Solar and Wind Energy Powering StreetLights In Tokyo, Japan

Who hasn't seen streetlights? Virtually no one.
However, these streetlights in Tokyo are special.

These self-contained streetlights generate 100% of their power from the sun and the wind. During the day, solar power is stored in a battery at the base of the light pole. At night, they illuminate while continuing to generate power via a small vertical-axis wind turbine. The streetlights, dubbed “seagulls”, were spotted in Tokyo outside the Panasonic Center by Hyperexperience.
Watch the following video of these streetlights.


Via: Metaefficient, Keetsa, Ecofriend and Hyperexperience