Litre of light. The Solar Power Bottle Light
A simple initiative in the Philippines is bringing a bit of brightness into the lives of the country’s poorest people.
The project is called “Litre of Light”, and the technology involved is just a plastic bottle filled with water.
It’s an environmentally-friendly alternative to an electric light bulb, and it’s virtually free.
Light…one Litre at a time.
As reported by Brynn Opsahl, on the Global Envision website- using an MIT student design, Mr. Diaz has brought light to some 300,000 Phillipinos who had no, or illegal and unsafe access to electricity- without using electricity or any other non-sustainable energy
The bottle is inserted and secured through a hole in the ceiling, and allows sunlight to refract, bringing 360 degrees of light into the room below.
The design/application is:
- Sustainable
- Made from Recycled material
- Lessening dependency on foreign bought fuel
- Cost-effective
- Raises standard of living
- Safe
- Maintainable by user
Additionally, it follows what Diaz describes as “the three appropriate rules for technology.”
“People can find it, they can replicate it, and most importantly, they can make a business of it.“
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Additional reporting from Global Envision: @ http://www.globalenvision.org/2011/08/18/used-soda-bottles-light-world-free