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2011 Projects

The following projects were developed during the 2011 class. (Content is courtesy of the students and used with permission.)

Project files.
2011 PROJECTS	DESCRIPTIONS	FINAL REPORTS
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 - 1.6MB)
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)
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)
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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Project Presentations 3: Initial Design Review

Project Presentations 4: Final Design Review

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.

Course projects.
2010 PROJECTS	DESCRIPTIONS
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

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