Cross-posted from the TIER mailing list ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ashish makani <ashish.makani@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 2:36 PM Subject: Husk power brings electricity to the dark villages of Bihar, India To: TIER <tier@tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Hi TIER folks Serendipitously came across this really neat article from nytimes, on an innovative company, using "frugal innovation" to bring electricity to the dark villages of Bihar, India http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/a-light-in-india/ IMHO, this could have huge potential for (partial ?) electrification of villages in Africa too. Very inspiring Best, ashish *"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -- Albert Einstein*