Imagine wandering through the dark, the night time sounds of crickets and chattering in the background. With a single solar lamp to light your way, you begin to uncover the shapes and sights of night-time in remote Northern Ghana.  Images of teachers marking schoolwork by torchlight, doctors performing surgery under a single lamp and busy road intersections visible with just headlights all come to life by the moving light of your lantern.

Ever thought about how much light you need to power your life? Award-winning American photographer Peter DiCampo visited Northern Ghana to find out just how hard it is to live without access to something we take for granted. His images give insight into the experience of the 1.4 billion people who currently live without electricity; people relying on candles, kerosene lanterns or torches to carry out daily activities.
 

There’s mounting concern in the solar industry as talk spreads that the Government will today announce cuts to the feed in tariffs by more than a half. This would more than double the pay-back period for householders and reduce their returns from about 7 to 4 per cent. It looks as if the change could be introduced in December, which Ashden Award winner Jeremy Leggett, CEO of Solarcentury thinks will be a killer according to his Twitter feed: “Halving is bad enough, December is a killer. Thousands will be out of work… this is an existential threat for most in our industry.”

Anyone who's looked into setting up green projects in their school will know that there are some really great practical initiatives out there aimed at getting kids and the wider school community committed to carbon saving.

10:10 have just come up with a very fresh and exciting approach - Solar Schools. It's still in its infancy but if it works it could have an exciting future.