By Evan Ackerman
This, folks, is a solar powered camel. Let’s all just ponder that for a second. Truthfully, this camel is not, in fact, powered by the sun, but the refrigerator on its back is. The cooled-down camels are used to transport vaccines and the occasional pint of Ben & Jerry’s to remote health clinics; when they arrive, the panels can be detached and used to provide additional electricity to the clinic. A foot-powered system can be used as backup during the 15 minutes at night when the sun is not actively trying to fry you.
The camels are part of Princeton’s Mpala project, helping nomadic communities in Kenya to use technology to improve their lives.
[ Mpala Project ] VIA [ TreeHugger ]
That is interesting Camel.I was wondering what is the power of the solar panels on the camel's back?
I am so thrilled to see such solar refrigerator.It must be really convenient for those people who is trying to transport vaccines.
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