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Here's a brilliant idea, which may provide low amounts of energy to the developing world. A California-based inventor has developed a wind belt (as opposed to wind mill) for creating small amounts of electricity in a low tech form for powering LEDs and radios in developing countries. Read the article and watch a video about it here.

Emphasis on the low tech nature of this invention: Said Peter Haas, founder of the Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group, “If Shawn’s innovation breaks, locals can fix it. If a solar panel breaks, the family is out a panel.”