Solar Trees in Europe


	Solar Trees in Europe

oneilljn

1-20-2008 11:03 AM

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solar power, streetlights, energy, europe

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4-27-2008 10:29 AM

AcesLucky

Excellent ideas. We need some here. (America) We need a smarter government, not beholden to big money interests.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/e134a045-ab9a-4227-a157-768830821a4f/BB68645C-7591-47E3-B81C-F078CF647D0E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.metaefficient.com/leds/solar-trees-may-light-up-europe.html" href="http://www.metaefficient.com/leds/solar-trees-may-light-up-europe.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.metaefficient.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/leds/solar-trees-may-light-up-europe.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.metaefficient.com/img/F8432F4D-87DC-4849-86DD-AC8DE4B31C29" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/leds/solar-trees-may-light-up-europe.html">the streets of Europe could soon be lit by "solar trees". These self-contained streetlights could save cities energy and money too. Unlike regular streetlights, they do not require costly underground wiring to install, and they are immune to blackouts.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.metaefficient.com/leds/solar-trees-may-light-up-europe.html">the lights have 10 solar panels arrayed at the top of tree-like branches, which charge built-in batteries. The batteries then power LEDs for illumination. Compared to conventional streetlights, they emit much less <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution">light pollution</A>, because LEDs generate a very directed light. The trees also incorporate light detectors! 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