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Nuru Lights Pedals Toward Clean Energy in Africa
By Tina Casey*
A clean energy startup called Nuru Lights has come up with a low cost pedal-powered LED light kit that is designed to help households in East Africa and India ditch their kerosene lamps.
Kerosene lamps are ubiquitous in the developing world. They’re a notorious fire hazard and can cause carbon monoxide poisoning when [...]
Solar Lighting Spells End of Kerosene in Africa
By Charlotte Webster*
A simple but effective solar kit is helping to bring light to homes in the less-industrialised world without the choking side-effects of kerosene lamps.
About 14 per cent of Kenya is electrified, Tanzania even less at 11 and Malawi a pitiful seven. These statistics correspond directly to poverty and development.
The extensive off-grid rural areas [...]
Ghana to Pursue Renewables, Solar Power for Kenya Schools
Below is a roundup of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period: 31 December 2009–13 January 2010, as compiled by the Science and Development Network (Scidev).
Tanzanian text message project monitors antimalarial stocks
A mobile phone initiative has been launched to increase the availability of antimalarials in remote areas of Tanzania. SMS for Life — [...]
Philips Unveils Solar LED Floodlighting in Time for FIFA 2010 World Cup
Imagine if lights went out in the middle of a match between Brazil’s Samba Boys and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana during quarters at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa? What would follow – riots, probably.
For ardent soccer fans, take heart, Philips Lighting is coming to the rescue, courtesy of the sun, with a [...]
Kenyans Welcome First Solar-Powered Phone in Africa
By Alan Boswell
Kenyan telecommunications company Safaricom has launched Africa’s first fully solar-powered phone. The mobile phone’s timely release comes as Kenya is suffering from a major power shortfall.
The new solar-powered mobile phone went on sale this past week. Kenyans can buy the phone for a little under $40.
Jacque Sherry, a 28-year old accountant in Nairobi, [...]
