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A climate scientist has taken our Generator and Backpack (now the OffGrid) all around the world to charge just about everything. Past locations include Southern Africa and Nepal with Denali and Kilimanjaro on...

Thanks for a great year. Here's where a few of our customers took us in 2010...we can't wait to see where you'll take us in 2011....

Here's a three minute video tour of the Amp Solar...

This report details the materials used and regulatory compliance for each component of one of our solar backpacks. When sourcing materials for our products, we look for ones with lower embedded energy and less...

We're quite pleased to see the Amp Solar Charger in Treehugger's Green Gift Guide. Under $100 and compact, it fits easily in any bag or stocking. Perfect for the friend whose iPhone or Blackberry keeps running...

Brad Hodges is a frame builder of very sweet Nemesis Project cycles. He recently rode his self-designed bike from San Francisco to LA. He hooked up the Fuse Solar Charger to the back of the cycle and on his...

Inhabitat released its Green Gift Guide today. After an "Outdoorsman" selection from the Cult of Mac, we're glad to spread it around by getting into the "Gadget Geek" section at Inhabitat for the Fuse Solar...

The Gift Guides have started! Cult of Mac has released its Christmas gift guide for the guy in your life in four categories: treehugger, businessman, gadget geek and outdoorsman. Our OffGrid Solar Backpack...

We believe LEDs are going to be one of the most transformative technologies of the next twenty years. In the developed world, they will eventually replace fluorescent and incandescant lights. In the developing...

We were at the SF Bike Expo last Saturday in San Francisco. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn about our solar chargers and to Phil and the folks from RideSFO for hosting. Richard Masoner of...

Andrew Skinner recently climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for LimbPower, which supports amputees through sporting activities. Climbing Kilimanjaro would be difficult for most of us, but doing it as an amputee...

A customer sent in this nice pic of a hike on a rail in the Adirondacks with the predecessor to the OffGrid solar backpack. The former marine says, "this pack beats any other pack hands...

Many motorcycles do not have a cigarette lighter adapter which leaves a lot of riders without power for their phone or other electronic devices. Lief Ellis mounted our 2 Watt solar panel on the back seat...

Tom Kilian will be in Darfur and needs to power a GPS tracking device and an iPad full of humanitarian, trip planning and emergency information (no phone service where they are). This picture is from testing...

We are often asked why we use monocrystalline cells instead of some of the newer technologies including amorphous silicon, CIGS and dye-based photovoltaics. The primary answer is that we're interested in...

We typically recommend our customers charge their phones from our USB battery. It outputs a consistent 5.5V, 650mA and will charge nearly every phone and handheld device and is available anytime. Some,...

We met Joel Murphy of Rachel's electronics at Maker Faire New York and liked his use of a tiny solar cell to power a sensor and robotics platform called the Solarduino (Beta). We think remote sensors are...

The iPad competitors seem to be arriving now. On the new Samsung GALAXY, it appears that it will also charge from USB as the car charger on the accessories tab connects to a USB charging cable. If anyone...