Clear Blue Technologies’ Off-Grid Lighting Illuminates Rural Intersections in North Dakota
November 09 2020 - 6:30AM
Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. (“Clear Blue”) (TSXV:
CBLU), the Smart Off-Grid™ company, has completed four additional
phases to bring the total to 7 phases of regional installations of
its Illumient cleantech Smart Off-Grid lighting at rural
intersections in North Dakota for the Department of Transport
(DOT). As part of an initiative to reduce traffic accidents in the
state, Clear Blue expects to have all lighting systems up and
running by the end of 2020, illuminating over 100 rural
intersections.
In 2018, North Dakota’s DOT issued the Vision
Zero Plan, focused on reducing motor vehicle crash fatalities on
state and local roadways by 2025. A vital component in reducing
traffic accidents was bringing lighting solutions to rural
intersections across the state, however, these rural intersections
were too far from some districts' electrical grid
infrastructure.
“Traffic accidents on dark rural roads and
highways are a hazard for many, but local governments and townships
struggle to find the funding to install expensive grid-connected
lighting,” said Miriam Tuerk, CEO, Clear Blue. “Our off-grid
lighting gets rid of the fixed wires, which more than halves
installation costs. But the biggest advantage is that it connects
these off-grid lights to cloud management software, so you can
manage the power remotely. It makes a huge difference to a
township’s costs if you don’t have to send an engineer out to check
a broken light in a remote area but can test and even fix it from
your cellphone.”
In implementing its Vision Zero Plan, North
Dakota DOT instituted policies to govern how districts can light
areas that fall within the criteria, requiring a reliable,
cost-effective and innovative off-grid solution. The State and its
counties also needed a comprehensive supplier that could handle a
large-scale roll-out of technology implementation.
Clear Blue Technologies’ Smart Off-Grid
Illumient lighting solution was employed to provide the Smart
Off-Grid solar power for these rural lights. Its cloud management
system ensured the brightest light and remote power monitoring and
management, so the townships and districts could monitor and manage
the power effectively through Clear Blue’s Illumience digital
platform. The Illumient lighting systems were installed on existing
wooden poles, and included Clear Blue’s Smart Off-Grid Power Pack,
which consists of a solar panel, smart controller and battery with
built-in wireless communications.
Added Tuerk: “Our Illumient off-grid lighting
solution was easy to install and manage, so counties could quickly
get systems up and running regardless of whether their teams had
any previous experience with Smart Off-Grid or not. These systems
will greatly reduce the risk of traffic accidents at rural
intersections, especially at night or in adverse weather
conditions.”
The total sale value for this multi-phase
project was approximately $650,000 CAD and it generates
approximately $100,000 per year of recurring revenue as part of
Clear Blue’s Energy as a Service offering.
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