Solar lighting is to cut family electricity bills
Added: (Sun Feb 21 2010)
Pressbox (Press Release) -
SOLAR lighting is to cut family electricity bills in a group of new council houses.
Each light generates its own electricity from daylight and stores it for use at night.
Every house on a new development at Blaby, Leicestershire, UK is to be equipped with
the latest solar security light - that costs nothing to operate.
Other council houses and facilities in Leicestershire and several other counties
are thought likely to be similarly equipped. They are looking to solar lighting to
reduce electricity bills and improve their carbon footprints.
As public sector, business, and private people’s awareness spreads millions of
families could identify multiple uses for solar light to off-set rising electricity prices.
Already it is in a number of car parks, private and commercial premises, allotments,
caravans, boats, above garage doors and in gardens
Each light is challenging conventional outside electric lighting and the power
hungry 500-watt security bulb used to protect many thousands of homes and business premises.
For night lighting public places the £45 solar security light (cheaper in quantity)
quickly amortizes its cost. It illuminates 80sq. metres at 180 degrees and its
rechargeable Ni-Mh battery pack provides 5-hours’ of brightness from each full charge.
Its stored electricity lasts longer than a whole night. For the light self-detects
movement up to 40ft away, that switches it on. No movement switches it off,
just like a conventional security light. To choice it can be operated manually.
Some technical details:-
A powerful 2.5 watt crystalline solar cell turns daylight (cloudy or bright) into electricity
and a 6000mAh lithium polymer battery powers 45 high efficiency white
LED’s (light emitting diodes).
Its movement sensor can be adjusted for sensitivity and time, so the light can be on
for from 1-10 minutes.
Nath Pemberton, head of PowerBee, based in Seaford, E. Susses, says:
“This is the ultimate in solar security lighting. There is no better value with this much power, we believe that this light is set to revolutionise councils use of solar lighting"
“Several councils have made inquiries about solar products. Obviously forward thinking,
they are studying ways to reduce their carbon footprints to meet Government targets and to
reduce their mounting electricity costs.”