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Renewable Energy in Sports Part 1 -- Soccer

By Harry Tournemille on October 29, 2010

Tags: Allianz, Brazil, Green Soccer, Renewable Energy in Sports, soccer, SOccket, Solafrica, solar powered sports stadiums, South Africa, World Cup, World Cup Soccer goes Green, Bayern, cellular telephone, electricity, energy, FIFA, food, Greenpeace, Harvard

A new series looking at renewable energy's role in major sports can only start off with the world's biggest, most celebrated athletic activity: soccer -- otherwise known as the real football.

Solafrica - Getting the World Cup to Africa's Slums With Solar Power Plants

By Harry Tournemille on June 22, 2010

Tags: African Slums, Greenpeace, Jericho, kerosene lamps, Kibera, Kibera Youth Solar Project, Soccer Audiences, Solafrica, solar lighting, Solar World Cup, South Africa, World Cup 2010, Africa, electricity, Elizabeth Otieno, Greenpeace, Joshiah Ramogi

Swiss-based, non-profit organization, Solafrica, brought the 2010 World Cup to Nairobi's largest slum by donating a portable solar station, and some much-needed technology.

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