Category Archives: Solar-LED Lights

Real Design for Low Income People

Posted on May 11, 2009 by jb

$2.00 LED Light Fixture Based on many conversations in the developing world I have concluded that poor people don’t want junk. They don’t want a recycled pop can nailed to their ceilings to be their only source of electric light. … Continue reading →

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Appropriate Technology News

Posted on December 17, 2007 by jb

John Barrie + Low Cost LED Light The Ann Arbor News had a nice article about the Appropriate Technology Collaborative on Sunday, Dec 16th. ATC is a new tech firm working on creating affordable technologies that solve problems for the … Continue reading →

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Gaialux Light

Posted on November 19, 2007 by jb

Gaialux is the name of our entry in the NASA Create The Future contest. The light is designed for use in “squatter cities” The following text is from our competition entry: The Problem: Most of us take easy access to … Continue reading →

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Solar LED Light Program

Posted on September 28, 2007 by jb

Today over 2.1 billion people live without access to electricity. These people light their homes with kerosene lamps. Kerosene lighting is very inefficient, polluting and dangerous. Replacing kerosene lamps with a solar PV (photovoltaic) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting … Continue reading →

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