Welcome to the Earth Day Special with Francesca Shirley. Francesca joins us on the 50th celebration of Earth Day and talks to us about her latest solar project with Namene changing air quality for millions. Eradicating kerosene lamps is her mission and the Namene light is the solution.

On the show she makes a big commitment to scaling the number of led lamps that she wants to distribute and we set a target to get 1440 units sold and donated from this episode. Check the show notes for details.

Francesca has a masters in Optics and Photonics from Imperial College London and she is focussing her skills in plasmonic techniques to enhance scattering of light within thin-film GaAs solar cells. This means she can maximise the performance of led lights and that is exactly what she is doing with Namene.

She was awarded the title of Photovoltaic Specialist by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for the momentum that continues from her research and the journey is only just getting started with a goal of distributing a 100m units and move the dial on air quality for people in 3rd world countries relying on kerosene lamps to provide lighting.

Francesca says....

At the Namene Solar Light Company, I am continuing my mission to help people harness the power of the Sun. We are working towards eradicating kerosene lamps with our multi-award winning SM100 Solar Light. Helping young people across the globe access the knowledge and solutions we all need to reverse the multiple crises we currently face through our new Schools Program: Solutions For Climate Revolution.

Francesca on LinkedIn here

Email: francesca.shirley@namenesolarlight.com

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Achieving a climate revolution with 100m solar lights