Bright New Ideas was covered today in WCCO 4 News in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.  A writeup of the article as well as the video can be seen here.

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This month, Bright New Ideas has worked toward sourcing solar lighting which will be used as a test case in Nicaragua.  Bright New Ideas members from Minnesota hope to travel to Nicaragua in August to meet members in Nicaragua, as well as learn about lifestyles of those in rural areas without electricity.

Bright New Ideas co-founder Patrick Delaney has won first place in the IEEE Student Paper contest for his paper, “ESMAP Standardized Solar Lanterns.”  This award included a $400 prize which will go toward the purchase of solar lighting for people in Nicaragua.

Bright New Ideas founder Patrick Delaney was covered in the St. Paul Pioneer Press this week. The article describes some of the work accomplished thus far by the Bright New Ideas team.

• Pioneer Press Part I
• Pioneer Press Part II