<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>1. I was at a conference this past weekend and talked to the founder of the company selling the small solar lamp found at<br><br>http://www.nokero.com/products/n200/<br><br>She said the stated $15 has a minimum price (large quantities) of $5.50.<br><br>2. Also there was a friend beginning to sell a higher priced solar unit that can be purchased on time with daily (or more) "rental" fee available via cell phones. They are being tested now through this NGO, which has been having considerable success on solar lamps with payback time measured in months: <br> http://www.elephantenergy.org/SolarLightProject.html<br><br> This friend has been getting several different models from several distributors in China. The problem is getting them through customs, getting good shipment prices, finding distributors, etc.<br><br>Ron<br><br><br><br><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>ajheggie@gmail.com<br><b>To: </b>"Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4:03:19 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Stoves] LED lilghting<br><br>On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:10:35 -0400, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:<br><br>>Dear Friends<br>><br>> <br>><br>>Who can I contact tegarding the project in Central America that is using old<br>>cell phone batteries for LED study lights - they are charging them at the<br>>school and take them home. They are making the lights in the rural area from<br>>stands and HE-LED's.<br>><br><br>I think that was Ken Goyer at Teosinte<br><br>http://www.stoves.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/Goyer/Stove%20powered%20lighting.pdf<br><br>AJH<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Stoves mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org<br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org<br><br>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<br>http://www.bioenergylists.org/<br><br></div></body></html>