{"id":16416,"date":"2019-06-06T07:16:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T05:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=16416"},"modified":"2019-06-07T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:48:15","slug":"engo-smart-solar-street-light-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/06\/engo-smart-solar-street-light-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"EnGo &#8211; Smart Solar Street light pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EnGoPlanet &#8211; sustainable solar lighting experts &#8211; recently launched a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engoplanet.com\/solar-tower\" target=\"_blank\"> stylish new street light pole<\/a> product which can even be retrofitted.<!--more-->The attachable design is of a solar cylinder module which\u00a0can be quickly and easily mounted on any suitable pole for easy installation and disassembly.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MeBJGjPyEAo\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"font_8\">Using 6 slim solar panels, with a solar cell efficiency of up to 21.2%, fixed to a hexagonal frame, ensures that half of them will face sun light at any time of the day.<\/p>\n<p>The off-vertical cluster arrangement of the panels makes them less vulnerable to high-winds, less likely to accumulated dust and grime, and easier to clean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500-502x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500-502x1024.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500-1500x3059.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500-750x1530.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500-768x1566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-2_102456500.jpg 1977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The energy is harvested by a Victron\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/solar-charge-controllers\/smartsolar-mppt-75-10-75-15-100-15-100-20\" target=\"_blank\">SmartSolar MPPT 75-15<\/a>. Bluetooth enabled, SmartSolar MPPTs include features which protect the battery from being too deeply drained, and have intelligent dynamic charge algorithms which work with the seasons to ensure the battery will at least periodically be returned to 100% charge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engoplanet.com\" target=\"_blank\">EnGoPlanet<\/a> use their own high-quality Lithium batteries, making the unit suitable for off-grid applications where night lighting is required. They can also be used where a grid connection is present &#8211; in which case the units will run from their own batteries except where long-continued spells of poor weather require a power supplement to be drawn from the grid. This option is recommended for locations which are often cloudy, or shaded.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, grid connected poles can be supplied without battery. Energy produced by the panels will be sent directly to the grid. Savings of up to 80% are possible.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1_102456513.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1_102456513-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1_102456513-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1_102456513-1500x2000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1_102456513-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/unnamed-1_102456513-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>EnGo Tower installations are also able to collect valuable environmental data which can be interrogated online. 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