por Pako Ibáñez, coordinador del Departamento de Tecnología Apropiada en Sunseed.
El mes de Agosto lo hemos ocupado con la consolidación de los dos proyectos que tenemos en marcha: la cocina de gasificación de biomasa y el horno solar. Muchos han sido los voluntari@s que han participado, cada uno dejando una pequeña aportación o muchísimas horas de diseño, acción, observación, corrección y entusiasmo. Ambos proyectos son un ejemplo de tecnología apropiada, pues recurren a simples materiales y técnicas constructivas. Por otro lado, son herramientas de uso cotidiano para cocinar utilizando energía renovable y teniendo, por tanto, un bajo impacto medioambiental.
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Moreover, thanks to all Sunseed team, not only those who came to the Festival to support us but also for those whose stayed at Sunseed and keep the project running while we were away.
We had several presentations of the 
Moreover, we could enjoy nice music and attend workshops in other areas of the Festival such as the ones in the African Village where we could dance, play the drums and cook African dishes. We would like to thanks to all the people of the organization and all the people that was working there with different stands such as the people from the Falafel and Crepes Stand “Alibaba”(who after the Rototom visited Sunseed and cooked for us one night :)/ and also the beautiful 
Inga and Rabbiya had their first contact with the photovoltaic panels production servicing all the 3 systems we have installed in the different houses of Sunseed. The dust was cleaned, the output voltages checked, the seals of the connection boxes, distilled water was added to the main house battery and all the connections were tested.
New wood frames with mosquitoes net for the Isabella’s dormitory were done, trying to make a little bit more difficult to them entry the room.
Michael y Rabbiya made an experiment based on Nicolai Tesla’s research where its intended to capture some electricity from the magnetic fields that are covering us. The result was not enough to build a power plant, but the measures indicated than something is around there…
Supporting the sustainable living department, Heloise made mulberries marmalade using Kaña!!! 2, our biomass gasifier that employes dry cane of the valley as renovable fuel.
In Sunseed, we use compost toilets, where all our faeces are mixed with other organic matter and composted, producing what is called “humanure”. This toilets are at a ditance from the houses, in the gardens area. Nightly visits should be made with a lamp and a lot of attention, since the old light system is totally desintegrated. Clemens, Rabbiya, Inga and Cristabel designed a new system, composed by a PV panel, charger, battery and several light points i strategical points: toilet, ladder, sink and access path.
The free/busy indicator was redesigned too. Wood letters where carved and the on-off switch of the system was installed on a new pole. To wire the path, we opened a trench to bury the plastic pipe with the cables for the bulbs and switch, staying all rain proof and hidden in the edge of the gardens.
All Sunseed members were invited to the inauguration. We offered mojitos in the toilet and the AT team did a small performance. When the darkness came, after dinner, an inauguration ribbon was set up. Jyoti was in charge to switch on the lights, and following, all the AT department went through the path with solemnity under the Star Wars Imperial March musical notes. The ribbon was cut and we proceed to drink that delicious mojitos with ice and fresh mint.
