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Clay Pot Coolers: Keep Produce Fresh Without Electricity
Fruits and vegetables can spoil quickly in arid climates, leading to…
About Eric Verploegen
Eric joined D-Lab in 2014 to expand D-Lab's research efforts in the areas of food water and energy. Currently his two main areas of work are related to evaporative cooling for vegetable preservation and D-Lab's Energy Needs Assessment Toolkit, supporting organizations to identify the most pressing energy needs in the communities where they work. Prior to D-Lab, Eric worked on developing materials for solar cells and waste remediation systems for the oil and gas industry. He is passionate about helping organizations based in off-grid regions identify technologies, products, and distribution strategies to increase energy access in their communities. He has a background in materials science and received his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Technology from MIT in 2008.
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Assessment of the Use and Barriers of Evaporative…
This report is available for full download to pdf. Executive Summary…
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Affordable and Scalable: Evaporative Cooling Can Fight Food…
Food loss due to lack of effective storage is a global…
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Advancing Research on Technology for Poverty Alleviation: How…
Worldwide, researchers investigate solutions to solve our world’s greatest concerns, such…
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What Is Impeding the Growth of Improved Cookstove…
Billions of people around the globe use solid biomass to fuel…
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A Toolkit to Identify Sustainable, Market-Based Energy Solutions…
A new package of data-collection and decision-making tools helps communities with…