain design
enhancements.
This very important advancement reduces systems cost by reducing the solar PV
electrical power required for the system. This system also utilizes the StawTM
pre-filtration device which is a unique proprietary device (GSWPS patent
pending) that offers benefits such as extended pump life by up to 50% and
increased overall system efficiency by up to 35%. The system also utilizes a
unique pump bypass system (GSWPS patent pending), as well as a GSWPS-designed
ground protection and enhancement system (GSWPS patent pending, for lightning
and surge protection.
The GSWPS UF system is a rugged commercial unit made to last 20 years with
proper maintenance to qualify for long term Renewable Energy Credits, and Carbon
Credits.
Clean water is one of the greatest challenges that faces our planet in this
century. GSWPS and Enertopia Corporation have joint ventured in this project to
develop and deploy high-value solar powered water purification systems.
Enertopia press release
GSWPS Selected to Provide Water Purification Solutions in Haiti
March 22, 2010 —
Los Angeles-based International relief agency
Operation USA announced today that
Enertopia Corporation (Enertopia / Over The
Counter Market: GLCP) is donating a solar powered water purification unit to
provide a semi-permanent drinking water solution for thousands of people in
earthquake-ravaged Jacmel,
Haiti.
Operation USA's immediate disaster response in Haiti
has focused on the most pressing medical needs due to the devastation of
hospitals and medical facilities---facilitating the delivery of donated medical
supplies. Now entering the next phase of recovery work, longer-term projects
such as this are able to be implemented. This equipment is assembled in San
Diego by Enertopia's business partner Global Solar Water Power Systems (Global)
and is funded by Enertopia Corporation, which is implementing its licensing
agreement for the Global units and technology worldwide.
The Global/Enertopia solar powered water purification units are designed by Mark
Snyder, President of Global and Enertopia's Chief Technical Officer. The solar
purification units are designed to provide filtered water at the rate of between
2,000 and 20,000 gallons per day depending on water quality and size of unit.
They do not require any electrical generators or grid-supplied power, making
them particularly beneficial in remote areas, or areas with poor infrastructure.
Over 300 first-generation units are successfully providing over 600,000 Iraqi
people with clean water every day.
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