Anthony Russo India Biogas System Diagram

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The whole problem or cause of this system diagram is that of wood stoves in homes of poor families. The wood stoves cause household smoke which can cause health complications such as eye irritation. Another negative effect of wood stoves is the time consumption associated with collecting firewood. Children are used to help find the wood which leads to them missing school. The IT revolution in the Indian technology capital of Bangalore inspires people to be innovative. People go there and get educated with new technology so they can bring their skills back home. This is a feedback loop because the education of the people is the consequence of them taking advantage of the IT revolution. People such as D Vidya Sagar, who came from a poor area of the country, used what he learned in Bangalore to invent biogas tanks to solve the problem. Biogas tanks use cow dung from the area to produce gas which is used in electric stoves. The waste product from these tanks make a compostable substance called slurry. This substance has created jobs for women of selling the surrey to farmers to use for fertilizer. The farmers believe surrey increases their cash crop yields giving them a better profit. In both system diagrams, animal dung powers the biogas generators. One difference is the positive impact the compost has on women. The two charts can be different due to location. We can learn how huge of an impact this technology has on the local people.

2 thoughts on “Anthony Russo India Biogas System Diagram

  1. Hi Anthony! My name is Rachael and I was very intrigued by you’re post. I thought you explained the video very clearly, detailed, and thorough. I liked how you mentioned a lot about the IT revolution, because I did not see a lot of other people touch base on that as much. I really liked how you put a lot of detail into explaining how each of the technologies work and how they benefit the villagers. Your diagram is very detailed and easy to understand. I think you overall did a great job! If you’d like to check out my post and diagram the link is http://sites.psu.edu/geog30/2016/01/25/rachael-donnelly-module-2-2/

  2. Hi Anthony! My name is Maura McGonigal. Here is a link to my blog- http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/01/25/module-2-maura-mcgonigal/. When comparing our diagrams I noticed that you went into details about the wood collection and the effects that has on children’s lives. I think that is a very important detail. I included in my diagram the improvement in the quality of women’s lives as a result of the biogas generators. We both mentioned that the negative health effects of wood smoke cooking techniques on the population caused a need for a new cooking technique which ultimately lead to biogas generators.

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