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Posted on 20 Mar 2001 at 15:44

Are you obsessed with all things ecological? Do you worry about the plight of the bottle-nosed dolphin and lie awake at night panicking over the hole in the ozone layer? If the answer is yes, you will be pleased to hear about a very green Web hosting company.

SolarHost provides all the services of a normal Web hosting company, but with one major difference; it uses solar power to run the servers and aims to reduce pollution. The system uses 24 solar cells that generate power that is either used immediately or stored in a 4000lb battery bank, which is used to run the servers at night or if the weather takes a turn for the worst. There's even a handy diagram on the site to show how the system works.

If you are not interested in the many services the company provides, you still might want to read their 16-point ecology guide.

Author: Darren Lock