Candles for your Mobile Phones: Flame used to produce electricity can charge your mobile phones

Candle Chargers will soon be available for mobile phones

Technology now provides a solution to untimely blackouts; mobile phones can now be charged even in the event of a power failure through the Candle Charger. With the heat produced by a candle, mobile devices can be charged and one can stay connected without electricity.   

MUNTINLUPA CITY, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - Power blackouts are common in some countries, while other areas experience this during weather disturbances and unpredicted power disruptions. In the event of a storm, earthquake and other catastrophes, electricity may be missing for a considerable amount of time. Charging your phones and other devices that require electricity used to be deemed impossible.

Stower, a company from San Francisco, has created a Candle Charger - capable of converting heat from a naked candle flame to 2.5 Watts of energy. This energy is capable of charging portable devices, such as mobile phones, cameras and other devices that can be connected through a USB port.

The amount of energy the Candle Charger creates can provide for up to six hours and is capable of charging two iPhones to full battery.

Stower had previously developed a portable thermoelectric charger, prior to the Candle Charger. This device used camping stoves or campfires as the source of heat. The company is now seeking funds via crowd-funding sites, like Kickstarter, to develop the Candle Charger for indoor use, instead of using it beside a campfire.

"When power outages hit, staying connected to family, friends and emergency services is critical. After years of work and dozens of iterations, we're proud to introduce the Candle Charger, the first indoor generator designed to charge smartphones and keep them charged," explained the company. "The Candle Charger is a safe, compact, and effective miniature power plant that provides on-demand electricity for USB devices when the grid can't."

The system comes with a set of candles, but will work with any type of same size candle. The Candle Charger, as claimed by Stower, will produce enough energy to charge smartphones, digital cameras and small USB devices, but may not be enough to provide a source of energy for tablets and laptops.

The Candle Charger, upon its release is estimated to be priced at around $65.

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