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Barefoot Power launches new portable, integrated GO systems

September 12, 2013 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Barefoot Power’s latest product release, the portable Barefoot GO solar system, launches this month offering an exciting new option for homes and businesses to increase access to renewable energy in developing countries.

 

The Barefoot GO is a portable unit, so it can be used as a torch, ceiling or wall mounted. Barefoot GO lights can also be reversed in the stand and used as a wall washer light, Barefoot Power CEO Rick Hooper explained.

 

“Barefoot Power has been developing solar powered solutions for communities off the electricity grid since 2005. The market has grown with Barefoot Power through several product iterations now and our latest offering is our response to a more sophisticated consumer market,” Mr Hooper said.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Barefoot GO, Barefoot Power, Rick Hooper, social enterprise, solar power

Barefoot Power launches new household and business solar systems

May 31, 2013 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 2 Comments

Barefoot Connect 600

Barefoot Power launched its Barefoot Connect solar systems today, increasing electricity access for households and businesses in developing countries.

 

Barefoot Connect systems are expandable, durable and affordable, bringing brighter light, longer run times and the ability to power DC devices such as radios, fans and TVs for communities with little or no access to electricity currently.

 

This new product series goes beyond having a durable and convenient light and phone charging solution, Barefoot Power Sales Manager for Americas & Asia Abigail Kehr said.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Abby Kehr, Barefoot Connect, Barefoot Power, phone charging, solar power lighting

Barefoot Power and Kiva Join Forces, Making Renewable Energy Solutions a Reality

October 30, 2012 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Award-winning social enterprise Barefoot Power and non-profit organisation Kiva are working together to improve the lives of millions of families that do not have access to affordable energy in remote communities across the world.

 

Barefoot Power has established partnerships with NRG Solutions in Cambodia and Sosai Renewable Energies in Nigeria to supply solar light and phone charging solutions to communities in off grid areas of each country. In order to get more light and phone charging solutions to families that live with no power every day, Kiva is managing loans that will provide NRG and Sosai with the necessary upfront capital to expand their distribution.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Barefoot Power, Daniel Pacheco, Eliza Hogan, Gladys Okach, Habiba Ahmed Ali, Kiva, NRG Solutions, Sosai Renewable Energies

Solar power pioneer wins global green energy award

May 31, 2012 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 1 Comment

A company specialising in providing affordable solar power products to remote rural communities has won a coveted Ashden Award for its work in Africa. Barefoot Power was awarded some £20,000 in prize money at a prestigious ceremony in London this evening after joining other Award winners at a meeting with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Clarence House in the morning.

 

The Ashden judges said: “With its astonishing sales figures, Barefoot is a fantastic example of a market-led solution to bringing renewable electricity to Africa’s rural poor. Through its network of micro-entrepreneurs it is overcoming the barriers of how to access remote communities and how to make solar power affordable.”

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Ashden Awards, Award for Sustainable Enterprise, Barefoot Power

Barefoot Power Listed in 2011 Global Cleantech 100

October 18, 2011 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Global Cleantech 100

Australian social enterprise Barefoot Power is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the 2011 Global Cleantech 100, announced at 10am this morning (Australian EDT).

 

The Cleantech Group compiles an annual list of the most promising private cleantech companies globally, listing those it expects to make the biggest impact on clean technology in the next 5-10 years.

 

Barefoot Power Global Marketing and Business Development manager Joyce DeMucci was in Washington, USA, for the announcement as part of the 2011 Global Cleantech 100 Summit and Gala.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Barefoot Power, Cleantech 100, Joyce DeMucci, social enterprise, solar power

Barefoot Power Reaches One Million!

August 2, 2011 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Social for-profit enterprise Barefoot Power has accomplished its first major milestone of reaching one million people.

 

When Barefoot Power started operations in 2005, founders Stewart Craine and Harry Andrews set themselves the goal of reaching one million people by 2010.

 

While it took a few months longer than planned, that first target has been achieved with sales of quality, affordable and safe solar products across 15 countries.

 

Barefoot Power is well on its way to reaching five million people by 2012 and 10 million by 2015.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Barefoot Power, Harry Andrews, Stewart Craine

Barefoot Angels Fund Named in Anthill Smart 100 Index

June 2, 2011 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Anthill Smart 100 Index

Barefoot Power’s Barefoot Angels Fund has been named one of Australia’s most innovative products in the Anthill Magazine Smart 100 Index.

This accolade makes a hat trick for the social enterprise, as it has featured in the Smart 100 Index for 2009 and 2010 as well.

The Barefoot Angels Fund is a financial product allowing short-term asset lending to people in poor communities to pay for solar panels and LEDs. This fund is used instead of cash to help bring micro-financed energy to the poor in developing countries, Barefoot Power CEO Stewart Craine explained.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Anthill Smart 100, Barefoot Angels Fund, Barefoot Power

Strawberry Communications clients feature in Anthill Smart 100 Index

May 18, 2011 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

Anthill Smart 100 Index

Three of our clients have been selected for the Anthill Smart 100 Index this year! Of course we are very excited about this, but we need your help to get these businesses ranking as high in the index as possible.

Please show your support for their amazing products by voting for them. Do this by going to each profile (below) and follow these steps:

1. Tweet it using the ‘Tweet’ button at the top of the page (3 points)
2. Trigger a Reaction on Facebook by hitting the ‘Like’ button at the top of the page (2 points)
3. Leave a Comment at the end of the article and show your support (1 point).

Or you can do all three, but make sure you do it by tomorrow (May 19)!

Barefoot Power: http://anthillonline.com/barefoot-angels-fund-smart-100/

Bookzkeeper: http://anthillonline.com/bookzkeeper-smart-100/

Twist ID Products: http://anthillonline.com/mycolourcup-smart-100/

Thanks!

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Anthill Smart 100, Barefoot Power, bookzkeeper, Twist-id products

If you like what Barefoot Power does, make it the Anthill Reader’s Choice

December 23, 2010 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 2 Comments

Cool Company Winner

Barefoot Power is was named 2010’s Coolest Company at Anthill Magazine’s Fifth Annual Cool Company Awards last week.

Now we need your support to help us become the Anthill Reader’s Choice as well.

Barefoot Power won the Anthill Magazine Cool Company Social Capitalist Award and then took out the major accolade against seven other category winners and 700 small business applicants to the awards to be named the Coolest Company.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Anthill Magazine, Barefoot Power, Reader's Choice Awards

Barefoot Power is Australia’s ‘Coolest’ Business

December 20, 2010 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

2010 Cool Company Winner

Barefoot Power was named 2010’s Coolest Company at Anthill Magazine’s Fifth Annual Cool Company Awards last week, topping off an extremely successful year for the social enterprise.

Taking out the Social Capitalist category in which it was a finalist, Barefoot Power was then chosen as the Coolest Company from the eight category winners.

The national awards program was developed in 2006 to recognise Australian companies that are doing things differently to bring about positive change – something Barefoot Power was solely set up to achieve.

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Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Anthill Magazine, Barefoot Power, Cool Company Awards, social enterprise, solar power
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