11 July 2007
Portable Solar Energy
Submitted by: Flexopower Pty Ltd
{pp}Just about everyone relies on a cell phone… then there are laptops, satellite phones, portable GPS systems...portable electronics are popular as ever, but what do you do when you hear that ominous ‘beep’ telling you that your battery is low – and you are nowhere near an electrical socket? Southern Africa has, on average, 300 days of sunshine per year so turn to the source of it all, the sun. If you are outdoors, traveling or battling your way through the urban jungle, then portable solar energy is the answer.
Many of the small electronic devices have limited power capacity and available power solutions are not quite satisfactory. Who wants to carry around spare batteries? Thanks to modern solar cell technology, use the sun to charge a mobile phone, portable GPS, satellite phone, lpp top etc leaving you free to go wherever you want, but still have full batteries. Flexopower in Johannesburg offers portable solar energy solutions. Made from glass-free material, it is flexible and unbreakable - tough enough for Africa, outdoor and sporting activities. Foldable and light weigt. Uses a new generation three layer sandwich of solar cells to absorb the entire sunlight spectrum, making the device up to three times more shadow tolerant and 20 percent more efficient than conventional solar cells. Contact Details:www.flexopower.com Tel: +27 (0)11 465 0022Fax: +27 (0)86 636 2783info@flexopower.comPO Box 114Lonehill, Johannesburg2062, South Africa
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