GP's eco-friendly Solar Charger

Reuben Lee | Jul 28, 2008

Now, here's another way to do your part for the environment and save on your electricity bills at the same time. Instead of plugging into the mains to recharge your batteries, try the new GP Solar Charger, the company's first battery charger using solar energy. It comes with two thin-film solar panels laminated in UV stabilized and weather-resistant polymers. This supposedly helps make the charger more durable while minimizing its weight.

According to GP, it takes almost six hours to recharge two AA batteries (or 2 hours for AAA cells) under direct sunlight, which is slightly longer than what is usually expected of regular AC battery chargers. The advantage, however, is that the Solar Charger can be used outdoors where there is no access to the mains. Of course, with solar power being a free renewable source of energy, the Solar Charger also makes more economic and eco-friendly sense, too.

The GP Solar Charger was first launched in Hong Kong in mid-July, followed by Singapore last week. There is no word on when it will be available in other parts of Asia at press time. It will retail at S$39.90 (US$26.70) with two AA-sized GP ReCyko rechargeable batteries which have been pre-charged for use immediately after purchase.

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