CLOCK POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY.—The world’s first clock to be continuously powered by solar energy, which has been installed at the new Chamber of Commerce building in Palm Springs, California. Twenty silicon cells are placed around the face of the clock to convert the light energy, given off by the sun, into usable electricity. Batteries store power for use at night. The clock was presented to the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce by the Hoffman Electronics Corporation, whose engineers estimate the cells will work efficiently for at least 300 years.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 6
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90CLOCK POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY.—The world’s first clock to be continuously powered by solar energy, which has been installed at the new Chamber of Commerce building in Palm Springs, California. Twenty silicon cells are placed around the face of the clock to convert the light energy, given off by the sun, into usable electricity. Batteries store power for use at night. The clock was presented to the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce by the Hoffman Electronics Corporation, whose engineers estimate the cells will work efficiently for at least 300 years. Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28447, 29 November 1957, Page 6
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