Welcome to Green Energies

Green Energies, LLC is a hybrid—like many of today’s new energy solutions.

It began in 2005 as a small effort to help a rural village in Tanzania light its dirt paths and homes at night. Until the arrival of the “Taa Bora,” Green Energies’ signature and easily-built solar flashlight, residents of Kambi ya Simba relied on kerosene lanterns, or simply went without light.

Two years later, Kambi ya Simba has its own solar center—a micro-factory—where a small team produces and sells the Taa Bora and other solar products locally and in the region. One flashlight at a time, they are replacing kerosene with solar energy, saving villagers’ money and health.

As word of the project and the Taa Bora spread, solar entrepreneurs in the U.S. started contacting Green Energies with their own requests for supplies and technical advice. In 2006, we launched an online store.

Our work then took an unexpected turn. First one school, then another, approached Green Energies with the idea of having students construct Taa Bora lights as a service-learning project. From the perspective of educators, it was a perfect fit: students learned about solar energy and the developing world, they got hands-on experience building the lights, and they connected with students in Tanzania, whose schools and lives could not be more different. Video Poker RuleDownload Game No Poker Video

In the 21st century global environment, caring for the planet and alternative energy are joining hands. By unleashing solar and human power from the ground up, whether in East Africa or Colorado, Green Energies aims to be part of this critical movement.

Tony Cervone
President