A beverage cooler is provided having a container for holding a liquid
beverage, a spigot extending from the container for dispensing the liquid
beverage therefrom, preferably a telescopically extendable boom attached
to a side of the container, a solar panel adjustably attached to an end
of the telescopically extendable boom so that the solar panel may be
repositioned about the end of the telescopically extendable boom so as to
point the solar panel in a direction toward a source of solar energy, and
one or more active elements in thermal contact with the container and the
liquid beverage therein and electrically connected to the solar panel.
Thermoelectric elements powered by the solar panel may be used to cool or
heat the liquid beverage within the container.