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Spark Silver B

Product Need & User 1.2 billion people 5 billion owners [1] with little to no access to electricity [2]

Questions How can we generate electricity from a thermal heat source? How can we create an attachment mechanism for various pot sizes?

Electricity Generation Mechanism Ceramic plates [3] Semiconductor

Producing Electricity With Fire

Attachment Mechanism Strap Clip

Product Benchmarking [4] [5] Ajirangi Portable Biolite Basecamp Spark Generator Affordable X O O Versatile O X O Accessible X O O

Product Benchmarking [4] [5] Ajirangi Portable Biolite Basecamp Spark Generator Affordable X O O Versatile O X O Accessible X O O

Product Benchmarking [4] [5] Ajirangi Portable Biolite Basecamp Spark Generator Affordable X O O Versatile O X O Accessible X O O

Current Unknowns & Next Steps Research heat resistant material Increase power output Improve thermal module arrangement

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