{"id":6213,"date":"2018-02-10T20:02:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T04:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=192"},"modified":"2023-06-08T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T09:27:36","slug":"ideas-with-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/ideas-with-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Simusolar, Startup Giving Affordable, Green Electricity to Tanzanians"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6213\" class=\"elementor elementor-6213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d1d128d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d1d128d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba0d276\" data-id=\"4ba0d276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558f42ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"558f42ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tFrom Cali suburbs to rural Africa, Marianne Walpert is a physicist that makes solar happen.\n\nWhen Californians first started putting solar on their houses, the utility companies took all the extra energy. Ouch. Marianne pushed through laws that ensured homeowners get paid for the energy they create.\n\nHer newest endeavor is called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simusolar.com\/\">Simusolar<\/a>, a startup that provides solar electricity to small communities in Tanzania from as low as $8\/month. The business makes too much sense \u2013 no to toxic kerosene, and yes to jobs for the local community (huzzah for economic empowerment!). Fishermen in Lake Tanzania have been using solar lights when they fish at night, replacing petrol-based lamps.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/166228841\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSimusolar customers make really small monthly payments using their mobile phones, and get access to clean and dependable power. Neat idea, eh?\n\nMarianne shows us how solar tech, sustainability, and helping others can easily equal the mighty sum of success.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_3368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3368\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Simusolar-Fishing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3368\" src=\"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Simusolar-Fishing-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Solar fishing lamps made by Simusolar in collaboration with 3D printing company, Sculpteo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em>Rise up! 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