Boing Boing mentions the Starsight, a solar-powered WiFi access point that powers a streetlamp, a CCTV camera and WiMax backhaul.
The system consists of a dual radio providing 2.4 GHz WiFi access to subscribers, using a high gain omni antenna, and a 5.8 GHz backhaul from nex-G Systems, using a high gain (26db) parabolic antenna.
nex-G Systems [...]
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Don Dunklee rigged up this solar charger for his electric scooter, an EVT 4000E, when he needed to commute to work every day.
He installed two sets of folding panels that generate 120 watts in good sun. The bike’s batteries hold 2400 [...]
Boulder, Colorado’s solar powered access point, as we reported last month, is based on Proxim’s ORiNOCO wireless AP 2000, and uses their network management tools, security features, and VoIP capabilities.
It only takes five hours of direct sun or the cumulative equivalent amount of light over a longer period of time to charge the [...]
Portable Power 2005 claims to be the premier industry event for designers, developers and manufacturers of power supply systems, batteries, software, and microelectronics.
The event will investigate the unique power issues of handheld business and consumer [...]
The City of Boulder, the Downtown Business Improvement District and Lumin Innovative Products is launching a free, solar-powered hotspot service this weekend.
The district, which is funded through a property tax, paid local start-up Lumins $10,000 for the hardware to create the solar-powered wireless system.
For that, the district got three LightWave units - wireless access points [...]
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