A device that harnesses the power of vibrations is bringing light to communities in energy poverty.
When he was 17 and studying at the African Leadership University in Rwanda, Jeremiah Thoronka founded Optim Energy, an innovative start-up that uses kinetic energy – the energy objects have when in motion – to generate clean electricity. He developed a piezoelectric device that harnesses energy from heat, movement and pressure – all which occur naturally in the environment.
When he was 10 years old, he was awarded a scholarship to attend one of the best schools in the region. “Every day I was moving between two worlds,” he says. “There was electricity in abundance at school." Back home he witnessed the devastating effects of energy poverty.
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