Monthly Archives: October 2009

GOALØ Receives 600,000 US Patent Design

Posted on October 14, 2009 by goalzero

SPANISH FORK (October 14, 2009) – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will award GOALØ, a renewable energy company for outdoor lifestyles, the 600,000th design patent for the technology behind its new portable solar energy product. The event will take place on October 14 in Alexandria, Va. at the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The patent was awarded for the development of state-of-the-art technology that captures and utilizes solar energy in a portable, all-in-one product called GoBe. Without the need for a standard power grid, the system features an integrated charge controller, power inverter, variable AC, DC and … Continue reading →

Becoming the first Woman to MTB in Afghanistan

Posted on October 5, 2009 by goalzero

“Just an hour or so before that fateful accident, was the highlight of my birthday. I became the first woman to mountain bike in Afghanistan. We saw some goat trails and a truck path across the river, we kept our eyes out for a bridge (few and far between) and directed our near sighted driver through the village to cross the river and give it a go. We pulled the car over and unloaded. Travis went up the road and perched himself up on a small hill. I assembled the bike and gave Hamid my camera so we could get … Continue reading →