Understanding Solar Lighting SystemsHow Solar Lights WorkPretoria receives more than 2,500 hours of sunshine each year. That is enough to power a solar lighting system with little effort. Understanding how these systems work starts with the photovoltaic cell, which...

Understanding Solar Lighting TechnologyYour typical solar light used to be a glorified garden ornament that gave up at the first sign of cloud cover. Those days are gone, and the tech inside these fixtures has become genuinely clever. Modern photovoltaic cells in...

Choosing the Right Solar Lights for Shaded AreasUnderstanding Light Requirements Under Tree CanopiesBeneath a dense Acacia canopy, the sunlight becomes a shifting pattern of small bright spots. This creates a problem for garden lighting! In South Africa, many...