昨天的文章《那些“逃离北上广”的人,过得到底怎么样?》讲述了悉尼一对年轻夫妇,追求自然平和的生活环境,追求极致的环保生活理念的故事。
在文末,有一段话:
For the last 2 years, we solely lived off solar energy, rainwater and homemade biogas. What an amazing journey it has been. We absolutely love our lifestyle and are very grateful that we can live this way.
在过去的两年里,我们完全依靠太阳能、雨水和自制的沼气生活。这是一段多么奇妙的旅程啊。我们非常喜欢我们的生活方式,并且非常感激我们可以这样生活。
很多人对太阳能、雨水收集比较容易理解。但是自制沼气,见过的不多,而且会有疑问:自己自制沼气会不会很难?上图中左下看似帐篷的东西,就是一个家用厨余沼气发生装置。而屋后那个绿色的箱子,是一个粪便沼气发生装置。
做这个产品的公司是一家以色列的初创公司,2018年2月也可以在国内看到一些关于这个公司的新闻:
近期一支来自以色列的创新团队正在为其研发的新系统进行资金众筹,而这款系统目前也已经受到世界各地非政府组织(NGO)的大力支持。这家关注的是家用环保型燃气。他们的系统更加先进、设备更加齐全、且可进行生物降解,如果公司能够合理运用并妥善经营下去的话,那它会拥有非常巨大的市场潜力。
公司在众筹平台Indiegogo上发起了资金众筹活动,旨在为这项新技术的大规模生产提供帮助。
很多技术,本身并不是高新技术,利用粪便做沼气我们小学的自然课程里都有,但是为什么以色列这家公司就能把这个产品卖到全世界,而且还能获得资本青睐呢?
Pioneers of the household biogas industry,
turning waste into value.
The HomeBiogas story begins with 3 long-time friends and a mission to make free, renewable energy available to everyone in the world. Their journey spans 10+ years, several continents and countless hours of R&D. After throughly analyzing and testing existing biodigester designs, it became abundantly clear that traditional systems had significant limitations. Oshik Efrati, Yair Teller and Erez Lanzer were determined to modernize the technology and create an efficient and durable biogas generator that was easy to install and accessible to all. In 2012, they formed HomeBiogas.
HomeBiogas的故事开始于三个老朋友和一个使命,使免费的,可再生能源提供给世界上的每个人。他们的旅程跨越了10多年,跨越了几个大洲和无数个小时的研发。通过分析和测试现有的沼液池设计,很明显,传统的系统有很大的局限性。Oshik Efrati、Yair Teller和Erez Lanzer决心使技术现代化,创造一种高效和耐用的沼气发生器,便于安装和使用。2012年,他们形成了HomeBiogas。
The initial HomeBiogas prototype piloted in 2014 and 2015 in underserved Bedouin villages and Palestinian communities. In 2016, the first generation HomeBiogas system became commercially available, attracting customers from over 40 countries. Further research, fine-tuning, and streamlining processes resulted in the most advanced model that was lower cost, easier to set-up and had larger capacity for treating waste and making biogas – the HomeBiogas 2.0!
2014年和2015年,首次在服务水平低下的贝都因村庄和巴勒斯坦社区进行了实验。2016年,第一代HomeBiogas系统投入商用,吸引了来自40多个国家的客户。经过进一步的研究、调整和简化流程,最终形成了成本更低、更容易安装、处理废物和制造沼气的能力更强的最先进模型——HomeBiogas 2.0!
Over the last year, distributors and aid organizations alike have joined in HomeBiogas’ efforts to educate about the many benefits of biogas technology. Together we are proud to have deployed thousands of biogas systems to over 90 countries worldwide, benefiting the environment and helping people transform their lives and improve their health by transitioning to clean renewable energy.
在过去的一年里,分销商和援助组织都加入了HomeBiogas的行列,宣传沼气技术的诸多好处。我们共同自豪地向全世界90多个国家部署了数以千计的沼气系统,通过向清洁的可再生能源过渡,造福于环境,帮助人们改变生活和改善健康。
或许,
真正出于造福人类的初心,
才是一个产品或者一个人,
是否能够成功的关键