SolarLEAP [SEP] inception
to solar panels and, with 1.6GHz Intel Atom processors, 250GB of hard disk space and 2GB of RAM, are capable of supporting either Linux/Ubuntu or Windows operating systems.
History.
SolarLEAP was founded in 2009 by Charles Watson, a young entrepreneur, during a gap year. Initially, Watson was the only member of the company, providing updates to a small circle of friends and family on his personal blog. However, his project quickly gained notoriety, and was noticed by Hong Kong NGO Sow
SolarLEAP
SolarLEAP is a company founded in Hong Kong with the mission of providing educational technology to impoverished students, specifically solar-powered computers. The company has worked on projects in Nepal, Ghana, the Philippines, India and Ethiopia.
Operations.
SolarLEAP provides proprietary solar-powered computers, pre-loaded with educational software, to schools in third-world countries. As of 2011, SolarLEAP had completed projects in 5 countries and had distributed more than 125 computers. The machines run on 12 volt power supplies connected