Philips Accelerates Push into Solar Powered LEDs

Philips Lighting is moving forward with its solar-powered light emitting diode (LED) lighting portfolio and installation with a pair of new products and design projects. Philips has introduced two new products to its solar-powered lighting portfolio including an all-in-one street light, dubbed SunStay, which includes a solar panel, battery and light in one housing and a solar lantern, called LifeLight, which comes with a replaceable battery. The company also completed two projects for street lighting including 84,000 solar street lights in India and 700 sets of connected solar street lights with remote monitoring and data analysis capabilities in Thailand.