Austin is going Green!

Recently Sol Design Lab founded by Beth Ferguson just installed a solar charging station in front of Perry-Castañeda Library or PCL for short. This charging station allows anyone to charge their electronic devices such as laptops, cellphones, scooters, ipods ...ect

I feel that in the next couple of years we will start to see these solar charging stations more frequently. These solar charging station outlets are alternatives to outlets that are powered by Nuclear Energy, Coals, and Petroleum.  It would really cool if someone could replace all of the outlets in our homes, schools, and work places to be powered by solar energy. If I am not mistaken, solar panels help reduce our utility bill but there is a downside. It cost a lot to install and make our current generation of solar panels. Another note is that the most efficient solar panel can only convert about 18% of the sun into usable energy. These charging stations would be ideal for an electric scooter, it makes sense to have these near libraries for scooter users for late night studying or just traveling in general. I think Ferguson is stepping in the right direction, but I don't think students are willing to stand there and wait for their ipods and laptops to be fully charged.