Cubuy, a rural community in Cańovanas, Puerto Rico, lacked sufficient water and power for months following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Working alongside ID Shaliah and the Karma Honey Project, this project was intended to explore various methods of providing a renewable source of water and power for Cubuy during emergencies. Community interaction and focus groups helped gauge the extent of the community’s resources. Interviews with engineers, organization leaders, and consultants provided insight into the best method of ensuring potable water and the specifications of a donated photovoltaic system. The resulting report can be referenced to supplement the further development of drilling a well and supplying sustainable solar energy to support Cubuy with water and power resiliency.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mamayek, Talia
• Strickland, Alexander
• Brennan, Jeffrey
• Nearing, Isabel

Subject

• Water
• Innovation
• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-120921-141612
• 42551

Keyword

• Potable water
• Water collection
• Photovoltaics
• Community center
• Sustainability
• Resiliency

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Somasse, Gbetonmasse B.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• ID Shaliah, Inc.
• The Karma Honey Project

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2021-12-09

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright