Hybrid Solar Lighting

Hybrid solar lighting is the newest advance in the field of solar energy.

This system focuses on both industrial as well as commercial buildings, with many homeowners viewing this as an environmentally friendly source of viable lighting.

Hybrid solar lighting uses optical fibers to transmit solar energy directly into the building, instead of employing solar panels that collect and store the electricity. Because hybrid solar lighting bypasses the solar panels, it produces lighting that is more efficient. The reason for this is that systems, which use traditional solar panels, and standard light bulbs, only have approximately 2% efficiency of the original solar energy because solar panels can only utilize approximately 15% of the sun’s energy they receive and standard light bulbs lose the majority of their energy as heat. However, hybrid solar lighting systems are capable of using approximately 50% or more of the original solar energy they receive.

In addition, with hybrid solar lighting systems the optical fibers are cool enough to touch with your bare hands reducing the risk of children burning themselves. Another benefit that hybrid solar lighting offers is that they give off indirect sunlight. This means that they produce full spectrum light instead of the narrow band that most light bulbs produce.

The reason these lights are referred to as “Hybrid,” is that they utilize artificial light. Approximately 20% of the light produce by hybrid solar lighting is created artificially and this amount can increase as needed. This occurs automatically because of photo sensors, which determine the
light levels in the room.

The price for a hybrid solar lighting for a full setup is approximately $40,000 for 10,000 sq. ft. However, more advances in technology occurs it possible for the price of hybrid solar lighting to drop.

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