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===Solar panels=== {{main|Solar notebook}} In some laptops, solar panels are able to generate enough solar power for the laptop to operate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clarke|first=Gavin|title=The SOLAR-POWERED Ubuntu laptop|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/07/ubuntu_solar_powered_laptop/|publisher=The Register |access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref> The [[One Laptop Per Child]] Initiative released the [[OLPC XO-1]] laptop which was tested and successfully operated by use of solar panels.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ITHNbOrPQyM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130226120605/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITHNbOrPQyM Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITHNbOrPQyM |title=OLPC XO laptop powered by a solar panel |via=YouTube |date=9 January 2012 |access-date=23 October 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They were designing an [[OLPC XO-3]] laptop with these features. The OLPC XO-3 was planned to operate with 2 watts of electricity.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Elizabeth Woyke |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2012/01/08/a-look-at-olpcs-xo-3-0-tablets-solar-and-kinetic-chargers/ |title=A Look at OLPC's XO 3.0 Tablet's Solar And Kinetic Chargers |magazine=Forbes |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://laptop.org/en/vision/mission/faq.shtml |title=One Laptop per Child (OLPC): Frequently Asked Questions |website=Laptop.org |access-date=23 October 2012 |archive-date=18 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318192106/http://www.laptop.org/en/vision/mission/faq.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Samsung]] has also designed the NC215S solar–powered notebook that was planned to be sold commercially in the U.S. market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inhabitat.com/samsungs-solar-powered-laptop-to-go-on-sale-in-us-in-july/ |title=Samsung's Solar Powered Laptop Will Be First Sun Powered Laptop Sold in US | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building |date=21 June 2011 |publisher=Inhabitat |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref>
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