"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)
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).
- 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
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.
| 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) |
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)
DOI (pending HydroShare approval): Will be added here.