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UH Moment: Solar Powered Cell Phone Charging Station

By Greg Ortiz

August 07, 2017 —

A new solar powered cell phone charging station at the University of Houston is teaching sustainability one charge at a time.

"This matches our mission," said Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Chief Energy Officer at the University of Houston. "This is a perfect way to memorialize our efforts to bring sustainability education to our students and bring it in a real way rather than lecture about it in classes."

Learn more about the new charging station by watching the latest UH Moment above.

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