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A shining light in dark times

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Publishing Date
21 Oct 2009 12:08pm GMT
Issue/Supplement
GDI OCTOBER 2009
Author
Luke Clancy

Ground Source and Waterwell Drilling  


Earlier this century, in the poor nation of Malawi, teenager William Kamkwamba had a visionary idea: a small bicycle generator powering a light, if connected to a windmill, would allow him to carry on reading his school books well into the dark African night.

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