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    Spanish streetlights will be fully powered by wind and sun

    Posted on January 29, 2015 by Shruti Shree

    Spain will be one of the first countries in the world to have public streetlights that are powered by wind and the sun. It took four years for the Spanish researcher Ramon Bargalló to design this independent street light system … Continue reading3 →

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    Mexico to have largest LED street lighting program in Latin America

    Posted on December 15, 2010 by gavril

    Mexico’s streets were destined to green ever since the announcement by Quintana Roo’s Estate Governor Félix González Canto at the UN Climate Change Conference surfaced. The municipality of Othón Blanco will now put away those old energy gobbling street lights … Continue reading3 →

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    Streetlamp powered by the sun, wind and biochemicals

    Posted on November 23, 2010 by gavril

    We’re hoping for a world powered by renewable energy by the year 2020. And for that, a load of changes will need to be brought about, with energy saving methods being employed everywhere. Here’s a streetlamp that could just be … Continue reading3 →

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    Panasonic comes out with Solar-Powered Streetlights that shine for 10 Years

    Posted on October 15, 2010 by kamakshi

    How long do streetlights last do you know? Not that any of us have bothered to find out but they supposedly need to last for a lot of time and withstand a lot of rough weather. But Panasonic Electric Works … Continue reading3 →

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    Hybrid street lighting that uses the wind and the sun to power up is clean

    Posted on September 6, 2010 by gavril

    Street lighting in the future will be a lot more advanced and a whole lot greener than the lamps we have today. And we’re certain of that, looking at what turned up at the ‘International Lighting & Display Exhibition (L&D … Continue reading3 →

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    Toshiba releases LED streetlamps with low power consumption

    Posted on August 5, 2010 by gavril

    Street lamps, the bright lights on our streets that illuminate our paths and keep us from stumbling and that creepy darkness away, are now having themselves a green makeover. Two LED street lamps, as bright as the usual 400W mercury … Continue reading3 →

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    Sun Flower streetlight is powered by the sun to lighten up your path

    Posted on August 2, 2010 by gavril

    Who needs streetlights connected to a grid when they can power up with energy from the sun instead! Well, Danish designers Michel Riss and Jens Rosbjerg probably thought that while coming up with the idea for the Sun Flower solar … Continue reading3 →

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    Eco-friendly streetlights by BMW and Siemens that save fuel and time

    Posted on March 20, 2010 by gavril

    Street lights get smart and eco friendly with this new development by BMW and Siemens. These lights use sensors that adjust their cycles according to road feedback. That’s not all. They can also communicate with cars nearby and inform drivers … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar street lights that look like trees

    Posted on March 3, 2010 by ayush

    Developing products that use solar energy as an alternative to conventional sources of energy is the ‘in’ thing. And the ‘light tree’ does just that. It is a street light which is made to look like a tree. It consists … Continue reading3 →

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    Wind powered streetlights use turbines to make the light glow

    Posted on February 8, 2010 by gavril

    Now lighting up highways that pass through deserts, mountains and other far of locations can be a pain, considering the fact that they need to be constantly maintained, powered and burn up a whole lot of energy from the grid. … Continue reading3 →

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