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Low-cost solar solution could empower off-grid poor

By FSG On June 17, 2010 · In Energy

A low-cost, plastic solar lamp could provide affordable lighting for millions living in rural off-grid areas across Africa.

The lamp is made from polymer solar cells and although it is not as efficient as similar [...]

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By FSG On June 17, 2010 · In Innovation

Adrian Ely and Kevin Urama call for a new politics of innovation built around diversity, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.

Reducing global poverty while promoting environmental sustainability is the moral imperative of our age.

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