Enertia
Engineering Ltd. has developed the world's first commercially available
fully-integrated solar powered street light called the EnerSolar Street Light.
It contains everything within the light itself, so that no external wiring,
mounting or installation is required. To use it, you simply plug the battery
in, and attach it to a pole.
The EnerSolar street light is perfect for third-world countries where
electricity is either unreliable or unavailable. It provides 3 nights of
autonomous light. (ie. 3 full nights of light even if the solar panel didn't
charge the battery.) Enertia's solar powered street lighting can be used for
roads, bridges, parking lots, commercial buildings, substations, and almost any
outdoor application where light is wanted, but electricity isn't available.
The simple installation makes it straightforward for almost anyone to apply
EnerSolar street lights. There is no external battery box or solar panel.
Everything is contained within the lighthead itself; simply use the universal
mount to attach the light to any standard lighting pole, and you have instant
lighting. Because there is no connection to the electrical grid, the
installation is safer and easier than regular street lights.
"We have come up with the ultimate lighting tool. Its reliable, easy-to-install,
usable wherever there isn't electricity, and simple." Says Stuart
Whitbread, the Sales Manager and a Principal of Enertia Engineering Ltd.
"The irony is, that as a Canadian company, this technology isn't meant for
Canada. Because it contains a battery and solar panel, this technology is best
suited for equatorial, tropical and sub-tropical applications where the
temperature doesn't drop below -10C very often," Says Murray Steen, the
R&D Manager and a Principal of Enertia Engineering Ltd.
A good idea but may not withstand high wind speeds with about 45 kgs at 6metres above ground level. Another drawback- need to align panel with the change in direction of solar rays during the year as in India.
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