Solar Powered Wi-Fi Streetlights Coming Soon

1:57 am on January 5, 2006 | Category: Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless Technology

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The University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland is currently conducting tests of solar-powered streetlights, which include built-in Wi-Fi networking hardware.

Project Starsight was created as part of deal between the university, and a company called Compliance Technology (CLT). The solar panels are intended to provide enough energy to run the streetlight all night, and keep the wireless technology working around the clock.

“The new photovoltaic technology, which will be showcased in Dundee, will mean that no local community needs to be without reliable, economic street lighting with the added benefit of Wi-Fi technology outside their front doors,” said CLT Scotland president, Calum McRae.

If all goes according to plan, the Statsight technology could potentially be ready for commercialization by the end of the financial year.

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