Pavegen has collaborated with Shell to introduce the first human and solar powered football pitch in Lagos, Nigeria as a part of Shell's #makethefuture campaign. The Pavegen team installed 96 tiles, which produce kinetic energy at the Federal College of Education, where over 10,000 students will become the next generation of teachers across Nigeria. Currently, Africa has great issues accessing energy and the college entirely runs off diesel generators. The Founder and CEO of Pavegen mentioned in his LinkedIn blog: "The project shows how the energy mix of the future will combine kinetic and solar power to improve communities". The pitch was inaugurated on 11th of December by the global music artist and serial solar entrepreneur, Akon. You can read the full blog entry about Laurence's experience in Nigeria here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lighting-up-lagos-akon-ft-laurence-kc-laurence-kemball-cook?trk=prof-post _________________________________________________________________

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Singer Akon and DJ HardWerk have teamed up to create music and change lives in Africa. The pair along with Shell Oil company are behind a human and solar powered soccer field, the first of its kind in the world, built in Lagos, Nigeria. "Whether you're jumping or running, as you’re playing on the field it creates energy to light up the field. It really works," said Akon. The smart energy option is just one of several projects the musicians hope will improve life for the poor of Africa. Their single, 'Tell Me We're OK,' is another. "It's the theme song for the initiative we're running for Shell to create brand new options for energy," said Akon. The idea is to eventually use the same smart technology to power an entire city. 'Tell Me We're Ok' is now available.

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