June 23, 2008

Festival To Feature Wind-Powered Charging Station

by Joel Horowitz

The UK’s Glastonbury Music Festival will feature a charging station powered solely by the wind and sun. The French mobile-providing giant, Orange, is the proud parent of the latest edition – last year they tested out a similar station with then-partner Gotwind (and is talks with them for larger-scaled wind-power generators). The tent itself is capable of charging 100 phones per hour and will be a free service offered to concert goers – the “free” part being something that trendwatching.com has been researching religiously for quite some time.

REcharge Pod
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Article categories: Creative Class, Electronics & Gadgets, Music, Telecom, Trends, Trends In Europe, Trends In The UK

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