Five coolest solar powered bus stops

Introduction

Protecting the environment and reducing personal carbon print is the responsibility of every person. An easy method of decreasing your personal carbon footprint is by using public transport like buses, trains, etc. while commuting to office and returning home. But people prefer using their cars as they do not like waiting for the bus. This might change with some of these innovative bus stops powered by solar energy:

Solar-powered bus stop

1. Solar-powered bus stops for an illuminated and well informed wait

Flexible solar modules illuminate bus stops

This bus stop is illuminated by modules. It uses the internet and keeps informing the passengers waiting there about the transport schedules. This bus stop has been designed and developed by Canadian research engineers from the McMaster University. The stop is run by the flexible solar cell technology. Due to this technology, now people will not have to wait for the bus in a dark bus stop. The bus stop is fitted with solar cells on the curved roofs of the stop. The stop is equipped with a lighting system, which is energy efficient. It has 720 solar cells. These cells are competent of generating 4.5W of power. The cells store the solar energy during the day and then use it during night. The LEDs are energy efficient and consume vey less energy (600mW). The team who has designed the solar bus stop is now trying to improve this technology so that it works in winters and cloudy days also.

2. Multi-functional solar powered bus stop with user friendly features

Multi-functional solar bus stop

In order to create a solar powered bus stand which will be sustainable, Jae Pyung Lee has designed the Solar Stop. The main objective of this stop is to persuade the eco friendly ambiance and motivate people to choose public transport.

This bus stop also aims at using the public space in a sustained manner. This bus stop will also offer a lot of user friendly features and therefore is termed as multi functional bus stop, which is solar powered.

The bus stop is equipped with features like LED indicator, street lighting, air sterilizer, Wi-Fi, bill changer, water vending machine, and a charge station. Even though so many facilities will be provided in the bus stop there will be ample circulatory space for people to move around. The design of the stop is simple as well as ergonomic. There would be areas where people will sit and pathways to move around.

3. Solar-powered bus stop that could make you sad when your bus arrives

bus stop powered by solar energy

It is a common phenomenon that people do not like waiting in the bus stops. In order to solve this issue, MIT architects have come up with a bus stop that will be very attractive for the commuters. This will encourage the people to commute by bus and will also keep them in touch with the modern technologies. The name of this bus stop is EyeStop. This bus stop will provide opportunity to the travelers to check their mailboxes, obtain latest weather updates, use the social networking sites, and watch news. An interactive map will be provided that can be used by the people to plan their bus trips. Along with this the information regarding the buses will be displayed to the commuters. The best part of this bus stop is that it is energy saving. It does not need the electricity from the power grid. It uses the solar energy, which is tapped by the solar panels installed on the roof of the bus stop.

4. Recharging electric buses through solar-powered wireless bus stops

Bus Stop Project by Gavin Harvey

There are cars and buses, which have electrical engines. Gavin Harvey has designed a project, which aims at saving the non renewable resources and thus conserving energy. This is a great step toward solving the problem of global warming as less power will be consumed and solar energy will be used to recharge the electric engine of vehicles at the bus stops. This project is very simple where the energy from the sun is tapped and through wireless mechanism the energy is supplied to the buses, which pass from there.

5. Solar-powered bus stop makes the wait comfortable and green

Sustainable bus stop

This sustainable bus stop has been developed by Johann Paquelier. He aims at making the wait time comfortable and illuminated. The roof of the stop is light weight as it is made from composite materials. The roof has LEDs, which provide power from the solar panels installed on the roof.