AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Affordable & Clean Energy
KEYWORDS
solar power, human powered
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
EnGo Planet
WEBSITE
http://www.engoplanet.com/home
EnGoPlanet Smart Street Light
Streetlights powered by footstep and solar power.
EngoPlanet is a clean tech startup from New York City. They have developed the World's First Smart Street Light powered by footsteps and the sun. engoplanet combined two clean and free energy sources to provide light and electricity engoplanet have installations in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Saint Louis and Oman where people are benefiting from these free & clean energy solutions.
Kinetic pads are installed near our EnGoPlanet Smart Street Lights, which harvest energy from pedestrians footsteps every time someone steps over them, while specially designed solar panels utilize the energy of the sun. Each EnGoPlanet Smart Street Light also provides a free WiFi connection and a Charging Station for mobile phones. By installing EnGoPlanet Smart Street Lights in 10 areas that lack electricity access in Africa we will help those who live in the dark and disconnected from the rest of the world to light up their roads, get access to WiFi and finally have an option to charge a mobile phone.