a list of social enterprises committed to overcoming energy poverty in developing communities.
appropriate technology
SunFunder. Invest in Solar Energy. Light up the World.
SunFunder, based in San Francisco, is a social enterprise building a crowdfunding platform for in
Mera Gao Micro Grid Power. Solar-powered network systems for rural off-grid villages.
The world’s off-grid population – who are also the world’s poorest – not onl
BioLite. Energy everywhere.
Brooklyn-based BioLite has developed a cookstove technology that provides heat and electricity, fuel
Eight19. Transforming lives with flexible solar technology.
Cambridge, UK-based Eight19 combines an innovative technology (organic solar PV) and an innovative
TinkerToys. E-waste to e-toys.
Designer/engineer Dhairya Dand is the brain behind ThinkerToys, an open-source project to recycle a
Supply chain distribution: The major “roadblock” to eradicating energy poverty.
This blog post will be entered in the World Environment Day Blog Competition, organized by UNEP and
sOccket. Harnessing the passion.
sOccket, a project developed by four female students as a class assignment at Harvard, is a unique,
OsmoPure. When clean water is this easy, nobody should go thirsty.
OsmoPure, based in Boston, MA, designs a water filtration cartridge that fits easily into a plastic
Waste2Watts. Solutions-based recycling.
Waste2Watts, based in Atlant, GA, is a for-profit social entreprise with a mission to address energy
The Blue Economy. A new way of designing business.
I consider myself to be pretty up-to-date on interesting energy companies and initiatives, and then
LuminAID. An inflatable solar light.
Incubated at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, the LuminAID solar lamp is an ultra-
EGG-energy. Building the Portable Grid.
EGG-energy is a for-profit social enterprise, targeting the off-grid market in Tanzania to provide
NOKERO and Enèji Pwòp. Bringing solar-powered light to rural Haiti.
The staff of Watt Now is finally back from Haiti! And we’ve got lots of exciting projects to r
Simpa Networks. Radical Affordability.
Simpa Networks, based in Bangalore, India, provides affordable access to solar energy through a R
Border Green Energy Team. Using sustainability as a model for development.
The Border Green Energy Team (BGET) was founded in 2005 and brings renewable energy and sustainable
A Liter of Light. Isang Litrong Liwanag.
Recipe: Solar Bottle Bulb (55-60W) Ingredients: Used plastic bottle (50cl-1l), water, bleach, a shee
Sanergy. Building Sustainable Sanitation in Urban Slums.
Sanergy was started by a group of MIT grads – a mix of MBAs, engineers, and designers –
Promethean Power Systems
Solar Powered Refrigeration. The market: Dairy industry in India. The pr
blueEnergy
blueEnergy is a non-profit organization that builds hybrid wind-solar systems for isolated communiti
EarthSpark International
Eradicating Energy Poverty in Haiti. Here is how EarthSpark International poses the “issueR
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