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Archive Home > 2006 > May > 27 > Building a 'tree' for electricity

Building a 'tree' for electricity

Summit students use MIT grant to build charging device for hybrids

By Kimberlina Rocha / The Bulletin
May 27, 2006

Kyle McCluskey, 17, was putting the finishing touches on a solar-powered charging unit Thursday morning that he and his classmates have been spending months creating.

The working unit provides energy from the wind and sun, along with backup emergency power from the batteries, to plug in hybrid....

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