by russs.net | Sep 9, 2015 | Charger
I am excited. Our version 6.0 OpenCharger panels are hot off the press in Schenzen. I’ve been working on these babies for the last two years. They are compatible with bamboo, old CDs, and don’t require soldering. Plus they allow indefinite power...
by russs.net | Jul 25, 2015 | Charger
Our version 2.0 solar bamboo bike is complete! While working hard on it the last month our team has mined the essential insights on how to make it better. We are now ready to make our first production run. If I can get 10 orders, we can bring the...
by russs.net | Jul 23, 2015 | Charger
Our latest organic solar backpack is ready to ship! Our amazing duo of high-powered women makers in Mt. Province, Philippines has been working hard to get this Pasiking (that is the Igorot name for their ancestral backpack) done… right. To pull...
by russs.net | Mar 25, 2015 | - Reflections
The other day I went up the mountain here in Bali to learn the ancient art of Take Sumi. Take Sumi, is essentially activated bamboo charcoal– a special type of charcoal making that was taught to this village by a group of 80 year old Japanese masters who came...
by russs.net | Mar 15, 2015 | - Reflections
Its been 11 days now here in Bali. Things have been unfolding with remarkable flow. . Bali is beautiful, but it is also troubled with the blights of development. And the people who live here are overwhelmingly conscious of this. It reminds me much of Sagada...