We think everyone should have access to electricity

Electricity is essential to our work, health, and safety, yet 1.2 billion people still do not have access.

Electricity is essential to our work, health, and safety, yet 1.2 billion people still do not have access.

We believe that anyone can create their own electricity supply

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The cost of electrical generators is low.

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The required resources are plentiful.

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People have the mechanical skills.

People are already creating new ways of generating electricity.

We make it easy

The Le1 can harness electricity from any electrical power source

Through the Le1 you will learn how electricity is generated and how you can use it to charge mobile phones and provide lighting.

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We have created designs which use local resources to generate electricity

Our wind turbine can generate electricity using:

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PVC piping

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An old treadmill motor

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We enable people to improve these designs and create new ones

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The Le1 allows you to see how well your generator is performing.

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This helps you understand the effect of any improvements you make to your design.

We want to get the Le1 to creative people

To do this we need your help. In particular we are looking for:

Partnerships

Interested in working together?

Designers and engineers

Interested in improving the Le1?

Funding

Interested in helping us find funding?

 

Who are we?