By Josh Marks, Source: Inhabitat

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The smartphone capital of the world has found an innovative and environmentally-friendly way to charge all those homegrown Samsungs and other mobile devices—Seoul, South Korea, is planning to install five charging stations powered by three mini-hydroelectric turbines embedded in the manmade Cheonggyecheon River that runs through the capital’s downtown.

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Seoul-based startup Enomad says the stations will be able to charge a smartphone in 2 to 3 hours and a tablet in 3 to 4 hours from turbine generators that produce 15 to 20 watts. If the three-month pilot is successful, the charging stations could be expanded further along the 10.8-kilometer (6.7-mile) waterway that is part of a $900 million urban renewable project that opened to the public in 2005.

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