Gabon
Solar street lighting Gabon’s challenges
Autonomous and connected solar street lights irrigate the streets with light
This beautiful developing country has many roads that are not lit, especially in rural areas. The operational cost of infrastructures allowing the deployment of traditional lamps in a wired network for maintenance is too expensive. According to figures from Gabon’s Ministry of Water and Energy, the country’s electricity access rate averages 75%. However, this figure conceals huge disparities in electricity coverage between urban and rural areas. In rural areas, the electrification rate is around 35% compared to about 80% in urban areas. Most roads in the country have little or no lighting and the operational cost of traditional lamps is too high.
Gujan Mestras, France
Khelus village, Arcachon
Autonomous solar lighting solution for residential village
Village Khelus is a residential park located in the Arcachon basin, a few kilometres from the Sunna Design factory. With 20 hectares of small residences in the heart of the Gironde pine forest, the village offers ideal accommodation all year round for holidaymakers or long-term residents.
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Iles Vierges Américaines
Emergency solar lighting at the entrance of Gift Hill School in US Virgin Islands
Éclairage d'Urgence
When two Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria battered the U.S. Virgin Islands last year, most of the territory’s infrastructure was destroyed.
Mexico
Solar Lighting in Acapulco Bay
Perimeter Lighting and Safety
Zonatur Acapulco is an urbanism agency in charge of ensuring adequate infrastructures and services in the tourist areas of Acapulco municipality. Street lighting is part of its remit and it has been the source of many challenges in the past years due to operational issues.
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France
Solar Lighting in Saint-Jean-Pied-De-Port
Autonomous Sustainable & Innovative Lighting for Municipalities
St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, a small town of 1 500 inhabitants located in the Pyrenees region, is crossed by the pilgrimage trails of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.
Cameroon
Solar Lighting in Bamenda Gas Stations
Solutions for Sites & Facilities
Since the liberalization of the oil distribution sector, gas stations have been growing exponentially in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Each new facility construction project is now subject to new regulations and environmental laws.
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Senegal
Solar Lighting in Rural Senegal
Lighting Solutions for Off-Grid Rural Areas
In Senegal, 75% of the rural population live without electricity. In urban areas, it is estimated that 43.5% of the population does not have access to electricity and lighting.
Jordan
Solar Lighting At Al Zaatari Refugee Camp
Emergency Lighting Solutions
In December 2012, the Syrian civil war was raging since its start in March 2011. Every night, thousands of civilians were leaving Syria and risking their lives to escape bombings and battles. This has resulted in a massive exodus to neighbouring countries, especially to Jordan.
South Africa
Lighting “Le Sans Souci” Cinema in Soweto
Lighting Solutions for Off-Grid Areas
Besides being a strong symbol of Black resistance during Apartheid, Soweto is the most populated township in South Africa with the largest and poorest areas being entirely off-the-grid and therefore without any electricity and light at night.
