Britain’s streets to be lit by the power of the sun - even at night

Scotia's SunMast was first installed on the site of the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15)

As we enter into the winter months its hard not to notice the dark nights drawing in, so it’s comforting to know that even as the mercury reaches zero the sun could soon be lighting our way home as the UK is fitted with solar powered streetlights.

New joint venture, Scotia UK Limited, formed by Scotia and KN Network Services Limited, is to offer renewable street lighting to councils and businesses across the UK.

Scotia is the product developer of the SunMast, the UK’s first grid-connected, solar-powered street light which is designed to generate more power than it uses, meaning it has the ability to collect the excess energy and feed it back into the grid. This system enables clients to earn money and reduce carbon emissions, while lighting streets and highways.

“With government cost-cutting, and increasing concerns over rising energy bills, the time was right to join forces with the KNNS to form Scotia UK,” said Peter Vissing, Chief Executive of Scotia. “The government has recently overturned a ban on councils producing their own green energy. Because the SunMast system generates renewable energy as part of the urban environment, it can put councils on the road to energy self-sufficiency.” 

KNNS UK Managing Director Mark Cassidy said, “Together, we’re coupling Scotia’s technical innovation and design to the KN Group’s enormous experience in renewable energy installations, ranging from solar power through to ground heat. This joint-venture agreement is an exciting development for us and it also gives planners and highway engineers in the UK a real breakthrough in renewable energy use.”

The SunMast is being trialed in the UK by the Connect Plus consortium tasked with upgrading and maintaining the M25. “The SunMast’s leading edge in power capacity makes it the only viable solar street light for lighting main roads and highways,” said Vissing. “Generating energy and, therefore, income means that hard-pressed councils now also have a way to cut emissions without compromising safety.

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