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Alternatively charged! Alternative-energy charging solutions

#164 | 21:05 |

Lab Rats

Monday March 23, 2009

Andy and Sean take a look at alternative ways to keep your gadgets all charged up, including solar energy, wind power... and they even talk a little bit about hydrogen and the hydrogen economy.

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Show Notes

- With solar, the first silicon-based photovoltaic cell was demonstrated by Bell labs in 1953.

- Sharp's Kameyama K2 plant is covered by solar panels, which provide much of its power: http://globalhermit.hover.com/sharp-k2.

- Photon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon.

- Wind: http://globalhermit.hover.com/wind.

- Solio H1000 Universal Hybrid Charger: US$80.

- Solio Magnesium Edition: US$170.

- HYmini miniSolar panel: US$25.

- Bike mount available now: generator still to come. More here: http://globalhermit.hover.com/hymini.

- Sources of hydrogen: http://technologytips.com/h2.

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