News tagged with street lighting

Philips develops efficient solar powered LED street lighting

Philips has developed what is said to be the world’s most efficient and cost effective solar powered LED street lighting solution per km of road.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 8

Light pollution transforming insect communities

(Phys.org) -- Street lighting is transforming communities of insects and other invertebrates, according to research by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Biology Letters, the study shows ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Generating electricity from vibrations in road surface works

A pilot research project into vibration energy on the N34 provincial motorway near Hardenberg in the eastern Netherlands has shown that vibration energy as a local energy source is a sustainable alternative ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NXP demonstrates groundbreaking solar street lighting solution at CES 2012

NXP Semiconductors announced that it has developed an innovative, sustainable and highly efficient solar-powered street lighting solution, together with Philips Lighting. The groundbreaking Solar Gen2 solution, which NXP ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1