Bristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
International Water Security Network, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 25;17(7):2175. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072175.
With 2.3 billion people around the world lacking adequate sanitation services, attention has turned to alternative service provision models. This study suggests an approach for meeting the sanitation challenge, especially as expressed in Sustainable Development Goal 6.2, using a toilet technology system, such as Pee Power® that generates electricity using diverted urine as a fuel. A field trial was carried out in a girls' school in Kisoro, Uganda, where the generated electricity was used to light the existing toilet block. The trial was evaluated in terms of social acceptability and user experience using a multidimensional assessment protocol. The results of our assessment show that users felt safer when visiting the toilets at night. Lights provided from the technology also helped with the perceived cleanliness of the toilets. The technology was well accepted, with 97% of the respondents saying that they liked the idea of the Pee Power® technology and 94% preferring it over other facilities on site. This shows how the technology helps meet SDG target 6.2, with its particular focus on vulnerable populations.
全世界有 23 亿人缺乏足够的环境卫生服务，因此人们开始关注替代服务提供模式。本研究提出了一种利用厕所技术系统（如 Pee Power®）来应对环境卫生挑战的方法，该系统利用尿液作为燃料来发电。该技术系统已在乌干达基索罗的一所女子学校进行了实地测试，所产生的电力用于照明现有的厕所区。本研究使用多维评估方案，从社会接受度和用户体验两个方面对该试验进行了评估。我们的评估结果表明，用户夜间使用厕所时感到更安全。该技术提供的照明还提高了人们对厕所清洁度的感知。该技术得到了广泛的认可，97%的受访者表示喜欢 Pee Power®技术的理念，94%的受访者表示更喜欢该技术而不是现场的其他设施。这表明该技术如何有助于实现可持续发展目标 6.2，特别关注弱势群体。
