solar-powered street lamps light paths in transcona park - solar powered street lights
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Electric street lights are now illuminating the roads of two transcon a parks for local reasons
Developed technology.
Over the weekend, Kildonan Meadows Park installed six LED street lights powered entirely by photovoltaic lights.
Bayview Drive East Lot will install another six soon.
Tim Yusishen, president of Winnipeg solar solutions, said: "This is the first such street lamp in the province's history, probably the whole North . "
The company that created the technology.
Photovoltaic lights work by converting light from the sun into electricity.
Because they are charging all day, they can run 8 to 10 hours each night using the stored energy.
"They are completely out of the grid," said Las Wyatt, a member of the city of descona.
"This technology is cutting-edge.
"While similar street lights are available in other cities, the cold winter in Winnipeg has plagued energy researchers for years.
The city's cold climate and limited sunshine time have greatly reduced the ability of lights to store a lot of energy.
The sun system is able to create a new way of storing and capturing light of different types, making the equipment more winterfriendly. Each solar-
The price of the electric light is about $8,500, and Wyatt says it's about twice the price of a regular street light.
However, Yusishen says their investment is worth it because they need little maintenance without electricity.
He said that the life of each lamp should be 40 to 50 years, and the life of the solar panel should be 50,000-
Life span of about 17 years.
Street lights are brought by the transcon a playground Renewal Association, which believes it is important to embrace solar energy.
"People usually want to be greener, but not sure how," says Yusishen . ".
"These lights are a useful, visible way.
"While the lights are only in the trial phase, he ultimately wants to see them in more communities," said Wyatt.
"I hope we will see a city in the future, with solar cells on every street light in the city," he said . ". tayleigh.
Armstrong @ freepressmb.