Adam Mikloski, a Hungarian designer has designed Mango, an eco friendly LED street light powered by rainwater and sunlight. Mango designed leaf like structure, top part is suitable to install tiny solar cells and also for collecting rainwater. As water runs down the Mango, it rotates a set of turbines. The power from solar cells and turbines will be stored in the inbuilt rechargeable batteries.
NOTHING dESIGN GROUP, a Korean design studios and Asiana Airlines, a Korean airlines company, together with Korea International Cooperation Agencies (KOICA) have collaborated to develop and install Solar Powered Street Lights to the world cultural heritage sites designated by UNESCO in the Angkor Wat, Cambodia. The lights installed there to protect and provide security for tourists visiting the area.
Total electricity consumed by street lights were installed to keep the highway safe after dark is very surprising. To reduce the load on the grid, industrial designers have often thought of potential systems that use renewable solar energy. In addition, because the street lights installed in the open, they can easily harvest solar energy for lighting at night.
You have heard about the proverbial hairdryers, have you not? Those noisy types of mopeds sprawling the streets of suburbia?
Now the Cambridge University students have created a solar-powered racing car that travels at 60mph speed, using the same power as a hairdryer. The car is to be completed by summer 2009, in time for the World Solar Challenge, an annual gruelling race across the Australian outback, from Darwin to Adelaide. The Cantabrigian creation, the Bethany, is highly tipped to win the competition.
The Bethany’s power source is collected via silicon cells that cover the car’s top; under this top, the car will be an efficient electric device. The car itself looks sleek and shiny, and, thanks to such design, weighs mere 170kg, has a battery management control system in place, an energy generating braking system, and an energy-efficient hub motor. The team behind the car’s creation estimates that the car will take 50 times less power than a normal car running on petrol.
Cambridge University may be the second oldest in England, but it is likely to be the first when it comes to devising new ideas for cars. At least, they definitely hope to show how future green vehicles can be generated based on the Bethany model. To quote their spokesperson, “at a time when the automotive industry is being forced to look at a low-carbon future, our vehicle demonstrates the enormous potential of energy-efficient electric vehicle technologies”. About 75 students from across the Cambridge University have been working on the vehicle’s design and build. Their efforts were supported by a network of corporate sponsors, academics, and specialist advisors.
In the next months the racing team of four students will be testing the car across the Outback, working in four-hour shifts, to cope with the heat. During the race, though, the Bethany will be fitted with an advanced cruise control system. It will be automatically adjusting speed, depending on the changes to road conditions and weather. The only thing the drivers will be left to do will be to steer the car and stay alert.
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Solar Lights better known as landscaping lights are lights that are charged up during the day from the sun’s light. At dusk, they turn on automatically, and remain illuminated overnight, depending on how much sunlight they receive during the day. They must be placed in a position where they receive as much direct sunlight as possible during the day, as solar lights can fail to illuminate at night if placed in shady positions. Depending on the brand, some solar lights will not illuminate on rainy or cloudy days because they have not been able to recharge without sunlight. Solar lights are generally waterproof if sealed correctly. Most brands require rechargeable batteries, which are charged by solar power during the day, and can last up to 12 months. Solar lights do not provide as much light as a standard electrical lighting system, but they are easily installed and maintained, and provide a much cheaper alternative to electrical based products.
Types of Solar Lights and Their Uses
Executive Summary about Solar Lights by Jerome Sturgeleski
There are several types of solar lights and many different designs from which to choose. If you have a hankering for solar spot lights a little out of the ordinary, there are solar spot lights encased in stone like cases.
On one end is the solar panel which is barely noticeable and the other is a spot light. There are also solar lights that are a little out of the ordinary. We could call them novelty solar lights since they serve a purpose like light a way or act as a spot light. These novelty solar light come as dog statues that resemble a black Labrador, golden retriever or British bull dog.
There are other types of unique solar light that include a statue of a frog, a snail, an owl, a parrot, a squirrel, or even a rabbit holding a solar spot light. One truly unique solar novelty light is an angelic harpist or a fairy with alternating, color changing lights.
