Photos: the 2007 UK Finalists
Each image links to a high resolution version. To download, right-click the thumbnail and save target/link as...
AID Foundation, Philippines
Ram pumps bring running water to hillside villages
Before the AID foundation installed ram pumps villagers had to fetch and carry water up steep slopes.
Thanks to ram pumps installed by AID foundation children enjoy a better quality of life with plentiful supplies of clean water.
Ram pump designed by AID foundation and installed with the help of villagers in Negros, Philippines
BIOTECH, India
Turning food waste into cooking gas
Mrs Gayashree with her BIOTECH biogas plant and umbrella to protect it from falling coconuts.
Biogas plant supplied by BIOTECH at Panavila Muslim Working Women's Hostel, Trivandrum.
Mr Sanjeev, Saji Das and a BIOTECH biogas plant at Saraswathy Vidyalaya school, Trivandrum.
Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal
Upgraded water mills in the Himalayas
An upraded mill allows a miller to grind grain more efficiently
With a long-shaft attachment, a rice-huller can be run from the mill
CRT/N have increased the efficiency of water mills in Nepal by replacing wooden runners with precision-made metal ones.
Daxu, China
Efficient stoves that use wood or crop residues
Some Daxu stoves also come with a back boiler, bringing running hot water and central heating to rural families, for the first time.
The Daxu stove's two hotplates allow a stir-fry dish and steamed rice to be cooked at the same time.
Around 25,000 Daxu stoves have been sold since production started in 2006.
Deng Ltd, Ghana
Trained entrepreneurs bring solar electricity to rural communities
Deng dealer Arthur Manu stands outside his shop in Nkhoranza, Ghana.
A sign advertises Arthur Manu's services, Nkhoranza, Ghana.
A class at Deng's training centre, Ghana.
Practical Action, Peru
Micro-hydro electrifies remote Andean villages
Electricity from the micro-hydro plant powers a sewing machine and a TV.
Maintenance workers stand outside a micro-hydro plant in Conchan, Peru
Micro-hydro powers an internet cafe in the village of Yanacancha
SELCO, India
Affordable solar power for homes and small businesses
Food stall lit by SELCO solar lamp.
Woman and SELCO solar light
Silk worms being fed under solar lights.
Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, Bangladesh
Solar power on boats serves waterside communities
One of Shidhulai's boat libraries visits a remote village in Raishahi, Bangladesh. Electricity on boats is generated by solar PV.
Enthusiastic pupils on one of Shidhulai's on-board classrooms, rural Bangladesh.
Home study by solar light - batteries are re-charged by Shidhulai's boats' using electricity from solar PV panels.
SKG Sangha, India
Biogas plants provide cooking and fertiliser
SKG Sangha uses local masons to build a biogas plant in Bidadi, South India.
Mrs Munithayamamma mixing biogas slurry to make high quality fertiliser in Hermarlahalla village. The plant was supplied by SKG Sangha.
Mrs Rukimini selling vermicompost, produced in a unit installed by SKG Sangha in Siradhanahalli village, near Bangalore. Vermicompost is made by mixing biogas slurry with leaves and straw and then adding worms!
Sunlabob Renewable Energies, Laos
Solar power electrifies villages
A Sunlabob technician checks solar lamps.
A Sunlabob technician cleans solar panels in a remote village, Laos.
Solar lamp, supplied by Sunlabob lights up rural homes
Zara Solar, Tanzania
Affordable solar energy for the rural poor
Solar-home system used at an orphanage in Northern Tanzania.
Zara staff show customers the difference between a genuine and a 'fake' PV module
Solar-powered TV keeps these street children entertained. System supplied by Zara Solar, Tanzania.
Share this page