Source: theguardian.com

Published: June 21, 2016

The weight of light: how gravity is illuminating sub-Saharan Africa

Banyak and Michael Tait

Off-grid communities such as those in sub-Saharan Africa can pay thousands of times as much as the rest of us for their energy. Designer Jim Reeves has developed a simple, low-cost gear-train and generator that uses a descending weight to power a perpetual light source. Children can do their homework and study, families and friends can eat together and interact after dark adding new dimensions and possibilities to their lives

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