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Mera Gao Power builds and operates micro grids in Uttar Pradesh, India serving off-grid customers with a high quality, dependable lighting and mobile phone charging services. By tailoring its micro grid design to meet the specific needs of poor, off-grid households, MGP has developed the lowest cost micro grid in operation.
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Lights out on incandescent bulb production at Toshiba - toshiba - Good Gear Guide
A human-portable hydroelectric generator that weighs about 30 pounds and generates 500 watts of power may soon be a new option for off-grid power. Developed by Bourne Energy of Mailbu, California, the Backpack Power Plant can create clean, quiet power from any stream deeper than 4 feet.” (via Backpack Hydroelectric Plant Gives You 500 Watts on the Move | Wired Science | Wired.com)
“Toshiba Corp will start selling residential solar cell systems using SunPower Corp’s monocrystalline silicon solar battery module April 1, 2010. ” Toshiba Enters Residential Solar Cell System Market — Tech-On!
The PlanetSolar catamaran will circumnavigate the globe in 120 days running on nothing but the sun’s energy World’s Mightiest Solar Boat Unveiled: Scientific American
“Google Inc has developed a prototype for a new mirror technology that could cut by half the cost of building a solar thermal plant, the company’s green energy czar said on Friday.” (via Exclusive: Google develops prototype mirror for solar energy | Reuters)
Guy Adds Boat Tail to Car, Increases MPG by 15.1% : TreeHugger
Internode managing director Simon Hackett has driven his Tesla Roadster into the record books, completing 501km on a single electric charge in the 2009 Global Green Challenge (via Tesla breaks land record for electric car on a single charge - News - PC Authority)
