Solar power is an affordable and environmentally friendly technology that everyone should consider for their exterior lighting needs. And by everyone, I don’t just mean for large public works and commercial projects, but also residential areas or even sub-Sahara regions of Africa.
In the world’s poorest regions, kerosene lanterns are the standard form of night-time light. Kerosene, as we all know, is a harmful substance and can lead to fires, explosions, asphyxiation and toxic fumes. One of the main objectives of the growing range of portable solar-powered products is to replace kerosene-fuelled products and provide light and power to people without access to an electricity grid. A range of portable solar products on the market today have been developed with a humanitarian focus, the most popular being the solar pebble, luminAID, the little sun, N100 and the BRIGHT lamp.
And if you’re fortunate enough to live in a developed country, these lights are beautiful, safe and environmentally friendly for patio and garden use in suburban outdoor areas and particularly useful on camping trips. Some models, such as the new BRIGHT lamp have increased functionality. Not only do they have a long bendable neck and can be transformed into hanging lamps, desktop lights or for use as a torch, but it also has a three metre long built-in USB cord for recharging mobile phones and devices.
The BRIGHT lamp takes 8-10 hours in the sun to be fully charged which provides 50 hours of use on a low light or 8 hours on a medium to high light. It can also be charged with AC & DC power if you’re suffering from cloudy, overcast weather. With the BRIGHT lamp, with every product sold the company donates a free BRIGHT lamp to developing countries. So wherever you are and whatever your exterior lighting needs, you really should invest in environmentally friendly, solar options.
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