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Off-Grid Power Management
Published in Larry E. Erickson, Gary Brase, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improving Air Quality, 2019
A solar lantern can be set out in the sun in the daytime to charge the battery and brought in for use in the evening. Solar lanterns are inexpensive and affordable for many of those who do not have access to the electrical grid (IRENA, 2018). This basic provision of evening lighting, however, can have transformative effects on people’s safety, productivity, and well-being. Crucially, it is an application that does not require extensive training, expensive equipment, substantial maintenance, or even the existence of any electrical wiring in the home.
Confined Space Entry
Published in Frank R. Spellman, Kathern Welsh, Safe Work Practices for Wastewater Treatment Plants, 2018
Frank R. Spellman, Kathern Welsh
So, what do we do for lighting? The employer must be sure that those entering confined spaces have the light they need—for their own safety and to accomplish the task at hand. For confined space entries, explosion-proof lanterns or flashlights (i.e., intrinsically safe devices) are recommended. NIOSHand OSHA-approved devices are equipped with spring-loaded bulbs that, upon breaking, eject themselves from the electrical circuit, thus preventing ignition of hazardous atmospheres.
Present and Future PV Markets
Published in Peter F. Varadi, Wolfgang Palz, Michael Eckhart, Allan R. Hoffman, Paula Mints, Bill Rever, John Wohlgemuth, Frank P.H. Wouters, Sun Towards High Noon, 2017
However, for a number of years, with solar panels becoming more and more affordable and LED lights becoming more and more powerful, so-called solar lanterns have started being sold in millions. A solar lantern consists of an electric lamp with a rechargeable battery that is charged with a small solar panel. If the solar panel is smaller than 10 W, the system is called a pico-solar system.
Movement towards the adoption of non-traditional household lighting fuel energy in developing areas
Published in Biofuels, 2019
Abubakar Hamid Danlami, Shri-Dewi Applanaidu, Rabiul Islam
In Bauchi State, the usual sources of lighting fuel can be categorised into three main groups. The first category is electricity which is generated mostly from public (government) electricity sources. The second category is termed a semi-electric source of lighting which consists of using battery torch lights, battery lanterns and rechargeable lanterns. The third category, referred to as traditional sources of lighting, includes firewood, kerosene/traditional lamps and candles. In this case, MNLM was estimated in order to assess the impacts of some socio-economic and environmental factors on a household's choice of any of the stated lighting sources. Table 4 exhibits the results of the estimated coefficients of the MNLM.