Revolutionary Light-weight 3-in-1 Solar Energy Device
It's no secret that solar power has tremendous applications in remote, cash poor regions of the world. Whether it's solar water purification, solar charging for cell phones and other small devices, or solar cookers, a small investment can yield massive returns. A new device from One Earth Designs combines all the most vital solar functions in one convenient, portable and affordable device. Read on for all the details.

The folks at Worldchanging have a great profile of this vital project, detailing how the SolSource 3-in-1 is being used to provide electricity, cooking, water purification and heat for rural Himalayan communities:

The satellite dish-shaped SolSource, developed by US-based nonprofit One Earth Designs, is elegant in its simplicity. Reflective nomadic tent material, stretched across a bamboo frame, concentrates sunlight from a large area inward toward a focal point where the user can place a pot stand for cooking, a thermoelectric device for generating electricity (at a lower cost than a photovoltaic panel), a heat module for heating the home, a solar water disinfector for treating drinking water, or a thermal battery for cooking after dark. These interchangeable parts are each about the size of a laptop computer, and the main platform is easily folded and disassembled for portability.

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