Donkey Power!

Steven Lake
Steven Lake Solar Expert Posts: 402 ✭✭
http://assets.amuniversal.com/1af340b040980132a946005056a9545d

Saw this today while reading the comments. The one I'm talking about is in the upper right hand corner. I gotta hand it to those guys, that's a pretty smart way to do things. :D

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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,431 admin
    Re: Donkey Power!

    After Googling around, it appears that this is poor job of reporting.

    They are bringing panels and integrated battery packs+AC inverters to be installed at the homes in the region. The government of Turkey is subsidizing about 1/2 of the costs.

    The photos with the solar panels on the donkey(s) appear to be staged with same 1-2 people balancing the panel on top of the donkey. Perhaps started with a BBC report:

    http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28002064

    -Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
  • Steven Lake
    Steven Lake Solar Expert Posts: 402 ✭✭
    Re: Donkey Power!

    lol, yeah, not surprising someone would get it wrong. But still that's kinda neat that they're doing that with the solar panels and off grid power for the villagers. :D