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World Panel unveils sun-powered mobile charging solution

4th December 2015

By: Natasha Odendaal

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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World Panel last week unveiled its latest robust technology, which “streams” solar-generated electricity into mobile devices, aimed at providing charging solutions for rural mobile-phone owners.

In a first step to get SunStream, showcased at AfricaCom in Cape Town, onto the local market, World Panel inked a retail deal with Vodacom to sell the products at selected outlets.

“I originally visited Africa with a solar prototype for household purposes and was consistently asked by residents whether it could charge their phones. I have returned with a product that is essential for anyone who owns a mobile phone but who has limited access to dependable energy sources,” World Panel CEO John Anderson explained.

The device secured a US utility patent earlier this year and now has 20 design patents worldwide. It will be steadily rolled out into Africa, with talks under way with several parties.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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