This little light of mine: Flexiway Solar's Solar Muscle lights in Fiji
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Harry Kikstra's video was featuredThis little light of mine: Flexiway Solar's Solar Muscle lights in Fiji
We wanted to share this short and simple video which nevertheless made us very happy.
It was made by a group of children in Fiji that had received a batch of our donated lights, distributed by some friendly people that run a charity (we sell our…
Harry Kikstra posted a videoThis little light of mine: Flexiway Solar's Solar Muscle lights in Fiji
We at www.flexiwaysolar.com have designed a small, safe and affordable solar-powered light to replace toxic, dangerous and expensive kerosene lamps. We have ...
Harry Kikstra commented on Sun-Connect News's blog post Do we really need GOGLA, the new "Global Off-Grid-Lighting Association"?"Hello Ted,
how open is this organisation if small companies like ours (that are based in western countries, but are operating in several developing countries) appear to have an annual fee of USD $6000? That is something we simply never can afford…"
Harry Kikstra commented on Arne Jacobson's blog post Household Expenditure on Kerosene Lighting in Kenya"Great comments from Kat & Evan, thanks.
Though it would be great to see this subject get covered in more details, I guess the experiences from the field.are already enough to validate the quote that 'up to 25-30% of income is needed/used…"
Harry Kikstra replied to Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday's discussion When is a Lantern Not a Lantern or What’s in a Name?"Namaste Dave,
I appreciate that you have designed a lantern and want to define and differentiate it. But according tohttp://thesaurus.com/browse/lantern the definition of Lantern = lamp, so it seems they are interchangeable.
Note that a lantern used…"
Harry Kikstra commented on Arne Jacobson's blog post Household Expenditure on Kerosene Lighting in Kenya"Furthermore, there is a great difference between costs of kerosene in/near urban centres (where arguably people with a higher than average income live) vs the costs in rural areas. According to another Lighting Africa document, this difference is…"
Harry Kikstra commented on Arne Jacobson's blog post Household Expenditure on Kerosene Lighting in Kenya"There are many sides to the story:
- Price of kerosene in Kenya and elsewhere: about USD1 /litre (source) (currently its about 86 shillings to the $). What are the costs in other countries?
- Income and disparity: It is very surprising that the…"
Harry Kikstra replied to Vivian Vendeirinho's discussion Negative environmental impact of solar portable lamps?"Hi Yotam, as far as I know there is no mobile service there, but it might be a good idea for other projects."
Harry Kikstra replied to Vivian Vendeirinho's discussion Negative environmental impact of solar portable lamps?"Hi Vivian, during our first small trials with our original light, villagers in Tanzania told us that they uses 1-2 litres of kerosene less per week, so 50-100l per year per solar-light.
Note that these are conservative figures as the lamp should…"
Harry Kikstra replied to Yotam Ariel's discussion Burkina Faso now has 0% import tax and VAT on solar products!"Cool, thanks. Now let's hope that the officers in charge are aware of these rules..."
Harry Kikstra replied to Vivian Vendeirinho's discussion Negative environmental impact of solar portable lamps?"Good questions/concerns. FWIW, we found that both in Tanzania as well as in PNG that our lights not only replace kerosene lights, but also battery-powered lights. It is difficult to quantify the impact our rechargeable NiMH batteries have compared…"
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- At 4:48pm on November 8, 2012,
Jennifer Tracy said… Are you familiar with Lighting Africa and the quality assurance testing procedures that will soon become a universal standard through the IEC? Just wondering if you are interested in having your product quality certified. I can put you in touch with our business development team if interested. But in the least, below is the website link if you want to read more. I don't mean to sound like a sales woman, I am quite the opposite. But through our program we have been able to provide constructive support to many companies like yours in the last few years.
http://www.lightingafrica.org/for-manufacturers-and-distributors.html?layout=item
Cheers,
Jenny
- At 11:07am on November 7, 2012, Jennifer Tracy said…
Great to be acquainted. Can you share with me more about your organization and your interest in picoPV development impact research? Will you or someone from your organization be attending the Lighting Africa conference next week in Dakar?
Cheers,
Jenny
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Patrick Velasco commented on Patrick Velasco's event 3rd Africa Mini Grids Summit 2016 Tanzania"If you are nearby Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam today or tomorrow, you may wish to drop by and…"
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