Appropriate Technology Solar Powered Refrigerator
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Appropriate Technology Solar Powered Refrigerator
| Description | A solar refrigerator directly uses the sun's heat to run the refrigeration process and can have many uses. |
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| Keywords | Solar, sun, appropriate technology collaborative, solar powered refigerator, technology |
| Uses | Storing vaccines |
| Authors | Chris Watkins |
| Published | 2010-06-12 |
| Countries of design | United States |
| Materials |
steel charcoal and ethanol or methanol biofuels |
| Sustainable Development Goals |
SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities SDG17 Partnerships for the goals |
| Documentation data | |
| Language | English |
| Manifest data | |
| Language | English |
| Updated | 2020-07-05 |
| Author | Megan Moore |
| Author affiliation | Appropedia |
| Author email | info@appropedia.org |
A solar refrigerator has been developed by the Appropriate Technology Collaborative (ATC). The purpose is for storing vaccines, but it could easily be used for other purposes.
It does not use electricity, but directly uses the sun's heat to run its refrigeration process.
It has "no moving parts that need maintenance" and it can also run on biofuels. It is made out of simple, widely-available materials: steel, charcoal and ethanol or methanol. Being a simple technology, it can be made locally.
References[edit | edit source]
- A Low Cost Solar Vaccine Refrigerator - design competition entry by John Barrie of ATC.
- Appropriate Technology Solar Powered Refrigerator to Store Vaccines and Save Lives, Ecogeek.org, 12 June 2010.
