Appropriate Technology News
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 2.1 billion people who live on less than $2.00 per day. From the Ann Arbor [...]
Gaialux Light
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 energy and electric light for granted, but billions of people in less economically developed countries [...]
Solar LED Light Program
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 system saves people money, reduces greenhouse gasses, provides better lighting and reduces health risks. Our [...]