Energy and Environmental Services to South-Sudanese Refugee Settlement
By Tommaso Andreani, Marco Carlucci e Marzio Gioia
Nyumanzi is the largest refugee settlement in Adjumani District, located in the West Nile Region in Uganda. The District hosts 168,917 nationals and 239,335 refugees from South...
An example of full use of solar energy in a Green Residence in the...
By Giulio Marolda Chelli, Recent graduate in Energy Engineering
maroldagiulio@gmail.com
On September 1, 2018 the FSA 12 group (Twelfth "Field Study Abroad") met engineer Marco Ricci at the Crystal Palace in San Jose, Costa Rica, today...
Bukasa: a “community plant” in the middle of Victoria Lake
by Eleonora Cherubini
On the 11th of January 2019 students and professors of the Field Study Abroad were ready to go on with their studies around the East Africa’s mini grids.
Our adventurous spirit brought us...
FSA EXPLORING THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCHES OF C.R.E.E.C.
by Federico Fava
On the day 5/1/19, Field Study Abroad #13 visited the Makerere University in Kampala (Uganda). Professor Francis Mujjuni welcomed us after our long bus trip in the “faculty of technology”, beginning to...
13th edition of Field Study Abroad looks at the ugandan energy situation
by Beatrice Mari
After a long journey from Kigali (Rwanda), FSA#13 finally arrives in Uganda on 5th January 2019, at the Makerere University in Kampala.
To welcome us at Faculty of Technology there is professor Francis...
“Leapfrog” in Rwanda, advanced technologies for a developing country
Chiara Artini, student from Sapienza University, Rome
Musanze is the second biggest city of Rwanda (about 90.000 people). Many hydropower plants are in construction in the surrounding region, as it is rich in water.
There, we...
An enlightened new year
di Sara Mattei e Federico Quaglini
What we came across in Rutenderi was a photovoltaic system for development of rural areas. Rutenderi is a humble village between maize and beans plantations, on the rwandan hills,...
Renewable energy system in Upala, Costa Rica
Design of small renewable energy systems for a reception center for migrants and women victims of violence in a sustainable farm in Upala canton, Costa Rica. The closeness to Nicaragua’s border means that migration...
A new solar system at the Green Residence Hotel in Costa Rica
Installation of PV and a solar thermal system on the roof of “The Green Residence Hotel” in the center of San José, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
This project is an example of International Cooperation between universities,...
Solar plant for a fishing village, Honduras
Design of a solar plant for a fishing village in Honduras that will improve the quality of life and work activities. This kind of system has been installed in a National Park in order...
