Solar Street Lamp-Future of Outdoor Lighting

With the development of the global economy and climate change, energy shortage has once again become a common problem for all human being. According to the latest forecast by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), with the further development of the world economy, people's demand for energy will continue to increase in the future. It is estimated that the world energy demand will reach 11 billion tons in 2022 and 14.65 billion tons in 2025, with an average annual growth rate of about 1%. The competition for energy resources among countries in the world will become increasingly fierce, and the way of competition will become more complicated. With the increase in world energy consumption, the emissions of environmental pollutants such as carbon dioxide and dust particles have increased year by year. The impact of fossil energy on the environment and the global climate will become increasingly serious. In this context, hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, and solar power have been more widely used. As a clean, renewable and green energy source, solar energy has attracted more and more attention from the outdoor lighting industry.

At present, China's solar street lamp technology has basically matured. We all know that solar street lamps are independent lighting systems composed of light sources, batteries, solar panels, controllers and so on. The successful application of LED light sources, and technological breakthroughs in solar panels and intelligent controllers have laid a technical foundation for the promotion of solar streetlights in China. It can be said that the conditions for large-scale promotion of solar street lamps in China are ripe. In remote areas where energy is scarce and electricity is difficult to use, solar street lamps have a strong marketability. Most rural areas are limited to the electricity, even if they do, the electricity system may sometimes broken down, which is hard to maintain. With the continuous support from the government, they have decided to install the outdoor solar street lamps to solve the illumination problem.

In foreign countries, the market for solar street lamps is also very broad. According to incomplete statistics, the global solar street lamp market has reached 70 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, and will grow to 200 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. The Indian government is vigorously developing solar street lamps. Unlike traditional street lights, solar LEDs are extremely cost-effective because they do not need to be connected to the grid. In sunny countries, solar street lamps are the best choice for outdoor lighting. Even after dark, solar street lamps in remote areas can still operate normally. The installation of solar street lights can reduce crime rates in remote areas and help build safer and more harmonious communities. These factors have prompted the installation of solar LED street lights in backward villages in Africa, China and India.

Europe is also one of the potential markets for solar outdoor lighting in the world. In order to respond to the energy crisis, European governments have set goals for clean energy development. Such policies have led to the demand of solar street lighting systems in Europe. In Europe, street lighting accounts for 40% of the entire lighting market. The vigorous promotion of solar street lamps in Europe will help Europe reduce carbon dioxide emissions and save energy costs. The governments of the United States and Brazil have also vigorously promoted the development of the solar street light industry. In particular, the cost of LED light sources and solar panels has fallen, which has promoted the installation of solar street lamps.

With the further expansion of the solar street lamp market, the research and development technology of solar street lamps is constantly innovating. Solar energy has become a preferred choice in the outdoor lighting industry.