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Batteries and Sustainability
We are thinking hard about the problem of dead batteries polluting the world. Our GenerBee has Lithium-Ion batteries, just like phone batteries. When they finally die after about 500 recharges, what happens to them? This problem is being addressed by a relatively...
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Hydrobee at Seattle Startup Week
On Oct. 4, Seattle Startup Week is featuring Hydrobee founder Burt Hamner sharing lessons on "The Evolution of How Things Get Made" based on his journey making renewable energy products. It's free and if you are thinking of making a product,you'll learn from from...
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National Geographic Honors the Firebee Charger
The Clean Cooking Challenge, in National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine has published an excellent article about the challenges of clean cooking solutions. Three Billion People Cook Over Open Fires ― With Deadly Consequences shows real world examples and potential solutions. The Firebee Charger from Hydrobee...
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New! Smart Villages “pocket guide” to rural energy & smart villages
This is a great short E-book (78pp) overview of the global energy reality for about 2 billion people. Read this in 15 minutes to understand why the Hydrobee home energy system is so important, and why it's so much better than solar power alone.
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Firebee Stovetop Charger featured at ETHOSCON
Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service (ETHOS) is a non-profit organization for appropriate technology that holds annual conference on Clean Cookstoves. Most of their presentations for last 10 years are online and are maybe the best single...
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Market Reports: Micro Renewables vs Grid Power
Results of a 2013 study of the market potential for distributed micro-renewables like Hydrobee have been published by Norplan, a Norwegian consulting firm. “NORPLAN Study: Cost Competitivness of Rural Electrification Solutions“ “Cost-benefit analysis of rural...
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Showtime in Seattle
Hydrobee is exhibiting at the SURF Expo on June 18, 2-6 pm, in downtown Seattle. Over 100 startup companies are showcasing their products and initiatives. Over 700 attendees are expected. We will have a table shared with our production partner DA International...
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2 Billion People Will Need Off-Grid Charging by 2020
The 2014 Bi-annual Report of the Green Power for Mobile program has this startling information: **** Future mobile subscriber growth will be concentrated in developing countries of Africa and Asia, among populations who are currently ‘unconnected’ to mobile phone...
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