1 Litre of light project used recycled bottles to create solar lamps

In the Philippines, as many parts of the developing world, kerosene lamps are the main source of light for people living in disadvantaged areas.

 Not only are these dangerous lamps of itself also emit large amounts of CO2 and other toxic gases that cause of respiratory problems among people using them as well. This led to student MIT Alfredo Moser to get an idea for a solar lamp made out of recycled bottles water.

This idea was developed by Illac Diaz, a Filipino student who used to create Isang Litrong Liwanag AKA the liter of the project light. While his name may be a little misleading, alternative lighting system basically guarantees that people are able to use natural light without having the blazing sun in a through a large skylight during the day.


Each solar lamp contains one litre of water mixed with bleach that creates the same amount of light as a 60 watt incandescent light bulb regular. It is always better that chlorine keeps algae from water and bacteria-free for more than 5 years which gives each installation a longer life.

The litre of light basically project uses discarded one liter PET bottles, filled with water and use it to create a hybrid solar lamp/skylight that captures and amplifies the light of the Sun that works like an electric lamp and flood the Interior with light during the day. The lamp does not require any electricity to operate, although it can be a little less luminescent on cloudy or rainy days.

The project is part of the group my shelter Foundation that has invited the owners, students and volunteers to create their own makeshift solar lamps cost zero and your goal is to have 1 million

1 Liter of Light Project uses recycled bottles to create solar lamps

In The Philippines, like many parts of the developing world, kerosene lamps are the primary source of light for people living in the underprivileged areas. Not only are these lamps dangerous per se they also emit great amounts of CO2 and other toxic gases which cause respiratory problems amongst the people using them as well.

This prompted MIT student Alfredo Moser to come up with an idea for a solar lamp fashioned out of recycled water bottles. This idea was further developed by Illac Diaz, a Filipino student who used it to create the Isang Litrong Liwanag AKA the 1 Liter of Light project. Even though its name may be slightly misleading, the alternative lighting system basically ensures that people are able to utilize natural daylight without having the sun blazing in through a bigger skylight during the day.

Each solar lamp contains one liter of water mixed with bleach which creates the same amount of light as a regular 60 watt incandescent light bulb. What’s ever better is that the bleach keeps the water algae and bacteria-free for over 5 years which gives each installation a longer life.

The I Liter of Light project basically uses discarded one liter PET bottles, fills them up with water and uses it to create a solar lamp/skylight hybrid that captures and amplifies the light of the sun which functions like an electric lamp and floods the indoors with light during the day.

The lamp does not require any electricity to function though it can be a bit less luminescent on cloudy or rainy days. The project is a part of the My Shelter Foundation group who has invited homeowners, students and volunteers to create their own zero-cost makeshift solar lamps and their goal is to have 1 million bottle lamps fitted in homes throughout the Philippines.




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The Green March is currently at its docks. Each entity, from an individual to a corporation, is struggling in his own unique way to help a step in this month of March. The biggies of the corporate houses are planning huge financial roll outs to help the environmental cause in some form or another.

 IKEA is a company and its sustainability 2011 report affirms their Green State. Also sheds light on the company's commitment eventually to use 100% renewable energy.

IKEA to 100% renewables
The company is fully dedicated in fulfilling its aim of activate fully respectful and obtain their offices and factories powered entirely by renewable energy. This is confirmed by the fact that IKEA has diligently planned to invest so enormous as 670 million dollars towards agreements of generation of green energy for its offices and production units. Currently, the company has the honour of being a collaborator unconditional towards the salvation of energy crisis under its portfolio of huge renewable energy including 69 wind turbines and more than one hundred projects of photovoltaic electricity generation.

More color was added when the company declared in its future plans to add 11 new projects PV solar to its current portfolio. The goal is the help of roofs of each of the shops of the brand with solar photovoltaic panels and generate approximately 7000KW of clean energy. The basis for this future planning is reinforced by the success of IKEA in the realization of its geothermal project in Denver, Colorado.

Tirado interest in solar energy company are almost charming. It has already succeeded in getting 4,984 solar panels on the roof of the store in Maryland, generating around 1196 KW of power. The most important feature is that while other corporations are thriving on the third power purchase model, IKEA is playing honestly by having all the facilities and their operation personally.