Solar Lantern Inventor Brings Ecofriendly Light to Toxic Darkness
Inventor Alice Min Soo Chun’s Solar Lanterns are bringing ecofriendly light to the toxic darkness of the planet. She has been working with a group of people to design and create an environmentally friendly light source for homes and businesses. Now, she is ready to start testing and refining her invention.
LuminAID
The LuminAID solar lantern is a great eco-friendly way to bring light into the dark. It is an inexpensive and portable device that can be used anywhere.
It has a solar panel, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, and a high-efficiency design. It can provide up to 12 hours of illumination. It has three modes, including low, medium, and high. You can use it in the sun, at night, or under incandescent light. It also has a USB charging port. It can be charged in just a few hours, depending on the amount of sunlight it gets.
The LuminAID solar lantern was originally designed to help address the problem of people living in tent cities. It provides enough light to illuminate up to 15 square feet of space. It can also be used as a phone charger lantern. It has an orange adjustable strap that can be used to carry it.
The LuminAID was created by two Columbia University architecture graduates, Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta. While attending the school, they were assigned to a studio design assignment to solve the problem of distributing light to victims of a recent earthquake in Haiti.
HybridLight
When kerosene lamps and paraffin candles are used, they emit toxic fumes that are harmful to the occupants. This is especially true for women and children. In addition, they pose risks to the environment.
Alice Min Soo Chun, a former university professor and materials scientist, is the inventor of the Solight solar lantern. Her designs are self-inflating, waterproof, and durable.
For a price of Ksh 8,100 per month, a family can afford a 150 watt solar system. This will save the family a lifetime of using paraffin. The system can also provide light at night for more than eight hours.
Solight Designs aims to bring solar energy to communities in need. The company donates 10 percent of its profits to help those in need. They have a website where you can “Give A Light” by donating money.
There are more than five million people living in the world without electricity. The World Health Organization states that a lack of light is linked to assaults on women and children.
Solight
Solar Lantern Inventor Alice Min Soo Chun developed a floatable and self inflating solar light. This concept was born when she was in Haiti during the earthquake. She saw children breathing kerosene fumes, and she longed for an eco-friendly lighting solution.
In a bid to help the environment, Chun began researching and testing solar lights available on the market. She also experimented with sewing solar panels to fabric. When she launched her Kickstarter campaign in 2015, she raised $500,000 in thirty days.
She has since launched a line of affordable, off-grid lighting solutions. Her company, Solight Design, donates ten percent of its profits to global poverty reduction programs.
The company’s flagship product is the SolarPuff, a foldable and collapsible solar light. This innovative light is made of a high-tech, waterproof fabric engineered for extreme weather conditions. The lantern automatically turns on at dusk and off at dawn. It also has a built-in light sensor.
The Solight design’s other key feature is its ability to recycle lithium-ion batteries. This battery type can’t be put in a trash can, but it can be recycled and put to good use.
Alice Min Soo Chun
There are billions of people worldwide who live in darkness. Some of these individuals struggle with extreme poverty, and some have suffered natural disasters. In these situations, many of them are unable to access clean and sustainable lighting solutions. One entrepreneur, Alice Min Soo Chun, has been working to find affordable off-grid lighting solutions to brighten up the lives of people living in darkness.
After seeing a homeless family burn kerosene, and seeing children breathe in toxic smoke, Chun decided to create a product that would solve this problem. Her invention, the SolarPuff, is a lightweight, portable solar lantern that can be used anywhere. It uses recyclable hi-tech materials, and it is waterproof.
Chun’s product is now available in five countries. Her company, Solight Design, distributes its lights to people in need. A portion of all profits goes to a nonprofit partner.
In addition to her work with Solight, Chun also is a professor at the Parsons the New School for Design. She is also a co-founder of the non-profit FAARM. Through FAARM, she works with inter-disciplinary teams in architecture and ecology to develop and implement products that help address social, economic and environmental issues.
