Gaialux 

Gaialux began as a program to provide lighting in rural parts of the developing world. Since our start we have expanded the program to include a new lighting technology specifically for cities where power is intermittent. Using recycled materials and very efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) the Gaialux for “Squatter Cities” provides light where people need it most.

The Problem:

Most of us take easy access to energy and electric light for granted, but billions of people in less economically developed countries have intermittent power or no power at all and often resort to illuminating their homes with kerosene lamps. Our “GaiaLux” light addresses these problems and also serves as a very efficient task light for college students, architects and designers. GaiaLux is an efficient lighting technology for the entire world.

Background:

Our invention is a novel Light Emitting Diode (LED) light powered by a recycle cell phone charger. Our light has the option of incorporating batteries that charge when power is available and work when light is needed, thus providing light when other people are left in the dark.

LEDs are very efficient so our light will run for days on battery power alone. When power is available the cell phone charger automatically charges the batteries, when the batteries are fully charged it shuts off – with almost no standby power loss! (We have measured this)