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Bringing solar light bulbs to the world

24 pointsby thedoctoralmost 14 years ago

3 comments

dsteinalmost 14 years ago
I don't get why the developing world needs to be the first market. They could sell to the camping and boating market first, make millions, and expand worldwide later.
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michaelchisarialmost 14 years ago
There's a common misconception in this article that non-profit means non-revenue. A non-profit organization can still charge for goods and services. The difference between a non-profit and a for-profit, is that a non-profit must invest all surplus revenue directly back into the company.
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mmastracalmost 14 years ago
For another, much older, take on this check out "Light Up The World". One of my old professors has been working on this since the 90's, with the same goal of driving the Kerosene lamps out of existence.<p>I'm curious if there's much in the way of new technology in these lamps, at least enough to justify a patent.<p>EDIT: Link: <a href="http://www.lutw.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lutw.org/</a>
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