KXN Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria, solar-powered vaccine fridges – Ashden Award winner

This video can be downloaded here: www.ashdenawards.org KXN won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2005. To find out some-more revisit a couple on top of as well as check out a Ashden Awards Blog ashdenawards.blogspot.com KXN Nigeria Ltd has managed an considerable programme that has commissioned 189 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators in Northern Nigeria. Diseases such as polio, illness as well as diphtheria can be tranquil as well as in a future separated with vaccines. However, unless these vaccines have been kept cold (around 3°C) from a indicate of make until last use, they deteriorate. In a hot, dry as well as dry meridian of north easterly Nigeria, vaccines can mellow rapidly. Standard refrigerators that need mains physical phenomenon have been of small make make make use of of of in remote illness centres, since a mains supply is dangerous or simply non-existent. Diesel generators have been costly as well as noisy, as well as need a arguable supply of fuel that additionally cannot be on trial in remote areas. Kerosene fullness refrigerators can be used, though additionally need a arguable supply of fuel. A improved solution, endorsed by a World Health Organisation, is to make make make use of of of photovoltaic (PV) modules to beget physical phenomenon from sunlight, in sequence to run vaccine refrigerators. KXN provides a vaccine refrigeration complement done by integrating member units from multiform sources. A special fridge freezer stores up to 72000 doses of polio vaccine. This has really tall levels of insulation, so it needs small physical phenomenon to keep a …

Topics about green energy, wind and solar power, news and articles

KXN NIGERIA LTD, NIGERIA, SOLAR-POWERED VACCINE FRIDGES – ASHDEN AWARD WINNER