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Bus stops with solar panels and air conditioning

16.06.2014

In the capital of the UAE, Dubai, an experiment is being conducted on the use of renewable energy sources for air conditioning and lighting of bus stops.

The pilot project was launched by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Tests are being carried out at two air-conditioned bus stops, the equipment of which operates autonomously, independently of the city's electrical network.

The innovative solar-powered bus stops are equipped with automatic, sensor-controlled doors. Air conditioners that cool the air inside the stops during the hot months can supply warm air during the winter, heating the stop and protecting people from the weather.

Tests will be carried out before the end of this year. If the result is positive, the city will eventually install solar panels on all old-style bus stops.

The installation of air-conditioned bus stops started in the capital of the Emirates back in 2008. Currently, 898 air-conditioned bus stops have been installed in Dubai, but 130 of them are not air-conditioned due to the difficulty of supplying power to them. As a result, closed aluminum structures with sliding doors turn into real "ovens" in the summer heat, and passengers wait for the bus in the open, hiding in their shadows.

If the testing of innovative stops in the summer heat is successful, 100 old-style stops will be the first candidates for installing solar panels, after which all 1500 stops will be gradually disconnected from the city's electricity network.

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