Solar Dok Create a Green Charging Point for University of Florida Students
Posted By Allison Leahy On September 14, 2011 @ 5:25 pm In clean tech,green furniture,Recycled Materials,Renewable Energy | No Comments
The University of Florida has just added a Solar Dok to its growing sustainability profile. Solar Dok [4] is an off-grid [5] solar powered electronics charging hub perfect for Internet cafes, college campuses and your back deck. Designed and fabricated by EnerFusion, the “SD-1″ design is made from recycled and recyclable materials [6] (milk jugs, water bottles, aluminum) and includes internal batteries large enough to store energy [7] for nighttime use, 4 power outlets, 2 USB ports and timed LED lights for late night bookworms.
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The hub is capable of recharging pretty much any battery-powered device a gadget-loving [9] college student would ever think to own; including laptops, cellphones, PDAs, DVD players, digital cameras, recorders, and personal gaming devices.
The Dok was chosen from a portfolio of solar projects because, according to Housing Green Team [10] Captain, Sharon Blansett “It’s high profile, you can’t miss seeing it”.
A high-tech eyesore, “SD-1″ is basically a clunky climate-conscious picnic table framed in aluminum and reinforced with a solar u [11]mbrella [11].
The fully functional, no frills furniture [12] was purchased with grant money and joins other sustainability projects in the University of Florida’s Diamond Commons including an herb garden, greywater [13] collection, and recycled glass tile flooring.
A “cutting power cord ceremony” is scheduled for September 14th.
+ EnerFusion [14]
Via Sustainable UF [10]
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[4] Solar Dok: http://www.enerfusioninc.com/index.html
[5] off-grid: http://inhabitat.com/tag/off-grid-home/
[6] recyclable materials: http://www.inhabitat.com/materials
[7] energy: http://www.inhabitat.com/energy
[8] Image: http://inhabitat.com/solar-dok-create-a-solar-charging-point-for-university-of-florida-students/solar-dok-gives-university-of-florida-students-a-green-charge-4/
[9] gadget-loving: http://inhabitat.com../electronics-will-charge-themselves-with-energy-harvesting-lcd-screens/
[10] Green Team: http://news.ufl.edu/2011/08/10/solar-dok/
[11] solar u: http://inhabitat.com/solar-umbrellas-sprout-green-oases-in-los-angeles/
[12] no frills furniture: http://inhabitat.com/pomadas-recycled-cardboard-furniture-gives-scrap-tubes-a-second-life/
[13] greywater: http://inhabitat.com/tag/greywater/
[14] + EnerFusion: http://www.enerfusioninc.com/id1.html
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