{"id":18678,"date":"2019-11-26T10:15:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T08:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=18678"},"modified":"2019-11-26T10:15:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T08:15:49","slug":"smart-solar-powered-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/26\/smart-solar-powered-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart solar-powered bench"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a new product on the market from EnGoPlanet<\/a> – the people who make Solar powered streetlights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EnGoPlanet Smart Solar Powered benches<\/a> – which are ideal in college and work campuses, or public waiting areas – provide an opportunity to charge your phone or laptop whilst chatting, waiting for a friend, or watching the world go by. The bench can provide wi-fi internet access; and lighting too …and one very innovative model offers e-scooter docking and charging!<\/p>\n

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For businesses like Microsoft and Volvo the benches are a statement, in addition to providing rest-period convenience for their employees.<\/p>\n

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They’re made from durable materials such as stainless steel, aluminium, and wood composites for a long outdoor life. And they’re reliable, too, having been equipped with top-quality off-grid electronics such as the \u00a0Victron MPPT 75\/15<\/a> solar charge controller which maximises the power harvest from the solar panel at the same time as managing the charge supplied to the battery.<\/p>\n

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With installations in locations as diverse as Dubai and Canada – whose temperatures can differ by 65C ! – the benches have proven their climatic versatility. Some bench designs incorporate advertising space offering the possibility of sponsorship, allowing them to become self-financing, or profit-centres.<\/p>\n

With a choice of models, their ultra-modern, clean-line appearance will appeal to many organisations for whom outdoor-space design is important.<\/p>\n

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The makers, EnGoPlanet, claim that the Smart-City concept – whereby IoT connected\u00a0municipal services are efficient and self-powering – will be worth $350bn by 2030. The off-grid bench works independently from the electricity grid, and can collect data, and offers passer-by power-on-the-go. They identify that their product is part of that vision and makes a contribution toward tomorrow’s cities.<\/p>\n\n\n