Solantern: There is no longer a reason to use kerosene for lighting
Today at The British Council in Upper Hill Nairobi, I reconnected with a TED Global 2007 friend Joseph Nganga. He has a company called Renewable Energy Ventures (KE) and is currently a reseller for an innovative lighting solution called ‘The Solantern’. He was kind enough to give me a brief demo over lunch and I got to play a bit with a new solar device. It’s wonderful to see this device, because 2 years ago in Arusha we had a conversation about solar energy, gadgets, etc… I commend him for getting his business going, do look out for more collaborations from his company on a consumer guide for solar gadgets.
The ‘Sun King’ consists of a polycrystalline solar module, cable, a stand and a ring of LED lights. It can work as a small torch, a task light, and a hanging light.
Below is the video with a brief overview.
Solantern from afromusing on Vimeo.
It retails for 25 usd/ 2000 kes and you can call +254 721 211 406 to order.
Email: info [at] africarenewables [dot]com
Twitter: @thereva
Physical Address:
150 James Gichuru Road Opposite Lavington
PS: I would dissuade anyone from getting the Safaricom ZTE Simu Ya Solar. Its shoddy and a waste of money at 3000kes. I bought one in August of this year and its Kaputt now. A much better gift is this solar lantern which is priced quite well at 2000kes. I will be testing it further this christmas, but from initial looks of it, the module is sturdy and the design is quite functional.
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inteligensia (NiKolaS) December 21st, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Solantern: There is no longer a reason to use kerosene for lighting http://is.gd/5wbCJ [via @afromusing]