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With limited recharging options available when your on the move; having access to a renewable energy device is quite significant. These devices are quite extraordinary in that they can generate enough electricity to operate laptops, satellite telephones, movie and still cameras, sound-recording equipment, GPS equipment and camp lighting. While the low energy supply of these devices can be a drawback; for some users, they are literally lifesavers. For example, “We have a new clinic that has no electricity at present, there was a young man who came in who had a finger almostentirely amputated. We used the light from the lantern to take care of his finger.” The lantern, in this case, happens to be powered by a solar device.

Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/business/09solar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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