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Austin, Texas: The American division of world-leading, exterior lighting manufacturer, WE-EF, has come on board as PowerStack’s latest technology partner for the US market. The pairing enables WE-EF to offer its sleek AFL100 and VFL500 series luminaires in off-grid, renewably powered solutions for outdoor lighting.
Integrating seamlessly with PowerStack’s vertical solar poles, the WE-EF products draw on the pole’s solar generated DC power supply to create grid-independent lighting choices for parks, streets and pathways, ambient lighting and more.
With its modular nature, PowerStack is highly flexible, meaning there is a pole system to suit most solar ‘zones’ on the US map. The award-winning solar poles start at 3ft/1m bollards, and increase in size up to 8m/25ft poles.
Pole selection is determined by the available sun hours for the chosen location, the power draw of attached devices and the required runtime for those devices. Sun hours for a location are referred to as VPSH or ‘Vertical Peak Sun Hours’.
Each solution is based on the midwinter sun hours for a project’s location, ensuring reliable power supply on the shortest day of the year, and every other day.
Typically the further north a site is from the equator, the lower the sun hours so a pole would require a higher number of panels and batteries compared to the same solution in the more southerly states.
Note: Parts of TX, AZ and NM are equivalent Zone 5 for Vertical Peak Sun Hours, and Zone 0 is split into sub zones.
To see example WE-EF + PowerStack solution integrations, download these handy info sheets.
PowerStack and WE-EF AFL100 Series solution for grid independent lighting
PowerStack and WE-EF Wild-Light technology for wildlife sensitive lighting
This partnership builds on a successful track record of real-world implementation. Already, WE-EF products have been successfully implemented with PowerStack poles in installations across PowerStack’s Australian market. From park and street lighting in New South Wales, to ‘green corridor’ lighting to enhance safety and usability in Melbourne, Victoria, PowerStack has been paired with WE-EF luminaires in projects across Australia.
These projects have demonstrated the capability, reliability, and aesthetic appeal of combining world-class lighting with renewable power generation—setting a powerful precedent for future developments in the U.S. market.
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Speaking about the collaboration, PowerStack USA’s Chief Operating Officer, Jeremy Sigmon added,
“The WE-EF brand is synonymous with architectural elegance and superior performance in the lighting industry. Their designs blend seamlessly with the PowerStack pole to make the combined solution an attractive and resilient option for a range of outdoor lighting projects. We look forward to working with the WE-EF USA team to enable our clients to meet sustainability goals, without compromise on performance or aesthetics.”
Watch this space for more developments from PowerStack and our partner network.
PowerStack is a 100% off-grid power pole that has been designed to work in most locations year round, thanks to its unique 4-sided design that maximizes sun capture. Brand and technology agnostic, it can be used to run a wide range of devices for everything from lighting, security and surveillance, to device charging, network provision and internet of things sensors.
If you’d like to know more about the PowerStack technology or have a question about compatible devices that can be powered through the technology, our team are here to help.
PowerStack works with a number of channel, referral, and distribution partners across the key verticals we serve, in each territory. In the USA, we have built a partnership network with security and lighting distributors and integration partners who work on either a national or territory led basis. For a full list of suppliers for your region, please see our ‘WHERE TO BUY’ Page.
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