Happy New Year from AshokaTECH! To celebrate 2010, we're wasting no time in bringing you the newest episode!
On this week's episode of the AshokaTECH Podcast host Alex Budak interviews Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Mathias Craig and his brother Guillaume, the cofounders of Blue Energy. Blue Energy implements a reliable clean energy model for poor Nicaraguan communities and puts development in the hands of residents by emphasizing the local manufacture and maintenance of wind and solar energy systems. In Nicaragua, nearly half of its 5 million citizens do not have electricity, which stunts economic and social development -- especially in rural communities. Blue Energy presents a sustainable solution to bringing electricity to these and other rural areas. Alex talks to the Craigs about the work they are doing, as well as the challenges faced in implementing new technologies in rural communities.
As always, be sure to follow Alex on Twitter, @TheBudak, for updates on the podcast and your chance to have your own questions answered in future interviews.
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