Holonic Streetlamp draws on sun and wind to provide light

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Streetlamps burn all night long, 365 nights a year, yet they also spend all day soaking up the Sun’s rays. This combination of regular usage alternating with sunlight exposure would seem to make them ideal candidates for the solar-power treatment. Indeed, companies such as Sharp and several others currently offer solar-powered streetlamps. Spain’s University of Seville, however, has developed a streetlamp that harnesses the power not only of sunlight, but also of wind... Continue Reading Holonic Streetlamp draws on sun and wind to provide light

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: Lamp, Light, Solar-powered, University of Seville, Wind-powered

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