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Electricity Shortage Solutions

The Little Sun Solar Lamp Provides Light to Third World Countries

— May 16, 2012 — Eco
The Little Sun Solar Lamp is a collaborative effort between artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen, designed to bring light to people in developing countries who have little to no access to reliable electricity.

Shaped like a flower, the little lamp uses LED technology and a 2.4 x 2.4 inch solar panel to illuminate a room. The lighting solution offers for versatile arrangements and can be hung, placed on a table or carried around while on the move. This could be a viable solution for the more than 1.6 billion people who cannot attain energy sources to light their homes using tradition grid electricity found in the developed world.

There has been a growing movement devoted toward increasing the prominence of solar-powered objects and the creators of the light fixture believe that distributing solar energy could light up the lives of those in need.
Trend Themes
1. Solar-powered Lighting - The trend of solar-powered lighting offers disruptive innovation opportunities for providing affordable and reliable light sources to areas with limited access to electricity.
2. Versatile Lighting Solutions - The trend of versatile lighting solutions provides disruptive innovation opportunities for creating portable and adaptable light fixtures that can be easily used in various settings.
3. Increasing Solar Energy Distribution - The trend of increasing solar energy distribution presents disruptive innovation opportunities for expanding access to clean and sustainable energy sources in developing countries.
Industry Implications
1. Renewable Energy - The renewable energy industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in developing and producing solar-powered lighting solutions to address electricity shortage challenges.
2. Social Impact - The social impact industry can leverage disruptive innovation opportunities by focusing on creating versatile lighting solutions that can improve the quality of life for individuals with limited access to electricity.
3. Manufacturing - The manufacturing industry has disruptive innovation opportunities to produce affordable and scalable solar-powered lighting solutions that can be distributed to areas with electricity shortage issues.
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