Noon Solar Launches Fall ‘08 Solar-Powered Handbag Line Today
Since their launch in 2006, Noon Solar has sold out of every product line within weeks after manufacturing. Based in Chicago, Noon Solar creates bags for those who are both eco and fashion conscious. Now you can enjoy that lunch in the park or drive to your next appointment all while charging your cell phone, PDA or digital camera using the sun’s power!
As the founders say “you can bury this bag in the backyard, but you’ll never want to”. Made of biodegradable materials like organic hemp and cotton these bags can skip the landfill (after you’ve removed, reused or recyled the solar panel and hardware). Although I’d likely give it away when I was done with it rather than throwing it in the compost, it’s nice to know it can be done.
This project is a bit more technically oriented than most of the other projects we have featured so far. It comes from the book 
by Gavin D. J. Harper. These projects demonstrate a wide range of topics that are related to solar energy. The book has 50 projects in it ranging from the practical, such as the 
