Monthly Archives: September 2009
Solar Backpacks on a NYC Cool Roof
Charges: The iPhone that took this picture Location: On the roof of the Long Island City, YMCA. Voltaic was privileged to take part in a pilot program for Cool Roofs in New York City. A crew of volunteers recruited through …
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Voltaic Backpack in NYC Subway Poster
Location: A poster promoting a bank’s rewards program found inside the NYC subway. We found this amusing because one of our employees rides around Manhattan with a very cool Strida folding bike and of course a solar backpack, often this …
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Solar Charger for Peace Corps Volunteer
Location: Parramos, Guatemala Northwest of Antigua Charges: iPod, locally purchased LG phone and Kodak camera — “We spend a lot of time in the rural villages and are always on the road so the bag helps a lot.“
Louis Voltaic Solar Bag
There’s a new IT bag in Los Angeles. Solar DJ Mark Farina has outfitted a thrift store designer bag with one of our 1.3 Watt solar panels and battery. We think the design is quite clean and Mark is taking …
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iPhone Charger at Nimrod Fortress
Location: Nimrod Fortress, see here Charges: iPhone. Steve, graphic designer and web architect at Giant Jellyfish tells us his solar backpack “Kept my iphone going for a couple of days hiking and camping”