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Solar Powered Wi-Fi

Posted by samzenpus on from the wireless-anywhere dept.

inkslinger77 writes "A small US startup has announced it has created a system for running Wi-Fi routers in remote places using only the power of the sun. Among the first round of products from Solis Energy is the Solar Power Plant, touted as being capable of supplying 12, 24 and 48 Volts DC for use in stand-alone applications such as surveillance cameras and outdoor Wi-Fi."

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  1. Been around a while.... by butlerdi · · Score: 5, Informative

    There have been several such projects such as the MIT http://www.green-wifi.org/ which is itself beholding to the MIT Roofnet project http://www.comclub.org/roofnet/.

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  2. And this is 'news'? by chris_sawtell · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a link for an historical perspective.

    http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/144812 1

    Note 2002, FIVE years ago.