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Solar-powered planes for 3G and broadband
News A US-based technology firm is planning to launch unmanned solar-powered aeroplanes that would provide broadband Internet access and 3G mobile services to whole cities from 70,000 feet above the ground.
[July 23, 2002, 14:50]
Solar-powered mesh project helps find new frog
News A solar-powered wireless mesh network in the Amazon rainforest has played a part in the discovery of a new species of frog. We have lots of mesh networks where the occasional inaccessible mesh box gets power by solar or wind or replaceable battery...
[October 6, 2006, 15:35]
Freeloader Pro solar powered charger
Blog However, the quest continues, and I’m moving on to a wind-powered charger that mounts on my bike next. In the mean time I’d like to know, has anyone reading this tried a charging device powered by natural resources and found it to work well?
[August 11, 2009, 12:08]
Samsung's Solar Powered mobile phone
Blog Samsung has just announced a solar powered mobile phone. Time will tell whether the solar panel can produce enough energy to keep the phone going satisfactorily. Clearly it can't charge overnight via solar, so does that mean taking it out of your...
[February 13, 2009, 7:17]
MP seeks solar-powered laptop for developing world
News A UK MP has proposed a competition for the first company to come up with a solar-powered laptop costing less than £50, intended for use in the developing world. Mr Wyatt is attempting to gather corporate sponsors for what would be the first Babbage...
[October 2, 2002, 11:13]
Freeloader Pro solar powered charger
Blog Comment Nice review Sandra. I've been looking at this charger too and wondered if it could meet my needs. I suspect not: it seems expensive so (as you say) it has to work well, and for that money, I don't want to have to carry other chargers around too.
[August 11, 2009, 13:04]
Freeloader Pro solar powered charger
Blog Comment Indeed there is still a great void to be filled in this area and the best person to tackle this issue is non other than Trevor Baylis and is continuing to do so, big companies should be working with him to fill this gap.
[August 11, 2009, 14:06]
Freeloader Pro solar powered charger
Blog Comment Not sure about other countries but here in Czech republic in the past times there were bikes usually equipped with dynamo powered lights instead of nowadays used battery/accumulator powered lights. On a bike (meaning bicycle, not motorbike :-) ) it...
[August 14, 2009, 12:06]
Freeloader Pro solar powered charger
Blog Comment Yeah thats a great idea there still about over hear just not as common as they once where, Trevor Baylis and co recently came up with wind up portable media player for example amongst many other items.the main site; http://www.trevorbaylisbrands...
[August 18, 2009, 16:49]
Samsung's Solar Powered mobile phone
Blog Comment Hi Sandra, This is good news indeed! I am hoping there will soon be a fibre that can be worn whilst it harnesses the suns rays. It needn't look like silver foil if it can be made to work on the nano scale of engineering.
[February 16, 2009, 10:19]
Samsung's Solar Powered mobile phone
Blog Comment Roll on the solar powered iPhone! I love the idea of solar energy capture clothing, snaffling the energy generated while walking, and so on, and long for the technology to live up to the dream. I've yet to come across a solar charger for phones and...
[February 14, 2009, 9:52]
Solis Energy develops solar-powered Wi-Fi
News Someday, you might hook up to the internet through solar power. It also sells a product to run streetlights on solar power. Several US state governments are pushing for increased use of solar energy to cut power consumption and curb greenhouse-gas...
[August 28, 2007, 11:37]
There are Appliances and Appliances
Talkback For example I have an analogue wristwatch (as in physical moving hands) that is entirely solar powered. As another example, I would guess that many solid-state music players could be effectively solar powered, whereas a larger hard drive version...
[August 19, 2009, 11:37]
'Green' IT: A feasible proposition?
News May has his sights on setting up an autonomous solar-powered hosting site next year. May is the founder and chief executive of Solar Data Centres, a company that bills itself as one of the first hosting outfits powered entirely by renewable energy.
[September 27, 2004, 17:05]
Uptake of solar-charged mobile devices 'limited'
News Solar-powered battery chargers for mobile phones and other devices are already available in the market, but they are expensive and their performance is "poor", Hines said in a recent research document.
[August 18, 2009, 8:39]
Establishment wakes up to green tech
News Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley installed a 129kW solar system, and they are 100 percent solar powered. It's a 100 percent solar powered facility. In Ladera Ranch in Orange County, many home builders are using solar.
[January 30, 2006, 11:20]
Wi-Fi streetlights go on trial
News A Scottish university is trialling solar-powered streetlights which will also deliver Wi-Fi Internet access. The solar panels provide an energy source for the streetlight and also for the wireless connection.
[January 5, 2006, 10:50]
I have £50 spare.... how do i get one?
Talkback I wish my laptop was solar, foot-pump or pull-string powered! This thing sounds awesome, you get to surf the net, send a few emails and either catch up on your tan or have a workout.
[July 24, 2007, 15:44]
Some good points raised..
Talkback As both the article and Jonathan have already stated such technology's are simply not punching above there own weight as of yet but that doesn't mean to say that one day they wont, both solar powered devices along with kinetic energy generators...
[August 18, 2009, 19:32]
Flying the Google flag for good causes
News It launched a program to convert company cars to plug-in hybrids, and it has the largest corporate installation of solar-powered electricity. It plans to invest directly in technologies such as solar-thermal power, wind power and geothermal systems.
[November 30, 2007, 13:48]
