Deployment of Solar-PV Power System

Deployment of Solar-PV Power System for Disaster Response and Reconstruction in Padang, West Sumatera

Faculty of Engineering Gadjah Mada University in cooperation with the Institute of Research and Community Services (LPPM-UGM) has been deploying Solar Power System for Disaster Response and Reconstruction in Padang on 6 - 8 January 2010. Department of Engineering Physics has been assigned for the design and building the prototypes and on behalf of the Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, It organizes the packaging and deployment to the location.

7 JANUARY 2010, Location in Nagari Tanjung Sani, Kecamatan Tanjung Raya, Kabupaten Agam, West Sumatera

Disaster Evacuation Exercises for Local Community

"The A Team" from Faculty of Engineering, LPPM UGM & UnAnd

The package of PV Power System is still in the Box: Designed as portable and modular unit

System installation: Easy ~ Plug and Play :)

Ready to Demonstrate: It takes short time to install the system

Children Performance with a PV System in the background

Demonstration in front of Wali Nagari and Local Community in Tanjung Sani, Kabupaten Agam

Group photo with Administrators in Kabupaten Agam, Department of ESDM, and BP Migas

Good Bye to Student ~ see you sometime, somewhere...

~ Still Long Way to Go ~

7 JANUARY 2010, Deployment in Nagari Tandikat, Kecamatan Patamuan, Kabupaten Padang Pariaman, West Sumatera

Demonstration & Explanation to the Local Community in Tandikat during the night time

A PV system received by Wali Nagari Tandikat

PREPARATION ON THE DAY BEFORE ~ 6 JANUARY 2010

Shopping for components: battery, cable, etc

Water filling process in the battery component

Local groceries owned by an UGM alumni: Mr Remon Lapisa

VISITING SOME LOCATIONS IN CITY OF PADANG THAT AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE

Hotel Mariani International is under renovation

A Government building is broken

A destroyed Church

It used to be a location for Hotel Ambacang

Over the famous Siti Nurbaya Bridge

Activities on the Siti Nurbaya bridge in the afternoon