MattWingy/harmonie-zambia-venturi
Domain:
environment and energyCreator:
Mat
Host:
"Emergency distributed hydropower for Zambezi Basin: 200 venturi modules (€36M, 18 months) + AI-enforced democratic governance to prevent Kariba-style elite capture." Visibility: Public (critical—private repos are useless for activism)
# harmonie-zambia-venturi
"Emergency distributed hydropower for Zambezi Basin: 200 venturi modules (€36M, 18 months) + AI-enforced democratic governance to prevent Kariba-style elite capture." Visibility: Public (critical—private repos are useless for activism)
# Zambia Emergency Hydropower: 200 Modules, €36M, 18 Months
**Problem**: Kariba Dam at 5.7% capacity causes 21-hour blackouts, famine for 1.8M Zambians.
**Solution**: Distributed submerged venturi turbines—no dams, no debt, no elite capture.
**Governance**: Harmonie AI-enforced stakeholder council (4-level, 80% approval threshold).
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## Download & Build It Yourself
- **CAD**: FreeCAD files—cut steel locally, bolt assembly (no welding)
- **Cost**: €4,785 per 10 kW module (full BOM in `/Data/`)
- **Timeline**: 2 days installation per module
- **Governance**: Read `Governance/17_Articles_Zambezi.md`
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## How It Works
**Technical**: Submerged venturi duct accelerates natural river flow (Bernoulli's principle), generating 10 kW per module at 1.5m head.
**Governance**: The Zambezi Basin Council gives 30% seats to upstream farmers, 30% to downstream communities (with ecological veto), preventing the elite capture that destroyed Kariba.
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## Files
| Directory | Contents |
|-----------|----------|
| `/CAD/` | FreeCAD .FCStd, .STEP, .DXF files |
| `/CFD/` | OpenFOAM simulation case (validated 78.3% efficiency) |
| `/Governance/` | Harmonie Framework (17 constitutional articles) |
| `/Data/` | BOM, Zambezi flow data, cost analysis |
| `/APO/` | AI monitoring scripts (Python) |
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## Contact
I will be in Zambia in March 2026 to train local engineers.
**Email**: mattias@harmonie-democracy.org
**GitHub**: [MattWingy]
**License**: GPL v3 (code) + CC-BY 4.0 (designs)
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**DOI (pending HydroShare approval)**: Will be added here.