SociaLite Lighting Systems

Engineering for the Middle of Nowhere

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SociaLite Calls for Support to Provide Solar Lighting Systems to Communities - Tungsung 97.3 Radio (February 2022)
NGO Provides Solar Lamps & Phone Charging System to Two Communities in Wa West District - Tungsung 97.3 Radio (December 2021)
Wa West: SociaLite Distributes 51 Solar Lanterns to Households - Tungsung 97.3 Radio (December 2021)
Wa West: SociaLite Brightens Households in Koryebor with Re-chargeable Lamps - Tungsung 97.3 Radio (November 2021)
Wa West: Residents of Wolunyiri, Ladaateng Receive Solar Lanterns from SociaLite - Radio Waa 92.1 (June 2021)
NGO Provides Solar Lighting to Wolunyiri Community in Wa West District - Tungsung 97.3 Radio (June 2021)
Ladaateng Community Gets Share of SociaLite Solar Lantern - Tungsung 97.3 Radio (June 2021)
Cooper Union SEA2M3 - PKP Excellence in Innovation Award - Final 3 (May 2018)
SociaLite, la linterna solar para las comunidades africanas en Ghana (October 2014)
Changing the World One Light at a Time - Ana Shell Media Press Singapore (March 2014)
Lighting the Way to a Better World - Cooper Union (March 2013)
SociaLite Lighting the Way - Cooper Union (September 2012)
Lighting the Way - The Economist (August 2012)
Innovations in Light - The New York Times (February 2012)
SociaLite - Architectural Lighting Magazine (September 2011)
Wa Polytechnic Manufactures Solar Lamps - GhanaWeb (July 2010)
Lighting Up The World - Manhattan Magazine (November 2009)
NUR Rolls out Solar Lantern Project - New Times of Rwanda (July 2009)
Voice of America (March 2009)
Business Week (March 2009)
Steelcase (March 2009)
CBS News (March 2009)
Using What's at Hand - Prism Magazine (September 2007)

Video

Lighting the Middle of Nowhere (2:36) - IEEE Smart Lighting Workshop (19 October 2021)
Nyitavuta Gets Solar Lamps Following Joy News’ report - (Interview) Joy News Ghana (February 2016)
AM Live TV Interview - Channel News Asia Singapore (13 March 2014)
Working With .. Engineering for the Middle of Nowhere - TEDx (November 2011)

Panels, Invited and Keynote Talks

Smart Lighting for Developing Countries and Remote Areas - Panel, 2022 IEEE PAS/IAS PowerAfrica Conference (22 - 26 August, Kigali, Rwanda)
Lehigh University Innovator in Residence - Bethlehem (28 July 2022)
NSF Energy Access Workshop - Minneapolis, MN (24 - 25 June 2022)
Swedish Lighting Strategy for 2030 and Sustainable Lighting - Online (6 May 2022)
Smart Technologies for the Developing World - Panel, IEEE Summit on Communications Futures (15 January 2022)
African Invention and Research Collaboration - Panel Moderator, Commercializing African Innovation (4 November 2021)
Sustainable Lighting for All - Swedish Energy Agency, Lighting Week 2021 (8 December 2021)
Universal Access to Energy - New Technologies & Related Social Impacts - Online UN/IEEE Panel (11 February 2021)
Waste - The New School, New York (October 2015)
EILD - Medellin, Colombia (October 2014)
iLight Marina Bay 2014 - Singapore (March 2014)
IEEE Innovation Day - New York (May 2011)

Books and Papers

Engineering for the Middle of Nowhere - ASEE NE Fall Meeting (November 2019)
Lighting the Middle of Nowhere in Lighting People's Cities (Chapter 8) - Oro Editions (Fall 2014) ISBN: 978-1-941806-67-8
Lessons from Africa – Sustainable Design and Engineering - ASEE NE Fall Meeting (November 2009)
Self-Assembled Solar Lighting Systems - ISES World Solar Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa (October 2009)