The Solar Shop in collaboration with The Light Over Africa
Initiative has developed renewable energy products with the
goal of satisfying the dire energy need in rural Africa.
Many
people all over Africa read by kerosene-powered lighting.The
soot
emitted from these are environmentally hazardous, but more
importantly, also dangerous to
one's health. The
United Nations
Environmental Program states that in rural Kenya more woman
die
of smoke-related illnesses than they do of malaria or
tuberculosis.
The
Juicebox Solar Generator can help this situation by providing
environmentally friendly lighting that can aid educational
development
throughout Africa.
As rural electrification programmes are slow to be realized, our
hopes for rural power solutions, needs to shift towards small scale
technologies that make use of renewable energy sources from the
sun. Even though people in rural areas do have some access to
modern forms of energy, their use of these conveniences is limited
due to its expense, dependability and availability.
Our products have been developed with this problem in mind, we
aim to take a reliable and sustainable power source into the rural
areas of Africa. The Juicebox Solar Generators, through their wide
range of applications can empower through aiding education and
development by providing proper lighting. The Juicebox Solar
Generators can serve as a humanitarian aid, as it can power
communications equipment, flash lights and a computer after a
natural disaster by assisting to bring power to a small clinic.
The Juicebox Solar Generator fulfills the demand to use
electric lights, radios, televisions, or stereos often at a lesser cost
than grid connections, systems driven by generators, or by using
kerosene and (dry-cell) batteries. Other generator or grid power
options satisfies a higher demand for power than the average rural
user normally requires.
The Juicebox SX 50, MX 102 Square and Pure are prime
examples of cost effective renewable energy solutions that can
help in satisfying rural power needs.
