Difference between revisions of "Solar Bottle Bulb"
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The solar bottle bulb can illuminate your home, but only during the day. Developed in Brazil to address under-illuminated slums, this simple design idea has been adopted by MIT students and expanded to other developing areas where many low-income homes lack access to either daylight or electricity<ref name="http://dornob.com/solar-bottle-lamps-water-bleach-10000-liters-of-light/#ixzz2bU2bpa7E">http://dornob.com/solar-bottle-lamps-water-bleach-10000-liters-of-light/#ixzz2bU2bpa7E</ref>. | The solar bottle bulb can illuminate your home, but only during the day. Developed in Brazil to address under-illuminated slums, this simple design idea has been adopted by MIT students and expanded to other developing areas where many low-income homes lack access to either daylight or electricity<ref name="http://dornob.com/solar-bottle-lamps-water-bleach-10000-liters-of-light/#ixzz2bU2bpa7E">http://dornob.com/solar-bottle-lamps-water-bleach-10000-liters-of-light/#ixzz2bU2bpa7E</ref>. | ||
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| − | GIZ Bangladesh did a small trial of 250 bottle-bulbs in a slum area in Dhaka with the local NGO CHANGE. Response is very good. In fact people complain about "too much light" rather than not enough. Some people perceive its warmer now in their homes, others mention less mosquitos. | + | *GIZ Bangladesh did a small trial of 250 bottle-bulbs in a slum area in Dhaka with the local NGO CHANGE. Response is very good. In fact people complain about "too much light" rather than not enough. Some people perceive its warmer now in their homes, others mention less mosquitos. |
| − | + | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23536914 BBC news on solar bottle] | |
| − | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23536914 BBC news on solar bottle] | + | *[http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-07-20&nid=57650 NewAgeBD article] |
| − | + | *[http://www.change.org.bd/Booklet_Vol_1.pdf Botol Bati] | |
| − | [http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-07-20&nid=57650 NewAgeBD article] | + | *[http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/litre-of-light/ Botol Bati] on Daily Star page 1 |
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| − | [http://www.change.org.bd/Booklet_Vol_1.pdf Botol Bati] | + | *<br/> |
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A much larger commercial adaptation of this technology: [http://www.sun-dome.com/ the sun-dome] | A much larger commercial adaptation of this technology: [http://www.sun-dome.com/ the sun-dome] | ||
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Revision as of 11:49, 18 July 2014
Overview
The solar bottle bulb can illuminate your home, but only during the day. Developed in Brazil to address under-illuminated slums, this simple design idea has been adopted by MIT students and expanded to other developing areas where many low-income homes lack access to either daylight or electricity[1].
How to build a solar bottle bulb
Further Information
- GIZ Bangladesh did a small trial of 250 bottle-bulbs in a slum area in Dhaka with the local NGO CHANGE. Response is very good. In fact people complain about "too much light" rather than not enough. Some people perceive its warmer now in their homes, others mention less mosquitos.
- BBC news on solar bottle
- NewAgeBD article
- Botol Bati
- Botol Bati on Daily Star page 1
- Portal:Solar
References
Related
A much larger commercial adaptation of this technology: the sun-dome
