Green Success Stories puts Yousef Farraj, CEO and Founder of SOLRA-PV, in The Green Spotlight. Yousef describes the hazardous waste and environmental impact of society’s widespread reliance on disposable batteries in IoT devices. His company, SOLRA-PV, aims to change all that via their indoor photovoltaic panel that harnesses artificial light and generates power from that for wires sensors and low tech devices. He sees a future in which self-powered electronics will be the norm, and GreenEnergy Corners will fill electronics stores.

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Saluting John Francis, Planetwalker

Green Success Stories offers a salute to Dr. John “Planetwalker” Francis, environmentalist hero. After seeing a huge oil spill under the Golden Gate Bridge, John took and lived a vow – never to ride in a motorized vehicle again. When he realized that people weren’t listening to each other, he listened – and didn’t talk for 17 years. But his voice for the environment rings true to this day.

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