Solar Suitcase Provides Light, Power During Emergencies

The problem with medical emergencies is you never know when they're going to strike. For those injured during an armed conflict or natural disaster, getting to a hospital is often hampered by a lack of power, light, and proper equipment. Traditional generators for lights and power are heavy, noisy, and sometimes impossible to maneuver into areas where they're needed the most.
What first responders need is an easy-to-use power generation unit that's both portable and reliable. And that's exactly what the folks at We Care Solar seem to have created with their innovative solar suitcase.Dimmable Under Cabinet Lights from Elemental LED Now Available in Sleek Wooden.The suitcase was originally designed to support timely and efficient emergency obstetric care, but it's able to provide health workers with highly efficient medical lighting and power for mobile communication, computers and medical devices when responding to all types of health care emergencies.
The system includes high-efficiency LED medical task lighting, a universal cell phone charger, a battery charger for AAA or AA batteries and outlets for 12V DC devices. The basic system comes with 40 or 80 watts of solar panels, and a 12 amp-hour sealed lead-acid battery. The 15 amp modular system is designed for expansion and can accommodate up to 200 watts of solar panels and a 140 amp-hour sealed battery.But the real beauty of the solar suitcase is its simplicity: There are no fuses to replace, and no regular battery maintenance is required.  Battery replacement is estimated to occur every two years. One switch turns on the system, while another turns on lights and charges devices. The system is plug-and-play and can be installed without need for an experienced solar technician.
Technology like this could especially be useful in very rural clinics as well as developing countries, such as parts of Africa, where power grids are spotty and and often quite unreliable.The benefits of granting BKB Properties' use variance request go beyond environmental preservation and supporting our wounded warriors. Additional benefits would be felt at the local level.Building the facility would temporarily provide jobs for local construction workers and landscapers. This economic boost would help struggling families who rely on development for their living. And for the township, the facility would provide $70,000 in taxes annually. While this is not an impressive amount, it is certainly more than the land currently yields.By allowing the construction of BKB Properties' proposed solar farm, Hamilton residents would be taking one more step toward a sustainable lifestyle. The town might even inspire other parts of the county, the state or even the country to follow suit.