The new solar bank, in addition to offering different services, aims to make the population aware of the use of renewable energies within the Municipal Plan for Adaptation to New Technologies.
The Department of Digital Transformation and Innovation of the Monzón City Council, led by Jesús Guerrero, in its Plan to bring new proposals related to technology and environmentally sustainable to the population, has installed a solar bench in the vicinity of the Youth Center, in Sugar Park.
“We thought it was an interesting initiative and both the Youth Center and the Department of Services have supported it. It is an innovative, low-cost proposal, and we are convinced that it will be demanded of us in other areas of the city. So, after verifying its effectiveness before its installation, other parts of the city such as Selgua, Conchel, municipal parks and squares… could soon have this urban furniture” – Guerrero advances.
The solar bench, in addition to the basic function of sitting down, thanks to its panels and charging battery, makes it possible to have night lighting without the need to install wiring to the network, as it is 100 x 100 autonomous, which is activated by a twilight sensor, charge mobile devices (phones, tablets, computers…) through its two USB chargers or the 4G Wi-Fi installation. Messages can be incorporated with the option of a presence detector and voice activation to help people who are blind or visually impaired to locate themselves; It also serves as an advertising element and there are indications, engraved on metal, in braille.
“I am convinced that this innovative public solar bench can inspire people, young people, entrepreneurs by verifying that any common object around us has room for improvement and significant efficiency. In fact, although there are developments with similar characteristics in other European countries, we have chosen this model that is manufactured and marketed by an Aragonese company as it is cheaper, more versatile, in addition to being easy to install” – Montison’s councilor adds.