Green WiFi
08
October
This is quite a good site especially if you are interested in a school project of this nature. This will only appeal to some people but I thought with our ‘Sun’ it might be possible for some people. Whether through Science, T&E, Math, etc or if you are interested in developing a community project especially in a country town that has limited access. There are many applications whether providing internet access or just communication between computers, PDA’s and even bluetooth devices in a closed network. The site can be found here. Here is an abstract from the site:
‘Green WiFi is committed to providing solar powered access to global information and educational resources for developing nation K-12 school children striving for knowledge in a digitally divided world. There are approximately 3 billion people under the age of 15 living in developing nations. 42 percent of the developing world’s population is below the age of 15. Green WiFi was founded on the principle that the welfare of our world is dependent, in large part, on providing these children with free and open access to the world’s information.’





1. Paul Reid | October 9th, 2006 at 10:33 am
Wow. Green WiFi would be a good project for schools in the far north. Many remote communities are without internet access (as well as many other services). Another consideration for internet access is that buildings on the communities are dispersed across a wide area that makes wired networking another hurdle to cross.
I’m just on my way to Stanbridges hobby shop to pick up some gear for a solar car my year 7’s will be working on in term 4. No shortage of sunshine up north.
2. Jonathan Lundqvist | October 14th, 2006 at 8:29 am
Have Sunlight, Will WiFi… In an effort to bridge the digital divide and with hopes of becoming the perfect supplement to the US$100 OLPC, the Green WiFi project has designed a solar powered WiFi relay station. The basic idea is that a grid of relaying stations can provide an en… http://jturn.qem.se/2006/have-sunlight-will-wifi/