Electricity Use: Fewer Bulbs for a Life Time
Posted on Monday, February 23, 2015 by LEAD
People tend
to use electricity in their homes even during the daytime, because it can be
very dark in their rooms. Yuvaraj D Patil from VSM Institute of Technology in
Nipani came up with the innovative idea to reduce electricity use during the
day using sunlight. Having intention to make electricity bill smaller for
economically challenged people, Yuvaraj introduced a way to save electricity
using empty plastic bottles. Knowing that 90% of houses in Nitawade have roofs,
it was easy for Yuvaraj and his team Neha and Chinnari to attach empty bottles
to the roof to produce light for up to 12 hours. Young LEaders started to
implement their project on 7 January 2015 and finished on 9 January 2015. For
this project Yuvaraj took an empty plastic bottle and filled it with water.
After that, Yavaraj and his team inserted the bottle between the bricks of the
roof, so that one half of the bottle was outside facing the Sun. According to
Yuvaraj, the bottle will absorb sun rays and produce light like a small voltage
bulb. This is how the other part of the bottle can lighten up the whole room. Using
this simple method that everybody can repeat, now people can do their work even
in a dark room. Although it was difficult to cut empty bottles and make them
proper size, Yuvaraj and his team were able to accomplish the task. With the
small fund of 250 rupees, Yuvaraj was able to help many people save not only
their money, but also decrease electricity use. The most useful thing Yuvaraj
and his team have learned is that small mechanisms can lead to great
achievements.
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