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Advantages and Applicable Roads of Solar Road Lamps

Nov 08, 2024
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    Solar Road Lamps have many advantages such as easy installation, low usage cost, safety, energy-saving and environmental protection, making them widely used. Although they also have disadvantages such as high cost, low energy conversion efficiency, significant influence by geographical and climatic conditions, low lifespan and cost-effectiveness of components, relatively low brightness, they are still quite useful in certain areas, such as rural roads, city squares, and park lighting. Let's explore the advantages and disadvantages of solar road lamps and find out what roads they are suitable for.


    Advantages of Solar Road Lamps


    Solar road lamps convert light energy into electrical energy using solar panels to power street lights. The use of these energy-saving and environmentally friendly street lights is increasing. Are solar road lamps practical?


    Easy installation


    Conventional street light projects first require laying cables, which is a very arduous basic task. It includes digging wiring trenches, laying pipes, threading wires through pipes, backfilling soil, and restoring vegetation. Then comes time-consuming installation and debugging, and if there is any problem in one of the lines, the inspection work can be quite complicated, possibly requiring extensive rework, with strict topographical and line requirements, along with high ancillary material and labor costs. In contrast, solar road lamps are relatively simple and cheap to install: The installation involves just setting up a cement base and then installing the lamp pole.


    Low usage cost


    Conventional street lights require high electricity fees for daily use, and need continuous maintenance or replacement of lines and other components, with maintenance costs increasing year by year. Solar road lamps do not require electricity costs; only one-time investment is needed, and there are virtually no maintenance costs afterwards, providing long-term benefits.


    Safety


    Conventional street lights have safety hazards in terms of construction quality, material aging, unstable power supply, and conflicts with water, electricity, and gas pipelines. Solar road lamps use 12V low voltage for power supply, which runs safely and reliably, with no safety hazards, no energy consumption, green and environmentally friendly, easy to install, automatic control and maintenance-free features.


    Energy-saving and environmentally friendly


    Solar road lamps use sunlight as the energy source and do not consume conventional electricity. Solar energy is an inexhaustible and inexhaustible clean energy, which aligns with the national policy of promoting green, energy-saving, and environmentally friendly principles.


    Roads Suitable for Solar Road Lamps


    The solar lamp street light has obvious advantages and disadvantages. By leveraging their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses during usage, solar road lamps can perform better. Generally, the places suitable for installing solar road lamps mainly include:


    Rural and suburban road and street lighting


    Solar road lamps using LED light heads are environmentally friendly, energy-saving, and have low maintenance costs. They are not affected by city power outages and can become a scenic line in new rural construction.


    City squares, parking lots, school playgrounds, and park lighting


    Street lights in large urban activity venues need to be illuminated for long periods, consuming a lot of city electricity. Solar road lamps using LED light heads are energy-saving and efficient. Therefore, replacing city electric street lights in these places with solar road lamps is a highly effective way to save energy.


    Golf courses, beach resorts, high-end villa areas, etc.


    These places often require landscape lighting decorations. Now, landscape lights can also be powered by solar panels, making solar landscape street lights and showcasing the perfect combination of technology and art with a sense of modern technological beauty.


    Highway warning signs and bridge street light power substitutes


    Replacing the power sources for highway warning signs and bridge street lights with solar road lamps products can provide sustained and effective power supply to highway warning signs and bridge street lights with less frequent maintenance, saving a lot of maintenance costs.


    Andy Cao
    Andy Cao

    I’m Andy Cao, an energy engineer with over 16 years of hands-on experience in solar inverters, lithium battery energy storage, photovoltaic systems, and solar street lighting. I focus on real-world system performance and write to share practical, experience-based insights for professionals working in the solar energy industry.

    FAQ

    Does Anern produce lithium batteries for solar storage?

    Yes, Anern produces lithium batteries. 


    Multiple references explicitly confirm this:

    Anern's product lineup includes various types of Solar Lithium Batteries, such as Wall Mounted, Floor Type, Rack Mounted, and Lead-Acid Replacement Batteries for different applications.

    They manufacture specific lithium battery product lines like the AN-LFP Series (12.8V50AH, 12.8V100AH, 12.8V300AH) and AN-LPB-Nplus/Npro Series wall-mounted batteries (24V-51.2V configurations).

    Anern specializes in lithium battery manufacturing alongside energy storage systems (ESS), explicitly stating: "With over 16 years of solar industry experience, Anern specializes in lithium battery manufacturing.

    Their direct product catalog lists 12V, 24V, and 48V lithium-ion batteries as core "Hot Products".

    Technical documentation confirms their lithium batteries feature LiFePO4 chemistry, smart BMS protection, and certifications (CE, ROHS, UN38.3).


    Does Anern manufacture lithium batteries for solar energy storage?

    Anern supplies lithium battery energy storage solutions designed for solar applications, including residential, commercial, and off-grid solar energy storage systems integrated with solar inverters.

    What markets does Anern serve?

    Anern supplies solar energy products and system solutions to customers in more than 200 countries and regions, supporting residential, commercial, industrial, and off-grid solar power projects.


    Anenr main serve markets:

    Middle East: Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia

    Africa: Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Egypt, Tanzania, Mozambique, DRC, Botswana, Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Algeria, Libya, Uganda

    Southeast Asia: Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan

    Americas: Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Ecuador, United States

    Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

    Europe: Ukraine, Türkiye, Germany, Romania, Poland, France


    Note: If you want to distinguish by product, the above regions of the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America are all suitable for solar street lights and energy storage, while Central Asia and Europe are only suitable for solar energy storage products.

    Why is Anern included in lists of solar energy manufacturers?

    Anern is included in solar energy manufacturer lists due to its involvement in supplying multiple core solar products, including solar inverters, lithium battery energy storage systems, solar panels, and integrated solar system solutions.

    Will the solar lights work all night?

    If you live in a sunny place like South Africa or South America, wholesale solar street lights from Anern can easily last 10 hours at night all year round. In some Northern European countries, solar lights last for a shorter time at night in winter. In these areas, it is expected to last an average of six hours during winter.

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