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BioLite also sells products that can generate and store electricity for USB devices. They make the SolarPanel 5+, the SolarPanel 10+, and the Charge 20, Charge 40, and Charge 80. The SolarPanels are both solar panels with a "kickstand", with the "+" model including an internal lithium-ion battery for
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BioLite's SolarHome 620 has a solar panel that charges up a central control box which powers 3 hanging lights, USB charge-out, and an MP3/FM radio system. The SolarHome 620 is currently in use in over 40,000 homes across western Kenya as well as vans, cabins, and sheds throughout the United States
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saved per year by one stove equals the amount that's saved by buying a hybrid car. The remaining off-grid energy that does not power the fan can then be used to charge portable devices through a USB port, such as cell phones and LED lights. Moreover, the effects of
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are lessened and time is regained by women and children who spend hours gathering wood for open fires. Manufacturing costs are low, and this efficient wood-burning stove pays for itself within six to seven months.
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