Rising electricity prices spark a bright idea (09 Jun 2011) *with NG clip*
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Rising electricity prices spark a bright idea
By Christine Ong | Posted: 09 June 2011 1148 hrs
MANILA: Laundrywoman Rose Bindoy lived darkness when her electricity got cut off six months ago.
Now she uses an energy saving solar bottle bulb, thanks to the city government of Manila and the My Shelter Foundation.
With some three million homes outside of Metro Manila still without electricity, the solar bottle bulb project hopes to light up around a million homes by 2012 using inexpensive and easy to assemble recyclable materials.
Made from plastic soft drink bottle, water, liquid bleach, metal sheet, and a sealant, the solar bottle bulb gives off light equivalent to a 55-watt electric lamp, and can last for up to five years.
Illac Diaz, from the My Shelter Foundation said: "When it refracts through water, it bends. So that it goes to all the sides of the household. Unlike a hole in a roof or a fiberglass that travels in a straight line.
It's also very cool where only the top is hot. So you could see that no heat enters it. It's a win-win."
Homemaker Virginia Untal finds this an ideal solution, since electricity in the Philippines is the most costly in Asia.
She has been using the solar bottle light for two months now, and it has transformed her life.
She said: "The solar bottle bulb is really a big help to us, helping save electricity cost.
We could use the amount saved to buy food and rice as part of our daily expenses. Now, we don't have to wander in the dark and trip over things. This is really a big change from before.
Diaz added:"It saves up 250 to 300 pesos, which is about US$5 - US$ 6 every month. This can be used for food, books, and businesses."
Aside from working with local governments, the group wants to teach more people to make solar bottle lights, and instill hope for a brighter future.
-CNA/ck
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i also use different type of bleach but it not working
emarles 2 months ago
hi
can u plz tell me what kind of bleach do v need 4 this...! i bought power bleach... so its not working... plz help me in making this solar light so that we can use for poor villages...!
nehasahni02 3 months ago
hi
nehasahni02 3 months ago
@raatri1981 it is amazing but it is soler powerd no light at night
primevel2 5 months ago
does it work at night? how is it?!
raatri1981 8 months ago