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Solar energy could be a good temporal solution for this kind of disasters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-solar/how-solar-energy-saved-a-pue
by pera 9y ago
Solar energy could be a good temporal solution for this kind of disasters:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-solar/how-solar-energy-saved-a-puerto-rican-farm-from-hurricane-maria-idUSKCN1C90CG https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-solar/how-...
The military probably have a lot of experience deploying solar energy infrastructure in places with complex accessibility.
- astrodust 9y agoAfghanistan was a testbed for this technology because remote bases were often extremely expensive to maintain if running off of generator power. The cost of fuel was astronomical since it had to be ferried in by helicopter.
- wyldfire 9y agoYour favorite vendor-of-the-future is on the case [1]. [1] https://www.ecowatch.com/tesla-batteries-puerto-rico-2490950539.html https://www.ecowatch.com/tesla-batteries-puerto-rico-2490950...
- greglindahl 9y agoI have a friend who sells containerized solar+wind+battery power systems, which is pretty handy in places where there's no grid. But still, given that PR does have a grid, repairing it plus sending in diesel for hospitals/cell cites is probably more cost-effective than sending in containerized solar now.