Illumin8’s solar solution

30 May 2022

With more events now scheduled to take place as the pandemic recedes and increasing demand for more lighting on construction sites, railways and industrial projects, site lighting specialists Illumin8 Lights have added 36 specially adapted X-Eco Hybrid Lithium lighting towers from Trime UK to its fleet. 

Powered by lithium battery technology, the machines can be fully recharged in less than two hours, meaning that in a ten-hour cycle, for 80% of operation, the X- Eco Hybrid Lithium runs exclusively on its batteries.

However, Illumin8 has specified the units with solar panels to aid emission-free battery charging. This makes these lights, which are designated X-Eco Lithium models, three times more efficient than standard hybrid lighting towers, says Trime. 

Neil Fenwick, founder and managing director of Illumin8 said: “Our lighting tower fleet is exclusively manufactured by Trime. Our overriding aim is to develop the most sustainable fleet of tower lights, hence our decision to invest in these X-Eco Lithium sets. The addition of a solar panel means that our clients will save fuel costs, which has become of paramount importance with the switch away from reduced-duty red diesel.”

In addition, Illumin8 have an advanced tracking system fitted to their entire fleet of lighting towers. They can see, via a connected device, the location of each unit and monitor its performance. 

This enables an engineer to complete basic checks such as low levels of oil, fuel and battery charge. The information can then be relayed to the operator for rectification.