Solar lighting mainly refers to outdoor lighting that’s powered by natural energy from the sun. There are indoor applications, but they’re just starting to become available. Outdoor solar lighting has ...

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 ...

The City of Santa Monica's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has received $200,000 from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase eight portable solar-powered emergency light towers. These ...

Whether you’re an off-road enthusiast, a safety-conscious camper, or just someone living in a state with frequent power outages, you should have a portable charger, backup lantern, and emergency radio ...

Solar day lamps (SDL) are simple and cost-effective. A few examples of SDLs have been described in [1], [2] and [3]. An SDL without any energy storage element suffers from frequent changes in the ...