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May Update from Mark |
Greetings,
Our new light - the super BoGo - has started full production. We received the first off-the-assembly-line prototype from the factory here in Houston earlier this week and gave final approval for launch - click here for photos. This is still rough - the final molded product will have the polished finish of the present model - this is a prototype. I have to brag a little bit about the factory and all of the experts we had working on this product over the past nine months - the new light actually exceeds all of our expectations - seriously - and my personal and very grateful thanks to everyone.
The development of where we started from in late 2005 - this will be the third generation of our "SunLight Models" (our new name of this series of lights) - first using the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOPS), which is supported by NASA, Department of Energy field reporting, UNHCR field reporting, University of California field reporting, our own Africa field studies, the Innocentive (www.innocentive.com) method of collaborative research and the strong support of the Rockefeller Foundation - we have developed a portable light which is - and again I am serious - the absolute best flashlight in the world, in my opinion. (please see http://light.lbl.gov/ for copies of field reports, and much more about off-grid lighting).
We have included some photos of the new light and also some photos I took at night, showing the difference between our new light and a normal two D cell flashlight. Really amazing difference - please click here to go to the photos.
We have a shipment of our normal BoGo lights enroute to Texas from Long Beach. We had a shipment arrive in California earlier this month, however, we stopped the shipment there and diverted over 6000 lights to the non-profit World Vision - they were doing a build of caregiver kits for AIDS patients in Africa and they wanted our lights, so we shifted the delivery around. I apologize for the delay - but it was for an excellent cause, and we will start shipping the previously ordered original BoGo lights out the coming week.
Thanks to everyone for their support over the past months as we worked and designed and reviewed and redesigned and traveled back and forth to the factory in a race to get the new lights done. I am very, very glad the wait is over and we should be able to start shipping lights to you in late May/early June. I think everyone is going to very pleased with the new light and with the room illumination capability, it have a massive impact on the billions of people in the world who are forced to use kerosene, candles and conventional flashlights for illumination. Here in the US - no more battery replacements, no more wondering if the emergency light in the kitchen drawer will work when you need it, no more ground water contamination from the millions of single use flashlight batteries used once and thrown away in landfills - and a totally new experience when camping or when the power fails. Really good stuff and all of here at SunNight Solar are excited and looking forward to the arrival of our first shipment here to the US.
Best regards and again, thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts,
In the aftermath of the cyclones which hit Myanmar and the recent earthquake in China, we have sent lights to Myanmar via one of our partner's - Direct Relief International - please see http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/219816/121066191613.htm
We are discussing sending more lights to Myanmar from an initiative started by the Rockefeller Foundation, who reached out to us last week with an emergency request - as soon as we can verify the logistic details, we will likely proceed with sending up to 7000 more lights to the delta region.
In the China based earthquake, our factory in Qingdao has delivered lights to the International Red Cross for transfer to the impacted region. The lights for Direct Relief International and the victims of the earthquake were taken from our stock of lights in BoGo general - lights purchased by the public on our site. We thank you for your support and we join you in your thoughts and prayers for the victims of these disasters and their families.
Our new light - the super BoGo - has started full production. We received the first off-the-assembly-line prototype from the factory here in Houston earlier this week and gave final approval for launch - click here for photos. This is still rough - the final molded product will have the polished finish of the present model - this is a prototype. I have to brag a little bit about the factory and all of the experts we had working on this product over the past nine months - the new light actually exceeds all of our expectations - seriously - and my personal and very grateful thanks to everyone.
The development of where we started from in late 2005 - this will be the third generation of our "SunLight Models" (our new name of this series of lights) - first using the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOPS), which is supported by NASA, Department of Energy field reporting, UNHCR field reporting, University of California field reporting, our own Africa field studies, the Innocentive (www.innocentive.com) method of collaborative research and the strong support of the Rockefeller Foundation - we have developed a portable light which is - and again I am serious - the absolute best flashlight in the world, in my opinion. (please see http://light.lbl.gov/ for copies of field reports, and much more about off-grid lighting).
We have included some photos of the new light and also some photos I took at night, showing the difference between our new light and a normal two D cell flashlight. Really amazing difference - please click here to go to the photos.
We have a shipment of our normal BoGo lights enroute to Texas from Long Beach. We had a shipment arrive in California earlier this month, however, we stopped the shipment there and diverted over 6000 lights to the non-profit World Vision - they were doing a build of caregiver kits for AIDS patients in Africa and they wanted our lights, so we shifted the delivery around. I apologize for the delay - but it was for an excellent cause, and we will start shipping the previously ordered original BoGo lights out the coming week.
Thanks to everyone for their support over the past months as we worked and designed and reviewed and redesigned and traveled back and forth to the factory in a race to get the new lights done. I am very, very glad the wait is over and we should be able to start shipping lights to you in late May/early June. I think everyone is going to very pleased with the new light and with the room illumination capability, it have a massive impact on the billions of people in the world who are forced to use kerosene, candles and conventional flashlights for illumination. Here in the US - no more battery replacements, no more wondering if the emergency light in the kitchen drawer will work when you need it, no more ground water contamination from the millions of single use flashlight batteries used once and thrown away in landfills - and a totally new experience when camping or when the power fails. Really good stuff and all of here at SunNight Solar are excited and looking forward to the arrival of our first shipment here to the US.
Best regards and again, thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts,
Mark Bent
Founder – SunNight Solar
Founder – SunNight Solar
SunNight Solar info@sunnightsolar.com | All lights are Patent Pending