My name is Tyler Endriga, I am from
California but originally I was born in Worcester. I graduated from Excelsior
Education Center in Victorville, California. I am majoring in Sports Management
at Nichols College. In four years I see myself working for a small company
hoping to get my foot in the door for a bigger company. I want to work in a
large company that is well-established in their field. My dream job would be
working for the Boston Red Sox organization as their General Manager or scout. The Boston Red Sox organization
was founded in 1893, as the Toledo, Ohio franchise in the minor Western League.
The team moved to Boston in 1900 when the Western league became the American
League. The name Red Sox was chosen in 1908 by owner John I. Taylor because
previous Boston teams were called the "Red Stockings." In present
time, the Boston Red Sox are worth 833 million dollars.
I admire Lesley Siverthorn, a
25 year old Stanford educated engineer who came up with the idea to charge
things like lamps and cell phone charger using solar power. Co-founders Lesley
Silverthorn and Bryan Duggen came up with the idea for the solar power light (SoLite) in 2009
while on a need-finding trip in Tanzania. Lesley Siverthorn is the co-founder
of Angaza
Design which the company is building the solar power technology. Solar
power gives us the ability to use the sun’s rays and turn them into electricity
by the process of photoelectric effect. Photoelectric effect is the process of
using lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight
into a small beam. The largest solar power plant is located in the Mojave
Desert of California. Angaza's solar light can save families currently living
less than $2 per day over $150 per year. The solar light puts out a light 65
times brighter than a kerosene lantern. Angaza is currently working with East
African NGOs and local distributors to improve consumer access to the SoLite
and create affordable financing options for all users who are not serviced by
an electrical grid system. The SoLite is currently available on Amazon for US
users for camping and emergency preparedness.
I agree that the idea of using solar power for multiple purposes like charging a cell phone and lamps is smart and innovative. It is also pleasurable to see that there are people like Lesely Siverthorn and Bryan Duggen still caring and attempting to help out people who are less fortunate and do not have the luxury of electricity. Their solar power products will help a great deal to families in third world countries. Lesley and Bryan are on the right track with their product because soon everyone will be trying to change to solar power or other resources, that will not be harmful, rather than gas and oil, that harm our environment, to try to save what little atmosphere we have left. However there is one flaw about solar power, they do not work as well in the winter and on cloudy days. Maybe someone can find a way to have solar power work as strong in the winter as it would in the summer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kimberly that the use of solar power will aid 3rd world countries that may not have access to power grids. It is also very helpful because it is environmentally friendly, which is a huge problem that we are facing in our generation. Many countries will have to make changes to alternative energy to preserve the already damaged environment. To make up for solar power not working as well in the winter and on cloudy days, they could develop products that would charge up a power reserve to use on days where sunlight isn't as strong.
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