Kight Off-Grid and Roadside Technologies forge strategic alliance to deliver innovative off-grid lighting solutions

Kight Off-Grid and Roadside Technologies have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at introducing cutting-edge off-grid lighting solutions to the rental market for highways technology equipment.

Under the terms of this pioneering collaboration, Kight Off-Grid will supply its state-of-the-art lighting products and other innovative off-grid technologies to Roadside Technologies, which hires out highways technology equipment to the UK Highways and construction industries. The partnership has already seen Roadside Technologies introduce KV-6 temporary zonal lights to its fleet, the first of which have been deployed at a Tarmac compound nestled within a Nottinghamshire quarry.

Andrew Leigh, Sales Director at Roadside Technologies, stated, “We see a significant demand for off-grid products among our customers, and Kight’s KV-6 lights perfectly align with our commitment to providing sustainable and practical solutions.”

Kight’s KV-6 temporary lights have several key advantages over the alternative solar powered tower lights in common applications such as compounds and walkways:-

• Size and footprint – the KV6 is a standard streetlight column mounted with a compact wind turbine and solar panels wrapped vertically around the column and with battery and controlling technology neatly placed inside the column and in the base. Traditional tower lights with a big solar array are much bulkier with a large footprint that can be obstructive in walkways and restricted compounds.

• Ease of delivery and installation – the compact size means multiple units can be delivered on one truck and installation is fast.

• Hybrid off-grid technology – Kight’s temporary lights are powered by state of the art off-grid technologies which simultaneously capture and combine energy from a wind turbine and solar panels to maximise input into a next generation fast-charging battery. The battery operates with no loss of efficiency at sub zero temperatures and has a remarkable twenty-year lifespan.

• Zonal lighting – the lux levels and spread of light the KV6 provides is better suited to walkways and compounds, avoiding the glare and dark shadow associated with tower lighting.