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 ...

A collaboration between Philips and the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority will see the streets of capital city Nairobi being lit up with solar-powered LED lighting. The pilot project is the first of its ...

Smart design meets city lights in these solar-powered LED street lights by Phillips. Inspired by how flowers open up to the sun to collect the sun’s energy, the Sustainable City Lights feature ...

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 ...

A north west entrepreneur has launched a hybrid energy-saving street lighting company that is set to tackle the global energy crisis and help local authorities cut costs. Navid Dean is founder of ...

Stockton is advancing its Light Up Stockton initiative by installing solar-powered streetlights to reduce copper wire theft and enhance safety.

After sunset, it is a struggle for street vendors. If they are lucky, they will have a street light shine on their wares. Or else, they have to carry gas lanterns to work. For women street vendors, ...

“The endeavour is to reduce dependency on thermal power and conventional energy sources for the city. Giridih’s daily power need is approximately 40 megawatts (MW),” KK Verma, director of JREDA, told ...

Solar powered street lights, such as these at a park in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, will be installed in residential areas in Johor’s Pasir Gudang as part of the city council’s low-carbon initiative. — ...

After the sun went down on Balla village nestled in the Himalayan slopes in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, people never ventured out. “We used to be scared. This is a lonely area and wild ...