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Earlier today, Taiwanese scientists at the Industrial Technology
 Research Institute announced that they have successfully created
 a hydrogen-powered charger for mobile phones that even Kermit
 the frog would sing about. This means that the device is capable
 of recharging a mobile phone battery in two hours without the
 need to be plugged into a wall outlet.

"Hydrogen is a recyclable material," said Tsau Fanghei, a researcher at the institute. "The device is energy-efficient and will help protect the environment. We will continue to improve the invention. We hope the hydrogen-powered device can replace current cell phone recharge systems in 2012."

As reported by the AFP, Taiwan is under pressure to develop new energy sources. Currently the company imports around 98-percent of its energy from other countries, however the director of the economics ministry's Bureau of Energy, Yeh Hui-ching, said that the new charger would be key in the government's push to become a major player in green technologies.
 
"The government hopes to acquire a slot in the global green energy industry's production chain with the hydrogen fuel cell technologies," Yeh Hui-ching said. "It seeks to make the sector's key expertise a local content by 2012 and begin commercial production as soon as possible."