More on Solar Panels Boosting Haiti Relief Efforts
January 30th, 2010 admin
Sol Inc. is making good on its commitment to help power Haiti relief efforts with solar energy. The company said in January that it planned to send about $400,000 worth of photovoltaics to the earthquake-ravaged country to help with round-the-clock relief efforts. Electricity was scarce in Haiti following the Jan. 12 quake, but sunlight was not. The panels charge during the day and illuminate the night. Mario Gonzales, a Sol Inc.
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