Luckily, researchers at the University of Technology (UT) in Lima, Peru heard about their problem and found a wonderful solution.

The UT team put special sticks inside the soil to capture the energy and keep it in the lamp's batteries for later use.

The university gave ten Plant Lamps to the villagers of Nuevo Saposoa on October 20. So far, they have been a huge success! Elmer Ramirez, the UT professor who invented the lamp, believes the Plant Lamp could help improve the lives of many people, especially small rainforest communities, 42% of whom have no electricity.