Talk:XO Solar
You might look at this supplier http://store.sundancesolar.com/ Cjl 19:29, 20 April 2008 (EDT)
I have a small photovoltaic solar array purchased from of all places Costco (online). It is a 54W kit and combined with an inverter and a deep-cycle RV battery provides enough power to charge all my gadgets (laptop, phones, etc). However, this setup is far, far too bulky to travel with so I'm very keen on getting in on the XO solar project for a panel specifically for the XO. Please keep me posted on this project and feel free to hit me up for more info on my small array. -buxtor 8:31, 24 April 2008 (MST)
on alternative power sources availability
- Unfortunately production capacity of dedicated XO-designed alternative power sources has been reserved for deployment in the developing world where they are most needed. Cjl
- I have no access to information on any of those alternative power sources actually existing in the field. Hopefully, if they do exist, their design will be made available to all so someone can start making them. Please someone find that information and make it public. The Potenco hand charger has been demonstrated at media events and is now in a museum. Yamaplos 16:55, 24 April 2008 (EDT)
- According to the undated What's New on Potenco web-site they have "recently completed extensive field research in Uganda and will soon be underway with market analysis & consumer research in Brazil, India and Kenya." This WiredMag videowas taken on-site at Potenco and posted March 31, 2008, so they still look to be actively developing this product. I'd love one, but I'd rather a kid who needed it get one first, when they are available. Cjl 18:54, 24 April 2008 (EDT)
- Indeed. Sadly they do not follow publish early and often principles, even though their "mission is to make clean power universally accessible and immediately useful". They look like what I would want to be when I settle down, good funding, travel, meet interesting people. Thank you for the link. I might start working on alternators next. Looks there is a market. But I'm such a bad business...
- As for solar, you've ably demonstrated on this page, nearly any G1G1 donor with a little ingenuity can assemble the necessary materials to create a roll-your-own solar solution. It doesn't have to be a cute green and white solar accessory with XO-branded logo on it and I hope you can agree that OLPC has more important things to worry about in the short term, but it's great to see hobbyists stepping up and sharing information. Cjl 19:12, 24 April 2008 (EDT)
- Thank you for the compliment. I like the French for 'hobbyist', amateur, the one who loves.
- According to the undated What's New on Potenco web-site they have "recently completed extensive field research in Uganda and will soon be underway with market analysis & consumer research in Brazil, India and Kenya." This WiredMag videowas taken on-site at Potenco and posted March 31, 2008, so they still look to be actively developing this product. I'd love one, but I'd rather a kid who needed it get one first, when they are available. Cjl 18:54, 24 April 2008 (EDT)
- I have no access to information on any of those alternative power sources actually existing in the field. Hopefully, if they do exist, their design will be made available to all so someone can start making them. Please someone find that information and make it public. The Potenco hand charger has been demonstrated at media events and is now in a museum. Yamaplos 16:55, 24 April 2008 (EDT)
