[image credit: houstonfoodbank.org] Large food bank generates significant electricity bills Solution: Convert to solar energy for long-term savings Thanks to generous gifts from Green Mountain […]
Category: Energy
Inexpensive solar lantern seeks to eradicate the kerosene lamp
[image credit: solar-aid.org] Rural villagers rely on expensive and harmful kerosene lamps for light 598 million people in Africa alone have no access to electricity. […]
Ghana startup sets up battery recharging stations in rural villages
[image credit: treehugger.com] Rural residents use expensive, poor-quality batteries for power In Ghana, where electricity reaches only about 16 percent of people outside major cities, […]
Bio-electric fuel cell turns manure into light
Problem: Lighting a home in rural Africa is expensive and dangerous Many homes in Zambia (along with most of rural Africa) are dark at […]