solarpunk-aesthetic:

People living in Garin, Argentina have been using recycled waste materials to harvest solar energy to heat their water. Garin is a poor neighbourhood, one of many in Argentina, where people sometimes have no electricity or hot water. The system they’re using provides hot water all day long, and is home made from waste drinks bottles, soda cans, and milk cartons.

The solar heaters are part of an initiative by Argentinian non-profit organisation Sumando Energías, who also provide two day workshops to locals who want to learn how to make their own.

“This is a poor neighbourhood and sometimes we have no light or water. These recycled solar panels help us a lot, we have children and it’s useful having […] hot water even though we have no electricity.”
– Luis Alberto Quinona, Garin resident