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Solar Fridges and Personal Power Grids: How Berkeley Lab is Fighting Global Poverty (LBNL Science at the Theater)

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OSTI ID:1041404
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Inst. for Globally Transformative Technologies
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
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At this November 26, 2012 Science at the Theater, scientists discussed the recently launched LBNL Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT) at Berkeley Lab. LIGTT is an ambitious mandate to discover and develop breakthrough technologies for combating global poverty. It was created with the belief that solutions will require more advanced R&D and a deep understanding of market needs in the developing world. Berkeley Lab's Ashok Gadgil, Shashi Buluswar and seven other LIGTT scientists discussed what it takes to develop technologies that will impact millions of people. These include: 1) Fuel efficient stoves for clean cooking: Our scientists are improving the Berkeley Darfur Stove, a high efficiency stove used by over 20,000 households in Darfur; 2) The ultra-low energy refrigerator: A lightweight, low-energy refrigerator that can be mounted on a bike so crops can survive the trip from the farm to the market; 3) The solar OB suitcase: A low-cost package of the five most critical biomedical devices for maternal and neonatal clinics; 4) UV Waterworks: A device for quickly, safely and inexpensively disinfecting water of harmful microorganisms.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Friends of Science
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1041404
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

CLIMATIC CHANGE
COOKSTOVES
DARFUR STOVE
ENERGY SOURCES
GLOBAL POVERTY
INFORMATION NEEDS
LIGTT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
REFRIGERATOR
SABOTAGE
SOLAR
SPACE FLIGHT