{"id":540,"date":"2022-03-21T15:35:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/?p=540"},"modified":"2022-03-21T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:42:12","slug":"e-dina-waterlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pscsolaruk.com\/blog\/e-dina-waterlight\/","title":{"rendered":"WaterLight is a portable lantern that can be charged with salt water or urine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WaterLight is a portable lantern that can be charged with salt water or urine<\/p>

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Colombian renewable energy start-up E-Dina has developed a cordless light that converts salt water into electricity as a more reliable alternative to solar<\/a> lamps in off-grid communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The portable device, called WaterLight, needs to be filled with 500 millilitres of seawater \u2013 or urine in emergency situations \u2013 to emit up to 45 days of light.<\/p>

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Acting as a mini power generator, the device can also be used to charge a mobile phone or another small device via its integrated USB port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The WaterLight features a tubular wooden case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Created in collaboration with the Colombian division of creative agency Wunderman Thompson<\/a>, the project was designed as a stand-in for solar energy, which is often used to supply remote locations but which is weather-dependant.<\/p>

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“WaterLight can be more efficient than solar energy lanterns because it regenerates instantly,” said Pipe Ruiz Pineda, executive creative director of Wunderman Thompson Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Once filled with water, the energy delivery is immediate while solar lanterns need to transform solar energy to alternative energy to charge batteries and they only work if there is sun.”<\/p>

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