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1 | Saint Lucia: Bananas as a Renewable Energy Source? | Saint Lucia : Akondro Loharanon'Angovo Azo Havaozina Hoe? |
2 | A 2011 blogpost on the use of bananas in the creation of biofuel has inspired Dane Gibson to ask some questions about the renewable energy sector in the small Caribbean country of Saint Lucia. | Lahatsoratra iray tanaty blaogy tamin'ny 2011 mikasika ny fampiasàna ny akondro amin'ny famoronana solika avy amin'ny zava-maniry no nanome aingam-panahy an'i Dane Gibson hametraka fanontaniana vitsivitsy mikasika ny sehatry ny angovo azo havaozina ao amin'ny firenena kelin'i Santa Lucia ao Karaiba. |
3 | In The Power of Bananas, Laura Eco had outlined an energy enterprise project: | Ao anatin'ny “The Power of Bananas” na ny “Herin'ny Akondro”, navoitran'i Laura Eco ny tetikasam-pihariana angovo iray : |
4 | The project is being implemented by Applied Renewables Caribbean and aims to use the waste generated by St Lucia's banana trade to produce environmentally friendly energy. | Ity tetikasa ity dia napetraky ny “Applied Renewables Caribbean” ary ikendrena ny hampiasàna ireo fako ateraky ny tsenam-barotra akondron'i St Lucia mba hamokarana angovo manaja ny tntolo iainana. |
5 | At the same time, it will enable local banana farmers to supplement their income by selling the waste from their crops. | Mandritra izany fotoana izany, hahafahan'ireo mpamokatra akondro ao an-toerana manampy ny fidiram-bolan-dry zareo ihany koa amin'ny fivarotana ireo fako avy amin'ny vokatra notazan-dry zareo. |
6 | Bananas As A Renewable Energy Source? | Akondro Loharanon'Angovo Azo Havaozina Hoe? |
7 | Image: MrTopher Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) | Sary: MrTopher Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) |
8 | In a post on Facebook page St Lucians Aiming for Progress- S.L.A.P on 13 October 2012, he asked: | Anaty lahatsoratra iray ao amin'ny pejy Facebook St Lucians Aiming for Progress- S.L.A.P (Ireo avy ao St Lucia mikendry ny hivoatra) tamin'ny 13 Oktobra 2012, hoy izy manontany : |
9 | Dr Anthony recently stated that many persons had come knocking on his door with presentations of renewable energy initiatives. | Tsy ela akory izay dia nilaza ny Dr Anthony fa maro ireo olona no tonga nandom-baravarana tao aminy miaraka aminà fanolorana tetikasan'angovo azo havaozina. |
10 | What steps has government taken to follow-up and do the necessary due diligence to entertain energy alternatives in St Lucia? | Inona no mba dingana efa nataon'ny governemanta mba hanarahana ny tohin'ireny sy nanaovana izay fanamarinana tokony natao mba hananana angovo hafa ho safidy ao St Lucia? |
11 | What steps is the government going to take to alleviate the volatility in the electricity prices to make it more attractive to foreign investors? | Inona no dingana horaisin'ny governemanta mba hanamaivanana ny fiakaram-bidin'ny herinaratra mba hamadihana ny nosy ho toerana mahasarika ireo mpampiasa vola vahiny? |
12 | With the scheduled closing of the Hess Refinery would it be possible to look into turning part of the refinery into an energy renewable plant of some sort seeing that nothing new is being presented to St Lucians. | Miaraka amin'ny fanakatonana efa voalahatra hatao amin'ny toby fanodinan-tsolika Hess, mety ho azo sainina ve ny hahita ilay toby fandiovan-tsolika ho lasa foibe famokarana angovo azo havaozina na zavatra tahaka izany, efa hita rahateo fa tsy nisy zava-baovao mba natolotra ny mponin'i St Lucia mihitsy. |
13 | Just a few suggestions to explore to get the life blood of the nation pumping again. | Mba soso-kevitra vitsy monja ireo ho fanomezana ainga vao sy hampitepo ny fon'ny firenena indray. |
14 | Jimmy Fletcher, who is currently Saint Lucia's Minister for the Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology, responded to Gibson first by addressing the work of Applied Renewables Caribbean, the company referenced in the blogpost: | Jimmy Fletcher, izay vao haingana no lasa Minisitry ny Raharaham-Bahoaka, ny Fandrosoana Maharitra, ny Angovo, ny Siansa sy ny Teknolojia ao Saint Lucia, dia namaly an'i Gibson voalohany tamin'ny fitanisana ny asan'ny “Applied Renewables Caribbean”, ilay orinasa voatonona ao anatin'ny lahatsoratra: |
15 | The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology has been working with Mr. Ken Aldonza to move this excellent initiative along. | Minisitry ny Fandrosoana Maharitra, ny Angovo, ny Siansa sy ny Teknolojia dia niara-niasa tamin'Atoa Ken Aldonza mba hirosoan'io tetikasa filamatra io. |
16 | I visited his plant in Vieux Fort over four months ago, and following that visit my ministry has been working with Mr. Aldonza to try to secure additional funding for his project. | Nitsidika ny ozininy tany Vieux Fort aho efa ho efatra volana lasa izao, ary taorian'izay fitsidihana izay nhy ministerako dia niara-niasa tamin'Atoa Aldonza niezaka nitady famatsiam-bola fanampiny azo antoka ho an'ny tetikasany. |
17 | As Minister for Energy I also wrote to the National Development Corporation, NDC, to try to secure one of NDC's empty factory shells at a rent-free or rent-subsidised rate so that Ken Aldonza could shift his operations to a more spacious and convenient location. | Amin'ny maha-Minisitr ny Angovo, nanoratra ihany koa aho ho an'ny “National Development Corporation”, NDC, mba ho andrana hahazoana iray amin'ireo toeram-pamokaran'ny NDC efa tsy misy na inona na inona mba ho ampiasaina tsy misy hofany na mba ho amin'ny taha misy fanalefahana ka hahafahan'i Ken Aldonza manisaka ny asa aman-draharahany ho aminà toerana malalaka sy midadasika ary sahaza kokoa. |
18 | Fletcher gave assurance that the government was working to expand the renewable energy sector and promised to report on the progress made : | Nanome toky i Fletcher fa niasa ny governemanta mba hanitàrana ny sehatry ny angovo azo havaozina ary nampanantena hitatitra izay dingana vita : |
19 | At some point in the near future we will provide greater detail on the actions that we have taken to encourage the development of a renewable energy sector and to encourage the use of more energy-efficient devices and appliances. | Ato anatin'ny andro vitsy izahay dia hanolotra antsipirihany amin'ireo hetsika nataonay mba handrisihana ny fampivoarana sehatry ny angovo azo havaozina maharitra izahay ary ho fampiroboroboana ny fampiasàna fitaovana tsy mandany angovo loatra. |
20 | So, rest assured, there is much going on to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels for energy and to ultimately reduce the cost of electricity for Saint Lucians. | Noho izany, aza manahy, be ny efa atao ho fampihenana ny fiakinan-doha amin'ny solika avy any ambanin'ny tany hatao angovo ary hampidinana any amparany ny sandan'ny herinaratra ho an'ireo eto St Lucia. |
21 | In a comment Nadia Cauzabon suggested that the government look to biogas as an alternative fuel for farmers: | Anaty fanehoan-kevitra iray i Nadia Cauzabon dia manolotra hevitra hoe ny governemanta tokony hijery ny entona biogaz ho toy ny angovo iray azon'ny tantsaha isafidianana : |
22 | The Power of Pig Poo: Two models of low-cost biogas digesters have been piloted in Saint Lucia in Soufriere, Dennery, Laborie, VFort and Micoud. | The Power of Pig Poo (Ny Herin'ny Tain-Kisoa): maodely roa amin'ny fanodinana biogaz mora vidy natomboka tao Saint Lucia tany Soufriere, Dennery, Laborie, VFort sy Micoud. |
23 | The gas produced can be used for generating electricity for a farm or tied to the grid, lighting, for cooking and even to ripen bananas. | Ny entona vokatra avy ao dia azo ampiasaina hiteraka herinaratra ho an'ny toeram-piompiana na atohy mankany amin'ny fitaovana fitonoana, fanazavana efitrano, handrahoan-tsakafo ary hatramin'ny fanotrehana akondro aza. |
24 | Minister Jimmy Fletcher, I would like the ministry to assist farmers who already have digesters installed utilize the gas to produce electricity. | Ry Minisitra Jimmy Fletcher, tiako indrindra ny ministera raha mba manohana ireo tantsaha mpiompy hampiasa izay fitaovam-panodinana biogaz efa ananany mba hamokarana herinaratra. |
25 | She pointed out that biogas could also be used domestically: | Nosoritany ihany koa fa azo ampiasaina tsara any an-tokantrano ny biogaz : |
26 | The ministry can also even explore use of digesters for households. | Azon'ny ministera trandrahana ihany koa ny hampiasàna ny biogaz any an-tokantrano. |
27 | We have the know how in the Caribbean in Jamaica where CASE converted the septic tank for a boys school into a digester and the gas was used for cooking. | Ananantsika ny fahaiza-manao ilaina aty Karaiba Jamaika izay namadihan'ny CASE ny toerana fanatobiana dikin'ny sekolin-jazalahy ho lasa fitaovana famokarana biogaz ary ny entona avy ao dia ampiasaina amin'ny fandrahoan-kanina. |
28 | In the 1990's a GTZ project piloted steel-dome type digesters. | Tamin'ny 1997 nisy tetikasa iray an'ny GTZ nanaovana sinibe vy ho fitaovana famokarana entona. |
29 | One farmer in Bois D'Orange used the gas produced for cooking at his home. | Tantsaha iray any Bois D'Orange no nampiasa ny entona novokariny ho fandrahoan-kanina ao an-tranony. |
30 | In the last two years he decommissioned his digester and had to purchase a tank of cooking gas for the first time in over 15 years. | Tato anatin'ny roa taona farany dia notsoahany ilay fitaovany famokarana entona ary nividy tavoahangin'entona fampiasa an-dakozia izy, izay sambany tao anatin'ny 15 taona mahery. |
31 | Cauzabon also implored the government to make sure that farms don't pose a risk to public health: | Cauzabon koa dia niangavy ny governemanta hanao izay hazoana antoka fa tsy ho olana ho an'ny fahasalamam-bahoaka ny asa fiompiana : |
32 | Also, I would like your ministry and ministry of Agriculture mandate all pig/animal farms MUST have some form of waste management (digester, compost or otherwise) to clean up the waterways in Saint Lucia. | Izao koa, sitrako indrindra raha toa ny ministeranao sy ny ministeran'ny fambolena mametraka fepetra hoe ireo toeram-piompiana kisoa/biby rehetra dia TSY MAINTSY manana fitaovana fitantana any fako avy ao aminy (famadihana azy ho entona, zezika na ny tahaka izany) mba hitandroana ny lalan-drano eto St Lucia hadio. |
33 | The levels of faecal bacteria in some rivers are off the charts and pose a significant health risk to human lives. | Mihoatra ny fetra tokony ho izy ny tahanà bakteria avy amin'ny diky amin'ny renirano sasany ary mametraka loza mananontanona ho an'ny fahasalamàn'ny zanak'olombelona. |
34 | Some communities have a real problem with gastro-intestinal cases which is most probably directly linked to poor potable water quality. | Ny vondrom-piarahamonina sasany dia manana olana amin'ny trangan'aretim-bavony sy tsinay izay azo eritreretina ho mifandray mivantana amin'ny haratsin'ny kalitaon'ny rano sotroina. |
35 | In responding to Cauzabon, Fletcher expressed regret that more progress hadn't been made in this area: | Ho valinteny ho an'i Cauzabon, Fletcher dia naneho ny alahelony amin'ny tsy nisian'ny fivoarana misimisy kokoa tamin'io sehatra io : |
36 | Nadia, it is unfortunate that we have not made more progress with biodigesters. | Nadia, tena mampalahelo tokoa fa tsy nahavita fivoarana betsaka isika tamin'ny fanamboarana fitaovana famokarana biogaz. |
37 | When I worked in the Research and Development Division in the Ministry of Agriculture (1990s) there was a lot of interest in both biodigesters and solar dryers and there was quite a bit of work going on in the region on improving the technologies. | Fony niasa tao amin'ny Sampam-pikarohana sy Fampandrosoana tao amin'ny Ministeran'ny Fambolena aho (andian-taona 1990) be tokoa ny fahalinana hanao fitaovana famokarana biogaz sy fanamainana mandeha amin'ny masoandro ary nisy maromaro ny asa natao tany amin'ny faritra ho fampivoarana ny teknolojia. |
38 | I remember the GTZ project in the 1990s and also the work done by Professor Clem Sankat and others at UWI on solar dryers. | Tsaroako ny tetikasan'ny GTZ tany amin'ny taona 1990 ary koa ny asa nataon'ny Profesora Clem Sankat sy ny hafa tao amin'ny UWI mikasika irao fanamainana mandeha masoandro. |
39 | Two years ago, when I was at the OECS, I started a dialogue with UNIDO on assisting with the manufacturing of solar dryers in Saint Lucia. | Roa taoana asa izao, fony aho tao amin'ny OECS, nanokatra fifanakalozan-dresaka tamin'ny UNIDO aho amin'ny hanohanana ny famokarana ireo fanamainana mandeha masoandro aty Saint Lucia ireo. |
40 | All of this is to say that I agree with you that we have to explore all practicable applications of renewable/sustainable energy and provide support for the uptake of these technologies. | Izany rehetra izany dia entina milaza fa miaky miaraka aminao aho fa tokony hotrandrahantsika ny fomba rehetra azo atao hahazoana angovo azo havaozina/maharitra ary omena tohana ny fivoaran'ireny teknolojia ireny. |
41 | In the case of biodigesters, you are absolutely correct, they have the added positive benefit of assisting with the vexing issue of waste management on the farm. | Raha ny resaka fitaovana famokarana biogaz, tena marina ny anao, tena misy tombony fanampiny tokoa izy ireny amin'ny fanampiana hamaha ireo olana manahiran'ny fitantanana ny fako avy amin'ny toeram-piompiana. |
42 | While happy with the possibilities for the development of biofuel, Jana Auguste is concerned about its sustainability: | Na dia faly amin'ny mety ho fivoaran'ny solika azo avy amin'ny ‘bio' aza, velon'ahiahy momba ny mha-maharitra azy ireny ihany i Jana Auguste : |
43 | while I am thrilled that renewable energy initiatives live in SLU, as a sustainability wonk, I remain apprehensive about the use of food as bio-fuel feedstock for reasons I hope are obvious…. | Raha faly aho fa hoe velona ny angovo azo havaozina eto SLU, amin'ny maha-mpiasa saina momba ny resaka maharitra ahy, mijanona hatrany ho velom-panahiana aho mikasika ny fampiasàna ny sakafo ho akora fanodina ho solika noho ny antony izay antenaiko indrindra ho mitombina…. |
44 | .land-use, cost etc. | .fampiasàna ny tany fambolena, ny teibidiny, sns… |
45 | Former Minister of Agriculture, Ignatius Jean also has some questions about this possible initiative: | Ny Minisitry ny fambolena taloha, Ignatius Jean, ihany koa dia manana fanontaniana vitsivitsy momba ity mety ho eritreritra fanolo ity : |
46 | Good idea. | Hevitra tsara. |
47 | However, now that the banana is no longer “green gold” how do you propose to attract former producers back into production of bananas for methane? | Kanefa, amin'izao fotoana tsy maha-“volamena maitso” ny akondro izao intsony, fomba ahoana no hataonareo hisarihana ireo vahiny mpamokatra hiverina amin'nyfamokarana akondro hatao solika? |
48 | What price will the banana and all its parts thereof, receive from the energy generation plant? | Ho sanda ohatrinona no ho azon'ny akondro ary izay rehetra azo ampiasaina aminy, avy amin'ireo ozinina mpamokatra angovo ho avy? |
49 | This is not about romanticism. | Tsy resaka nofinofy fotsiny izy ity. |
50 | Currently the generating capacity of LUCELEC is upwards of 66 Kw, what are the targeted projections by this new idea? | Amin'izao fotoana ny fahafaha-mamokatry ny LUCELEC dia mihoatra ny 66 Kw, ahoana ny vinavina kendrena amin'ity hevitra vaovao ity? |
51 | Much like Jana Auguste, Jean is concerned about the sustainability of biofuel production and sees other sources of renewable energy as preferable: | Moa va tsy tahaka an'i Jana Auguste, i Jean dia velon'ahiahy mikasika ny maha-maharitra ny famokarana solika avy amin'ny fambolena ary mahita loharano hafa aminà angovo azo havaozina tsaratsara kokoa: |
52 | Given the high cost of production of bananas and the consequent and attendant risks and “bad practices of production” I have more more confidence in geothermal, solar and wind. | Raisintsika ny sanda lafon'ny famokarana akondro sy ny vokany ary ny zava-doza mety ho azo, ary ny “fomba fanao ratsy amin'ny famokarana”, mbola itokisako lavitra ny “géothermie”, ny masoandro sy ny rivotra. |