Small is good. We can affect big changes with small ideas, especially when it comes to power generation. Derek shows us how to change the lives of those without access to power, and the implications are huge; especially in disaster hit areas.

“To meet our future global energy needs in a reliable, economical, and sustainable way, we must look to small scale distributed electricity generation instead of large scale centralized generation.” — Derek designs turbines that capture energy from flowing water and converts that energy into electricity in order to supply power to regions that would otherwise not have access to it.