Delighted at d.light today
In the lobby, I noticed the statue we gave them for their first funding in 2007. Their latest impact report shows nearly $1B of energy savings and 30 million lives benefitted by their portable solid-state lighting in the developing world (where 2 billion people live without access to electricity, and use kerosene lamps and candles for lighting).
Ironically, kerosene lighting is one of the most expensive ways to light a home (consuming up to 30% of family income in many cases). Kerosene lamps kill or seriously burn millions of children per year, and are a leading cause of indoor air pollution. Over a five-year period, one kerosene lamp releases one ton of CO2 into the air (equivalent to driving a car from SF to NYC).
Latest press (props to Mohanjit Jolly): http://www.power-eng.com/marketwired/2014/02/25/d-light-announces-11-million-series-c-financing-expands-board-of-directors.html
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