The solar day lamp is a very simple and cost effective way of utilizing solar energy. It consists of one or more solar photovoltaic (PV) panels connected to an array of LEDs. Because it has no ...

The best outdoor solar lights achieve just that. And no shade to daylight activities—after all, who doesn’t appreciate a ...

Solar lights are a popular garden decoration. Of course, they’re available cheaply from most hardware and garden stores, but if you’re more of the DIY type, you might like to build your own.

Billions of people continue to burn dangerous and costly kerosene in lamps to see at night. Start-up d.light design, which aims for no less than to eliminate kerosene around the world within a decade, ...

In the April 4, 2024, issue of EDN, the design of a solar mains hybrid lamp (HL) was featured. The lamp receives power from both a solar panel and a mains power supply to turn on an array of LED lamps ...

Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun has partnered with Ikea to create two lighting designs, part of a limited-edition collection that aims at raising awareness of alternative energy solutions. The ...

As designers strive to create a more sustainable future, we’re thrilled to see designs that integrate a variety of renewable energy technologies into objects we encounter in everyday life. This ...

Solar lamp posts give your space a romantic, vintage feel without the costly expense of real, old-fashioned lamp posts. You might think that all solar lamp posts are more or less the same, but this ...

French industrial designer Mathieu Lehanneur has a theory about the street furniture in Paris. “What’s interesting in Paris is that every decade and every century new street lamps appear, but the ...

What is the PV-Pushback-Effect? How can solar day lamps (SDLs) take advantage of this effect? Solar day lamps (SDLs) are made by simply connecting an LED array to a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel. SDLs ...

In an effort to make solar panels beautiful, Marjan van Aubel has created translucent, stained-glass-like photovoltaics, which have been unveiled as part of the Netherlands' pavilion at Dubai Expo ...