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The '''AIDFI Techno Park''' is an area where different technologies, which AIDFI develops are displayed. Besides this, it has a large learning centre with visual and audio facilities. It can also be rented for trainings and conferences.
====History & Social Context====
====Technology Exhibits====
* [[Hydraulic Ram pump]]: This technology converts the energy falling water has due to its velocity into pressure, allowing the water to be pumped upwards. The process does not require any fuel or electricity. It is patented by AIDFI and is their flagship technology. It has won several awards including Al Gore’s Ashden Award, the European Parliament’s Energy Globe Award, and the DoE Philippines Green Award.
* [[Treadle pump]]: Also known as the ‘tapak-tapak’ is also a pump for shallow wells, upto 8 metres deep. It delivers good volumes of water. It has different models. The pressurized model can for example deliver water to a tank at a height of 10-15 meters.
* Bush Pump: A rigid, heavy-duty hand pump used for deep wells. It can serve 100 households and go up to 100 metres deep.
* [[Rope pump]]: This pump is more suitable for shallow wells. It is very successful in Latin America. It is very cheap and also protects wells from contamination.
* Hydropower: Hydropower is power obtained from moving water, which is converted into electricity. There are several different types of turbines to achieve this. Cross flow, pelton, and propeller hydropower turbines are displayed in the park.
* [[Biogas as source of energy|Biogas]]: A technology that converts pig waste into electricity, biofertilizer or methane gas used for cooking stoves. AIDFI produces 3, 5 or 10m3 plants. The park exhibits a 10m3 plant, which requires the waste of 10 pigs.
* Windmill: The park displays a VIRYA windmill, which can provide upto 800 watts of electricity. It is ideal for rural households and particularly useful for battery charging.
* Rice Hull Stove: The rice hull stove is a stove fuelled by rice hully. It is very simple and highly economical, especially in areas where rice farms are abundant.
* Essential Oil Distiller: The park displays a steam distiller, that can distill plants such as lemongrass, citronella, vitiver, eucalyptus, ginger, ylang ylang, amongst others. It has a capacity of 100kg. Should businesses show there is demand for their distilled product, AIDFI will fabricate the distiller.
* Rotary Weeder: The weeder works by creating oxygenation of the soil while at the same time burying weeds. It is ideal for weeding of rice farms.
* Grass Chopper: It can be used for cutting grass, sugarcane, leaves, or corn stalks for composting or feed for livestock. It runs on a 3HP electric motor of 5HP engine.
* Ferro Cement Technology: is a cheap and space saving facility used for building small agricultural infrastructures. It is made of mesh wire plastered with a mixture of cement and sand.
* Agricultural Technologies: include systems of rice intensification, vermin-culture, propagation of endemic trees and fruit trees including madre de aqua (20% protein) a good organic food for livestock.