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Winner of the first place prize for best communication project in the Network Wales Awards, the Sol Cinema is the world's smallest solar-powered movie theater.
Housed inside of a 1960s-era travel trailer, the cinema travels around the South Wales area, screening films with ecological themes to groups of eight at a time - that's all the trailer can hold.
Built by artist Paul O'Connor and others at Undercurrents, a British art collective, Sol Cinema is powered entirely by the sun. The theater uses a small LED projector that is powered by lithium ion batteries, which are, in turn, powered by a solar panel on the outside of the trailer.
Because the batteries can store power, the theater runs day and night and is constantly visiting events, festivals, and other parties.
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The theater is traveling around South Wales. Check the official website to see where it will be next.
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June 25, 2012
Sources
- World's Strangest: The World's Smallest Solar Powered Movie Theater: http://www.worldsstrangest.com/neatorama/the-worlds-smallest-solar-powered-movie-theater/
- Technabob: Sol Cinema is the World’s Smallest Solar Powered Theater: http://technabob.com/blog/2010/12/11/sol-cinema-worlds-smallest-solar-powered-theater/
