Just launched this week – a solar-powered light bulb – by Denver- and Hong Kong-based [url=http://www.nokero.com]Nokero[/url](which stands for “no kerosene”) the Nokero N200 lasts six or more hours on one day’s charge and is affordable to the billions of people worldwide who live without reliable access to electricity.
The N200 is a new improved version of Nokero’s N100 which launched in June and offers 60 percent greater brightness the company says. Featuring one solar cell and four LEDs along with a brandable frosted globe the bulb uses the solar energy it collects to power one AA-sized 1.2 V 1000mAh replaceable and recyclable Ni-MH battery which is used to provide light at night. The Nokero automatically turns off in bright light to save energy; it also features a multi-switch that can be set to high low or off. Like the N100 the N200 is rainproof and durable so it can withstand outdoor use in tough conditions ranging from -20?C to 55?C. With a pivot feature for maximal solar charging the bulb can be hung or laid on its side.
Priced starting at USD 15 per bulb the Nokero N200 is already being used in Pakistan and Kenya and it will soon arrive in Iraq where it will help people in the war-torn country avoid the high cost of running diesel generators for light at night. More than one million people die each year in fuel-based lighting fires and an additional 1.6 million are estimated to die from indoor air pollution says Nokero which also offers a “buy one give one” program with discounted prices.