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Judi Lynn

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Sun Jul 19, 2020, 11:49 PM Jul 2020

Young Peruvian innovator says India is potential giant; His Clay pot, plants light up homes in remot

Young Peruvian innovator says India is potential giant; His Clay pot, plants light up homes in remote areas of Peru
By: Huma Siddiqui | Published: July 19, 2020 5:06 PM

Peru has already benefited by hundreds of families with this technology that lighting their homes and charging up to two mobile phones while purifying the polluted air in their home and also in Colombia in the Pastos region.



The clay of three types manages to condition the artificial habitat of the microorganisms and they
develop normally and produce energy. (Photo Credit : Hernán Asto Cabezas )

A 31 year old inventor, researcher and entrepreneur from Peru is making waves with his latest innovation. Alinti, a clay container which unites biology and solar energy to purify air, also helped his won accolades from UNDP, besides a host of other awards.

Hernán Asto Cabezas, from Huanta district in Peru who has actively volunteered in Technology Sector is also the winner of many international awards in Innovation and Technology and appeared in national and international media. He recently spoke to Financial Express Online’s Huma Siddiqui about his unique discovery, his thoughts on reaching out to the bottom of the pyramid and more.

Tell us a little more about your new technology that promises light to people?

Alinti, is the one of its kind in the world that achieves to unite biology and solar energy in a clay container while purifying the air. This technology works with five species of electrogenic microorganisms, a tuberous root phytoremediator plant, clay of three types of minerals and at least one solar panel.

Three things make it unique:

The clay of three types manages to condition the artificial habitat of the microorganisms and they develop normally and produce energy.

More:
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/young-peruvian-innovator-says-india-is-potential-giant-his-clay-pot-plants-light-up-homes-in-remote-areas-of-peru/2028718/

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Young Peruvian innovator says India is potential giant; His Clay pot, plants light up homes in remot (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP
That's darn clever soothsayer Jul 2020 #1
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