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SUMMARY

Energy poverty is a reality for one out of every five people in the world today. That’s 1.3 billion people living without access to reliable electricity. With your help we can build an iconic everyday solar charger for smartphones

so anyone and everyone can demonstrate their support for solar energy solutions and be a part of bringing clean energy to the 1.3 billion people in need. For every Hemera Project mobile charger purchased, a solar light will be given to a family in need.







THE PROBLEM

Over 20% of the planet still relies on burning expensive and harmful fuels such as kerosene for basic lighting. 4.3 million preventable deaths are attributed every year to indoor pollution. A dramatic switch to solar power for

these people has begun, but the organizations involved are going to need a lot of help from the other 80% of us. At Hemera we want to provide a way for concerned citizens like you a way to connect to this problem and use clean energy in your own life too!

Read more about energy poverty on our website

HemeraProject.com at the World Energy Outlook or from our partner:

THE SOLUTION

The number of smartphone users in the world has increased in recent years, even surpassing the number of people without electricity. If these two groups of people can be brought together through solar energy, a third of the planet could

become a little greener!

Smartphone users need mobile energy, and the energy impoverished need access to basic lighting.

Our hope is to provide a solar solution to both of these problems with one product. The Q1 will provide smartphone users with clean energy on the go, and the purchase of each product will fund a solar lamp for a family in need.

THE PRODUCT

Our debut product will be the Q1, a watch with exposed solar cells that harvests solar energy during your daily activities to give

your smartphone that extra charge when you need it most. The Q1 can be plugged directly into most smartphones through its built-in micro-USB or lightning connector. It can also be plugged into any USB port to directly charge your smartphone or its on-board

battery system.

Details:

The Q1 can be charged with 6 hours of sunlight, and once fully charged, can provide over an hour of web browsing or talk-time.*







*Estimate based on iPhone 5S.





