January 2010
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Apple Files Patent for Solar Powered iPhone and... →
Apple has filed a patent to bring iPhones and iPods off the grid and into the rays of the sun. Just my luck - a day after buying my iPhone the news breaks. Can’t an energy writer catch a break!?! Great news for the grid though. If we continue to plug-in the way we are, and the transportation sector is electrified, then we are in for some serious grid strain. If electronics manufacturers find...
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Germany Poised to Decrease Solar Subsidies →
check out the.grid.girl’s piece about how germany might slash subsidies for solar energy production. such subsidies have helped scale solar energy in the country, which has a solar irradiance the equivalent of alaska!
