BBC RADIO 4's TODAY PROGRAMME
March 2, 2012
"Today's Friday boss told business presenter Simon Jack that his company is not a charity, but a full profit business hoping to "start off with a small solar power system" and eventually increase its usage."
Listen again to the interview here
THE ECONOMIST, TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY
March 3, 2012
Technology and development: A new business model could help people in poor countries light their homes cheaply using solar power
Read the full article "Starting from Scratch"
RENEWABLE ENERGY MAGAZINE
SMART PLANET: "Dial-a-Photon: Cell phone and small solar panel buy African power"
February 28, 2012
Read the full article by Mark Halper here
ALBI, (The Alliance of Low Carbon Businesses in Indonesia)
February 16, 2012
On Eight19: "Mass production and trade disputes aside, at the other end of the spectrum, one company has successfully used a micro approach to capture the power of the sun"
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HEISE: "Solarmietanlagen für die Dritte Welt"
February 27, 2012
Read the full article (in German) here
HEISE: "Licht für Afrika"
February 27, 2012
Read the full article (in German) here
CLEAN TECHNICA: "Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for Customers Off the Grid in World’s Youngest Country"
February 24, 2012
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BUSINESS WEEKLY: "Simon Bransfeild-Garth, CEO of Eight19"
February 24, 20120
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BUSINESS GREEN: "Pay as you go" solar lights up world's newest country"
February 24, 2012
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