by Rebecca Walker — July 3, 2009 A new company has been formed called Visible Light Solar Technologies. Its first product line is Vector line of hybrid solar/LED (Light-emitting Diode) lighting solutions aimed at retrofitting or replacing the outdated street light, parking lot, and exterior/interior commercial and industrial lighting fixtures.
Vector, described as the industry’s first intelligent solar/LED technology solution, delivers significant energy savings, reduced maintenance costs and programmable, true-color illumination.
Visible Light Solar announced it has installed or is installing Vector retrofit lighting applications at 12 sites, including the Bosque School, DKD Electric, and Osuna Business Park. Vector products let businesses significantly reduce their kilowatt consumption without having to replace their existing infrastructure of light poles, heads, casements and wiring.
Visible Light Solar’s Certified Installation Partner Program will provide nationwide installation and maintenance of the company’s products. Outdated mercury containing HID bulbs and PCB-laden ballasts will be responsibly recycled by National Metals as part of Visible Light Solar’s corporate commitment to environmental stewardship.
Visible Light Solar says it is the first commercial and industrial lighting company to integrate LED lighting devices with solar power technology in exterior and interior retrofit lighting fixtures. The company’s solar/LED lighting applications operate up to 85 percent more efficiently than their HID counterparts because of the integration of energy efficient LED components with solar power technologies.
Linking these two technologies is Visible Light Solar’s Self Powered Device Interface (SPDI), a patent-pending intelligent power management infrastructure that combines custom hardware and software to control voltage fluctuations, seamlessly switch between solar battery and grid power, and provide the ability to customize each fixture’s illumination levels.
In addition to dramatically lowering energy consumption, Visible Light Solar’s solutions reduce maintenance costs; LED’s require far fewer changes than HID bulbs because they can last up to 100,000 hours and are resistant to thermal and vibrational shocks.
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