The Little Sun Solar Lamp Provides Light to Third World Countries
Sarah Moore — 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.
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Renewable Energy — The renewable energy industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in developing and producing solar-powered lighting solutions to address electricity shortage challenges.
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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.
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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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