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https://solarprotocol.net/
Solar Protocol
This website is hosted across a network of solar powered servers and is sent to you from whichever server is in the most sunshine.
Active
Brooklyn, NY
Open source: Yes
Solar Protocol is a web platform hosted across a network of solar-powered servers set up in different locations around the world. A solar-powered server is a computer that is powered by a solar panel and a small battery. Each server can only offer intermittent connectivity that is dependent on available sunshine, the length of day and local weather conditions. When connected as a network, the servers coordinate to serve a website from whichever of them is enjoying the most sunshine at the time.
- Org. type
- Non-profit / charity / foundation
- Project type
- Tool or platform
- Country
- United States of America 🇺🇸
- Language(s)
- English
- Categories
- Artistic interventions, Data visualization, Decentralization, Emerging tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Hardware, Web hosting
- Added
- 2025-03-12
- Last modified
- 2026-09-09T14:20:05.000Z
Additional details
- Number of integrations
- 0
- Sustainable Development Goals
- 7. Affordable and clean energy
- Geographic focus
- Global
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