The Use of Led Technology and Biomass to Power Public Lighting in a Local Context: The Case of Baeza (Spain)

Valentín Molina-Moreno, Pedro Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, Francisco J. Cortés-García and Antonio Peña-García
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Valentín Molina-Moreno: Faculty of Business and Management, University of Granada, 18010 Granada, Spain
Pedro Núñez-Cacho Utrilla: Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Francisco J. Cortés-García: Faculty of Business and Management, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile
Antonio Peña-García: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Granada. 18010 Granada, Spain

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: The impact of public lighting on consumed energy, financial cost, use of raw materials, and the environment is a major concern nowadays. The high amounts of energy needed to satisfy the increasing demands of cities around the world has led researchers to look for alternatives to classical fossil sources, with low implementation in public lighting up to date. In this context, circular economy (CE) proposes a new perspective of engineering based on smart design for the future life of products where even wastes have an added value as technological nutrients for other applications. A convergent consideration of CE and the urgent necessity of more sustainable public lighting leads to this proposal. The ad hoc use of a local biomass plant for powering the public lighting of one small city is considered, and important conclusions reinforcing the link between lighting and CE are presented.

Keywords: public lighting; circular economy; energy efficiency; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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