Look: Pinay Scientist Invents Electricity-Free Lamp

Coming from her own vision “to light up the rest of the Philippines sustainably”, a Filipina scientist Aisa Mijeno has invented the Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) Lamp.

This invention is suitable for those living in coastal areas as it is an environment-friendly and sustainable alternative light source running on saltwater.

The lamp works by just adding two tablespoons of salt and one glass of tap water. With this, the lamp can already last for up to eight hours.

It is said to be a product of long experiments to improve the compounds that would finally yield the end goal. Mijeno said that the chemical compounds, catalysts and metal alloys generate electricity when submerged with electrolytes like salt in water.

Mijeno’s lamp has already garnered various recognitions and has received a lot of awards from the Philippines, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. Plus, it has already won several competitions here and abroad.

According to her, this is a much safer alternative than kerosene lamps as this one makes use of chemical compounds and electrolytes to light the lamp. It will not in any way produce any spark which is said to be the number cause of fires.

This idea, according to Mijeno, came to her senses after she has been exposed to the community. She has worked with an environmental organization before which has allowed her to immerse in various community services. In these immersions, she has realized the difficulties of people living in barrios to maintain sustainable lighting given the fact that it will take a lot of time and effort to buy kerosene from the nearest barangay.

Now, she has been working with various Non-Governmental Organizations and Local Government Units to dispose her projects. She has not yet made a lot of it but with the help of various organizations, she is targeting to distribute SALt lamps in the far flung areas of the country.

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