Monthly Archives: June 2010

Bicycle Road Trip with Solar Support

Nuno at Bio Future House in Portugal took a 1250km biking trip through the country.To keep his phone charged, he attached his solar powered Messenger bag to his rack.

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Measuring Power Flow with Two Multi-Meters

We advise anyone who is building a solar powered application to test power flow going into your battery system or device. You will get to see whether it is working (LED indicators aren’t always reliable) and you can capture data …

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Recycled Materials = Reduced Cost?

The New York Times had an article in the Sunday business section about how sustainability is tied to positive economics. We agree to a point and we’ll discuss some of these benefits in later posts. Like the Nike jerseys used …

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New DIY Solar Bicycle Rack

Two friends making a cross-country bike trip built out a nice solar bicycle rack. They’re fund raising for cancer research and will be using smart phones to make updates throughout the trip. The kits uses an old backpack shell (free) …

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