Solar enegy panel powered lights now line Avenida Bolivar in central Caracas.
Credit: Michael Fox
Michael Fox at Venezuelanalysis.com reports that Venezuela has entered solar energy phase. I think making solar powered street lights is one way to go. Although I do not like politics of Venezuela, I do like their thoughts about energy alternatives. This is a country that did not have to worry about running out of oil for a while.
Highlighting one of the first initiatives of the recently launched Mission Energy Revolution, 73 new solar-powered lamp posts where installed last week along Bolivar Avenue in downtown Caracas. Venezuela has plans to multiply the pilot project around the country.
“Can you see these structures all along Bolivar Avenue?” President Hugo Chavez asked hundreds of thousands of his supporters on Sunday, from the stage on the Western side of the avenue. “Above, they have two panels, they are solar energy cells, or better said, cells to capture the energy of the sun. They accumulate the energy throughout the day, and with that we are illuminating Bolivar Avenue at night.
Chavez announced that he saw the solar panel project in action when he was in Vietnam and ordered Energy and Petroleum Minister, Rafael Ramirez to set it up in Venezuela.
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I recently saw these solar powered street lights in Caracas and was very impressed. They appear to provide more than sufficient lighting; they look good and provide a demonstration of what is possible. Other cities should look at these lights as a viable alternative to standard lights.
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