Winds of Prosperity: Technology Development and Diffusion of low cost Wind-mill solution for

Salt FarmingInnovators -

Mohammad Mehtar Hussain and Mushtaq Ahmad

links people with people helping in cross pollination of ideas

acknowledges knowledge holders

shares knowledge in local language

gives back a fair share of profit accrued if any

The face less person gets an identity A face less person

The Honey Bee Network (HBN)

Commitment to three basic principles:

a) the innovators should not become anonymous, their identity must be acknowledged and given due recognition, respect and reward

b) what ever is learned from people must be shared back with them in their language and in the manner that they can understand

c) if any income, wealth or monetary incentive is generated through diffusion of innovation or any other activity related to it, a fair part must be shared back with knowledge and insight provider

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Society for Research & Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies & Institutions (SRISTI)

Honey Bee Network

Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN)

National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF)

Uniform flow versus flow in spurtsIs maximisation of output per unit of time always good?

Incubation support

• National Award by NIF-India in 4th Annual Award Function held on 11th February 2007 at New Delhi

• Windmills installed at Little Rann of Kutch during the period 2008-2010 for demonstration and trial basis

• Pilot project initiated with support of Alstom foundation, officially launched on 14th March 2011.

• Collaboration with M/s Chaudhary Designers & Fabricators, manufacturers of Solar Water Heater and Solar distillation Units

• Windmills at Kathivadar, Kadiyali & Bherai Devpara villages located nearer to Pipavav Port, Gujarat.

Original bamboo windmill

2008 2009 2009 2010

Product development

Product details

• Base structure, intermediate structure and head assembly (Rotor, crank and tail assembly).

• Crank and connecting rod mechanism

• Turbine blades are made of lightweight material and are given the proper angle so that the higher wind power can be harnessed and thereby can pump the water from greater depth.

• Furling tail mechanism and manual brake system has been incorporated

• This is very useful for pumping water up to the depth of 50 feet. The water discharge capacity is about 1200 -1500 lit / hr at wind speed of 10–12 km/hr. The performance may decrease while lifting water from depth more than 50 ft.

• It can be fitted to a tube well or open well for light irrigation and potable water too.

Product details

Eco-system

Users who do not have diesel engine & used counterpoise and Users who used diesel engine for lifting water Average savings: INR 15,000 – 30,000 Average diesel savings: 300-400 litres

Sustainable?

Benefits & way forward

Proposed utilization of profits

Feature Amount (Rs.) per Kg.

Financing towards Windmills

5.00

Windmill Maintenance 0.30

Fair trade price benefit to farmers

0.70

Overhead/venture cost

1.00

Total 7.00

Financial of Chakardi Salt Business

Feature Amount (Rs.) per Kg.

Salt 0.30

Iodine 0.10

Factory Cost 0.45

Packaging 0.85

Distribution 2.00

Retailer 1.80

Transport 2.50

Total Costs 8.00

Revenue from sales 15.00

Profit 7.00

Chakardi Business model

• Collaboration with Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) to provide windmill as a potential water pumping technology to provide water for the local community in a fishing hamlet named Modhwa located in Kutch region.

• Research initiative undergoing at IIT-Gandhinagar for developing power generation model.

Current Initiatives

Learning's

• Maximizing output per unit of time and smoothening the flow are not always sustainable

• Mapping of need in the society and available technology

• Product development process, on-field experiences and user’s inputs

• Establishing an eco-system• Sustainable