The Solar Panel Art Series in collaboration with Beam Magazine and Underdogs, an art gallery based out of Lisbon, Portugal, have created an online exhibition that is raising funds for the Little Sun Foundation.
This year’s Solar Panel Art Series is being called the Transition Edition to call attention to the transition that the planet is undergoing and the transition that we must all make in response. It is our responsibility to future generations to take action, and to take action now.
Little Sun is a story about passion, art and power, the power of the sun that people harvest themselves with the solar lamp. We met with Olafur Eliasson, the artist behind the project.
The Little Sun Diamond is a beautiful, featherweight lamp — the smallest Little Sun lamp to date, but with all the energy of the classic Little Sun Original.
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The first VELUX Natural Light lamps have begun arriving in Africa — roughly one year after the company launched a design competition based around the idea, with the support of Little Sun and NGO Plan International. The design competition was a rather successful … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. A Kickstarter campaign for the creation of a solar phone charger has raised $294,000 so far, and this amount is well beyond the original goal of $56,345. (About a month ago, the campaign had brought in a about $170,00.) Why would such a campaign do so … [continued]
The Kickstarter campaign for the Little Sun Charge kicked off on September 2nd with the goal of raising at least $56,345, and in just five short days has tripled its goal, with pledges worth $170,204 (and counting). Olafur Eliasson, the artist and designer behind the Little Sun solar LED light, … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Solar lights are being used more often in Africa, where off-grid areas have poor access to safe and reliable nighttime lighting. In support of this important trend, thank window manufacturer The VELUX Group and solar light company Little Sun, who are partnering with NGO Plan International … [continued]
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of companies and organizations bringing solar power and LEDs to off-grid areas of the developing world. But there need to be a lot. 1.3 billion people lack electricity worldwide. Many of the people are in Africa, so it’s always heartening to see news of … [continued]
Little Sun: A Light for Everyone from Little Sun. Bloomberg Philanthropies is assisting in bridging the gap on two African problems — clean affordable energy and reducing energy poverty — with their latest investment. They announced recently $5 million in low-interest loans to Little Sun, a social enterprise which will help … [continued]
