For several months now, our mechanical workshop at the Technology Center has been producing LED lamps from industrial waste. Batteries are charged using a solar module. These provide light for around 8 hours. The idea is to make these lamps available to our friends and partners in Africa, but it is also conceivable that they could be used here in Germany.
The lamps have been developed and manufactured with a great deal of creativity by our colleagues. The idea came from master electrician Helmut Eschmann from Barsinghausen, who became aware of us at the regional discovery day in 2009.
As part of a nationwide competition for sustainability organized by dm, we were among 70 applicants in Hildesheim, along with two other initiatives, and had an exhibition in the Hildesheim dm store for one day.
