MicroSolar Galápagos Progress Report 2003 August 28

Objectives of August Work Session and Results Achieved

1. Install energy monitoring equipment at Power Plant and office of ElecGalapagos
   • Installed energy monitoring equipment at Power Plant, including data logger and clamp-sets for the 6 diesel generators currently in use. (See report 20030724 for details.) Data is now being logged continuously. [Photo]
   • Installed energy monitoring equipment at ElecGalápagos office. [Photo, Graph]
2. Install Network Server at ElecGalápagos office
   • Installed Server at ElecGalápagos office. Trained administrator thoroughly over period of 3 days. [Photos]
3. Inspect Wind Monitoring Stations on San Joaquin and El Niño mountains to determine feasibility of remote monitoring
   • Visited anemometer site on San Joaquin, located existing telecommunications infrastructure, took GPS readings. In dense fog and due to confusing signs, we did not visit El Niño site. [Photos]
   • Map plot is being prepared to determine feasibility. Various options are being pursued.
4. Install Weather Station
   • Installed Weather Station at ElecGalápagos office. [Photo] Software to transmit data to SolarQuest® installed on Network Server.
5. Install internet connections to ElecGalapagos office, Power Plant and one school via wireless terrestrial and satellite links.
   • License application for use of the NASA ACTS satellite has been submitted to the federal government.
   • Contacts have been made with internet provider, EasyNet. Prepared and delivered Request for Quotation. Key technician from mainland promised to meet but was delayed in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island. Continuing via correspondence and telephone from USA in negotiations to resolve specifications and administrative requirements.
   • Installed antenna mast on San Patricio Hill [Photo]
   • Wireless Access Points were purchased one year ago in anticipation of installation in 2002. These older units appear to be incompatible with our outdoor repeaters. Alternative equipment has been purchased and test of wireless equipment will follow to resolve incompatibilities.
6. Meet with representatives of ENEL to coordinate and begin the RUE/RES portion of the project.
   • Met and developed preliminary plan with Francesco Aleo, ENEL representative, and Luis Vintimilla, e7 representative from Quito.
   • Preliminary audits were accomplished on several buildings and SolarQuest® local staff person Berenice Norris was trained in the requirements of ENEL.
7. Meet with school officials to determine appropriate location(s) for internet infrastructure, sister school relationships
   • Met with solar energy / computer lab professor at Colegio Alexander Humboldt. Reviewed solar system installation and provided tech support for disabled energy monitoring equipment
   • Met with officials at Colegio Ignacio Hernandez [Photos]

Energy monitoring. Photo, energy monitoring sensors on one of the Diesel Generators at Centro Térmico. Graph, first cumulative data derived from sensors on all of the Diesel Generators, captured on the DataLogger at the Centro Térmicom, August 5-11, 2003.

Anemometer and telecommunications installation on San Joaquin Mountain

WeatherStation on roof of ElecGalapagos office.

Energy Monitoring. Photo, ElecGalapagos service entrance, installation of Veris clamps. Graph, first data derived from sensors and captured in DataLogger at ElecGalapagos office. Note the dips in usage during the lunch hour and at night.

Server installation at ElecGalapagos office. Samuel Carreño, Systems Analyst, is adminstrator of server.

Installation of antenna next to lighthouse (and cross) on top of Cerro San Patricio

Meeting with computer professors and director at Colegio Ignacio Hernandez. New computers installed. (Note: If operated full time, these computers would each consume over 2 barrels of oil per year.)

Students working in computer lab at Colegio Ignacio Hernandez. Local Area Network cabling for internet connectivity at Colegio Ignacio Hernandez. Similar equipment exists at Universidad San Francisco.