Zabaleen Videos

5 minutes of garbage to biogas generated electricity in the Zabaleen garbage community of Cairo

In October of 2009 TH Culhane, Mike Rimoin and Hanna Fathy of Solar CITIES converted a 6.5 HP 2 KW engine on Hanna Fathy's roof in the Zabaleen garbage community to run on biogas. We used the tri-fuel conversion kit from US Carburetion (a simple mount of a venturi adapter to the carburetor that took about 20 minutes to do) and then ran biogas made from kitchen garbage into the supplied regulator. At first we had a very hard time getting ignition -- water vapor in the line made sparking ...

Author: tculhane; Tags: electricity from biogas Zabaleen Cairo Egypt renewable energy Solar CITIES

more zabaleen kids

kids and cameras is quite possibly the cutest thing.

Author: currrrrrry; Tags: VID00383

Talkin Trash with Subtitles

This is the Talkin' Trash Music Video, music and lyrics by TH Culhane, shot and edited by James and Elisa Conklin in Manshiyet Nasser, Cairo, Egypt with the Zabaleen. This version has subtitles to aid in understanding the lyrics. ... "Solar CITIES" Zabaleen "Talking Trash" "Waste Recycling" Melodic-Mnemonics Cairo Egypt

Author: tculhane; Tags: Solar CITIES Zabaleen Talking Trash Waste Recycling Melodic-Mnemonics Cairo Egypt

Rooftop Solar Hot Water in the Zabaleen neighborhood

This video shows the challenges we face in building and installing solar hot water systems in the informal communities of Cairo. The dificulties, however, are not as great in the long run as the dangers associated with the use of open flame gas stoves.

Author: tculhane; Tags: solar hot water Solar CITIES Zabaleen Cairo renewable energy

Hanna Fathy demonstrates Solar CITIES' ARTI biogas system

In mid-May, 2009, we flew into Cairo armed with a generous grant from Thomas and Nicole Szartowicz, to build several more ARTI style biogas digestors in the Zabaleen community in Egypt. Here Roh El Shabab's Solar CITIES renewable energy project manager Hanna Fathy demonstrates his biogas system to guests from the World Bank, ABC Television London, French journalists and Egyptian energy experts. ... "urban biogas" "TH Culhane"

Author: tculhane; Tags: urban biogas T.H. Culhane