World's 1st solar-powered mobile developed in China
www.chinaview.cn 2007-06-07 15:39:20
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BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese company says it has developed
a mobile phone that uses solar energy to recharge itself and can
provide 40 minutes of talk-time after sitting in the sun for an
hour.
Hi-Tech Wealth, a well-known telecommunication products supplier in
China, claims its mobile phone is the world's first solar power to
recharge its battery.
The company says a scale-like solar panel on the top side of the
clamshell-designed phone can also be recharged by light from other
sources including candles.
Hi-Tech Wealth says it has developed the most advanced solar power
technology and owns eight patents and has applied for numerous
others.
Many companies around the world are working on similar mobile
phones but their products are still at the experimental stage, said
an official with Hi-Tech Wealth.
Zhang Zhengyu, chairman of Hi-Tech Wealth, said the company began
researching the use of light as an energy source in 2000 and has
invested hundreds of millions of yuan.
"With more than 400 million mobile phones in the country, China
would save a great amount of electricity if all its mobile phones
were recharged by light," Zhang said, adding that the lifespan of
the battery in the new phone is 2.5 times longer that traditional
batteries.
In March, Hi-Tech Wealth exhibited its light energy mobile phones
at the world's largest electronic, IT and telecommunication
products trade show CeBIT in Hanover, Germany.
The company plans to put six of its light energy mobile phones on
the market this year, and another 30 next year.
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