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Location: Boongaree Rotary Nature Play Park, Shoalhaven, NSW
Product: M30-1LP4 with custom built, integrated 4-way wireless device charger
Date/Year: 2023
Project Partners: City of Shoalhaven Council
Project: Shoalhaven City Council were looking to create a top-of-the-range play space at the Boongaree Rotary Nature Play Park. They had ambition plans for the area, including new play equipment, outdoor recreational seating and BBQ areas and a provision for wireless phone charging.
The goal was to create a space for all ages and abilities, with superior facilities. This included enabling people to stay connected and enhancing safety by providing phone charging access.
Challenge: With no electrical power supply readily available, the Council team needed a phone charging solution with an off-grid power source. Given the aesthetic of the park design, they also needed something that would blend with the space and not take up large amount of green space.
The solution: The Council team chose PowerStack for 100% off-grid, solar powered play park infrastructure, in the form of a 3m system with 4-way charging pads.
The pole features a unique 4-sided vertical solar panel design, and the whole system is fully integrated into the pole. This meant that the PowerStack system had the sleek, low profile look the Council were looking for, with no bulky external components to take up space.
This vertical panel design enables sun capture on all sides across the whole day, unlike large flat panels that only capture during high sun hours. So even in the middle of winter, when the sun is lower in the sky, the PowerStack is maximising sun capture, meaning it can reliably power a system like this, all year round.
The panels in PowerStack are also glassless and shatterproof, making it an ideal solution for a play park where ball games are common. With a industrial grade aluminium extrusion and sturdy infill, the pole is designed for outdoor environments like this.
Finally, by using a concrete-free foundation system, the PowerStack solar pole could be installed without the need for mixers, heavy machinery or long setting times. Rreliable power up and running in hours, not days or weeks, and with minimised disruption.
PowerStack poles start at 1m bollards and go up to 8m systems. Smaller poles can be hand lifted into position, and with taller systems, PowerStack has developed a specialised winch frame and mechanism that makes installing fast and efficient. Requiring only two people with hand operated tools, poles can be installed in as little as an hour.
Watch below to see a quick overview of how the installation process works.
”When the Council team shared their vision for a superior play space, we knew PowerStack could help. The sleek aesthetic, integrated devices and off-grid green power supply just made it the perfect addition for this project. We were thrilled to be chosen and to work with Council on this project. ”
PowerStack is essentially a micro-grid. Providing sustainable, solar powered DC electrical supply for a whole range of applications.
The system is modular, so depending on your chosen site location and required running wattage, you simply add more solar panels and batteries to match the required power draw. And each system is recommended based on the lowest annual sun hours for your location. This means you’re assured reliable operation on the shortest day of the year, and every other day around it.
PowerStack is also technology and brand agnostic. And its modular design means real flexibility with what and how you mount third party devices to the pole. This makes the system applicable for a huge number of different functions. Everything from IoT network deployment and CCTV cameras, to emergency help points or bollard lighting.
PowerStack vertical solar can be used to power a number of different technologies including security cameras, IoT sensors, lighting, help points and wi-fi networks. Aside from reliable power supply, vertical solar has numerous benefits for both the integrator and the end user. Here are a few of the key features that made PowerStack a standout for this project.
Reliable green energy that enables power supply in areas that grid power can’t reach. Providing 24/7 uptime, totally off-grid.
Rugged, weatherproof design with shatterproof, fire resistant, glassless solar panels.
100% off-grid electrical energy supply, more sustainable than the grid and coal-fired power.
Brand and technology agnostic, giving choice and flexibility to the designer and end user, in function and finished look.
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