Mandac

10/09/2017

Delighted to see another low-energy computer lab being used by enthusiastic students at Ungwera University, Malawi. Delighted to be a part of this project. Total energy budget, less than 400Watts. Low-energy, low-maintenance, low-cost.

06/04/2017

Another low-energy computer lab setup and ready for students. This is Mzuzu University, Malawi. The total power budget is under 400 Watts for 25 stations. Standard desktop and laptop computers are simply too power-hungry for most of sub-Saharan Africa where 85% of people do not have access to grid electricity. Smartphones present a vital means of connecting to the Internet, but you can't easily teach coding on Smartphones.

This has implications for the rest of the world too. Reducing power consumption means lower electricity costs with the added benefit that it also results in lower CO2 equivalent emissions. It's about doing more with less.

08/09/2016

Equipment ready for shipping to Mzuzu University, Malawi.

08/09/2016

Patent submission for our energy-saving computers. The implications are significant for both the developing world and for the data-centre industry.

19/08/2016

This is Kumbo in Cameroon. It is approximately 2,000m above sea-level, the site of a low-energy computer lab which will offer vocational training and further education to adults, as well as general broadband services. The total energy cost of the whole lab is approximately 337 Watts, which is less than 10% of the power requirement of a lab of standard desktop or laptop computers.

12/06/2016

This is Buea, Cameroon and this is sustainable computing in action. All systems are up and running and will shortly make access to further education and training a reality. The whole lab can be fed from a simple 12V supply, such as a car battery. The total power consumption for 20 seats is less than the power requirement of one standard desktop or laptop computer.

11/06/2016

This is the reality of low-energy, sustainable computing. This is Buea, Cameroon.

27/04/2016

27/04/2016

Bigue school, Haiti where our low-energy computers are being used for educational purposes.

The low-energy computers have paid for themselves in the first 6 months, partly because of the energy requirement which is a fraction of the requirement of a standard laptop or desktop computer, and partly because they can use significantly smaller batteries and solar chargers. There are also downstream cost-savings, because the cost of transport is also much less.

21/04/2016

The new logo that customers of Trends Development will see at sites in Buea, Douala and Bamenda, Cameroon will see. Well done to Eric Njolai

30/01/2016

Congratulations to Eric Njolai and his team. Delighted to be a part of his project installing a low-energy computer network at Buea, Cameroon

04/01/2016

Happy new year to all. Looking forward to starting a new project in Nepal.