Friday, October 9, 2015

Questions for Grupo Fenix

Questions:
  1. What is the current source of energy for cooking done in Grupo Fenix's restaurant? Is this fuel source something you want to change?
  2. What is the source of cooking fuel for community members? Do you want this to change?
  3. How much time is spent procuring fuel for cooking per day?
  4. What is the layout of farming/livestock in your community?
  5. Are members of the community comfortable cooking with methane from animal and human waste?
  6. Who does the cooking? Who gathers the fuel?
  7.  How much money do community members spend on fueling cook-stoves/lights? What percentage of income does this amount to?
  8. How many new biodigesters is Grupo Fenix hoping to install? Could members of the community share a biodigester?
  9. How much energy do you hope for a biodigester system to procure? Would you like its capacity to be for one family or for it to serve multiple families? Or is the goal for use in the restaurant?
  10. What space limitations exist for installing a biodigester?
  11. What types of materials/resources have you worked with in the past for your current biodigester, and what types of materials/resources are currently available?
  12. What is the average distance between plots of farm land or homes in the community?
  13.  What is the ideal and/or maximum price Grupo Fenix is hoping to spend on one biodigester? On the whole project?

    Dear Lyndsay,

    Ann and I are Wellesley students in Amy Banzaert's engineering class and we will be working with you on your biodigester project.

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