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Solar Phone Charger Project Raises $294,000

by Jake Richardson October 4, 2015
written by Jake Richardson October 4, 2015
Solar Phone Charger Project Raises $294,000

A Kickstarter campaign for the creation of a solar phone charger has raised $294,000 so far, and this amount is well beyond the original goal of $56,345. (About a month ago, the campaign had brought in a about $170,00.)

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Why would such a campaign do so well? Many people seem to want to charge their phones from sunlight, and the Little Sun solar charger is small enough to fit in your hand. It is also very light and portable enough to easily carry, so you could charge your phone while sitting outside at a cafe or when you are taking a walk, riding a bike, or hiking.

Olafur Eliasson is one of the product’s co-creators, and Frederik Ottesen is the co-creator and engineer. Otteson described some of the charger’s technical aspects:

  • uses solar cells are from US company SunPower – in my opinion the best on the market
  • uses specially laminated solar cells for our strongest Little Sun solar panel yet
  • has a strong in-built light
  • contains an intelligent charge monitor that allows you to always get the most out of the sunlight.
  • uses best components to make the most efficient and powerful combination of lamp and charger that you can easily carry.

The device can apparently charge a phone from 5 hours of sunshine to a full charge. Users of mobile devices frequently are upset when their batteries get very low or die on them. Today, everyone knows how much they rely on these devices, so being able to maintain a charge throughout the day is very important. We rely on our devices during our personal and professional lives, so extending their usefulness is more than a matter of convenience.

In the first world, we might think of having a solar phone charger as something of a luxury, but there are people in other parts of the world who don’t have regular access to electricity. Having a mobile charger powered by sunlight would keep their phones operational, when otherwise they might be offline for long periods.

In fact, Olafur Eliasson explained that a previous product he created called the Little Sun Lamp has already been produced and has brought light to 670,000 people living off grid.

Image Credit: Olafur Eliasson

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Jake Richardson

has been writing about solar energy for years on sites like CleanTechnica, Care2, and Planetsave. He enjoys the outdoors and is passionate about protecting life on this planet. You can connect with Jake on Google Plus.

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