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SOLAR STREET LIGHTS
Australia should lead the world by committing to a policy that all streets lights in the entire country must be replaced by combination wind and solar street lighting within three years, powered by energy captured at its point of use.
Features:
Best use of SOLAR CELL technology.
Best use of WIND TURBINE technology, utilising a cylindrical turbine around the top half of the power pole.
Best use of LED globe technology.
Best use of LENS and REFLECTOR design, drawn from lighthouse experience.
Best possible BATTERY solution.
Built in CAMERA to dissuade thieves and assist in traffic management.
Lights to operate on built-in timers, light meters with manual override.
Brightest from official darkness then stepping down in intensity until midnight, after which only low-level lighting is required.
Wireless network for self-testing, self-maintenance diagnosis, manual-override, software-upgrading, tamper and car crash alert.
Economies of scale; similar to birth and development by the US Military of transistor technology in the 1950s; will spearhead battery, solar and wind turbine design.
Australia will become the lead country for this technology, developing a stand alone product for sale to existing markets and developing nations.
Involve all levels of government in a ‘wartime effort’ which will have spin-offs including a morale boost, massive employment and depression-proofing the economy.
Bringing the cost of solar, wind and battery technology down to a level which will see the adoption of these spinoff products in many areas of daily life.
First posted Thursday, October 16, 2008
