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Globe Power Featured in Green Review: How Solar Lighting Towers Cut Costs and Lift Night-Shift Safety
Globe Power’s Solar Lighting Towers have been featured in the February 2026 edition of Green Review, Australia’s publication for sustainable industry practice. You can read the feature here.
The feature puts a spotlight on the case for switching from diesel to solar lighting on mine sites and construction projects – and the numbers behind it.
Why more sites are moving to solar
Mine sites don’t slow down after dark. Crews still need clear, reliable light across haul roads, laydown areas and active faces. Diesel towers have done that job for years, but they bring the usual costs: fuel burn, frequent servicing, engine noise and exhaust.
Solar lighting towers deliver the same bright output without those penalties. No emissions, no noise, minimal operational cost, and built to handle harsh, remote conditions.
Lighting shapes safety and productivity. Poor or uneven light slows reaction times, increases fatigue and makes everyday tasks harder than they need to be. Solar towers remove fuel runs and most maintenance, which means fewer interruptions and cleaner work areas. You get consistent light where you need it, without the noise or fumes that travel across a site and into nearby communities.
Savings you can measure
Switching from diesel to Globe Power solar lighting towers delivers real savings:
On multi-tower operations the numbers scale quickly. Less time refuelling or sending towers off for service means more time on tools. In remote regions where every delivery costs more and takes longer, those avoided trips and service events make a real difference to uptime and budget.
Lumen output: 23,000
Runtime: 24-60 hours
Lithium LiFePO4 battery: 2.6kWh
Lumen output: 32,000
Runtime: 40 hours
Lithium LiFePO4 battery: 5.9kWh
Lumen output: 46,000
Runtime: 42 hours
Lithium LiFePO4 battery: 10.24kWh
Lower emissions on every shift
Replacing diesel with solar removes a meaningful chunk of the site footprint, improving air quality for crews and supporting ESG targets. Per tower, per year, Globe Power solar lighting reduces:
These reductions are based on 12 hours of operation per night over a full year, compared to a diesel tower on a 250-hour service interval.
Built for tough work
Globe Power towers pair Lithium Iron battery technology with efficient solar array charging to deliver long run times and steady light output. With no engine and almost no moving parts, there’s less to service and less to go wrong – quiet operation, simpler logistics and fewer surprises for site planners.
Designed and built by an Australian team, the towers are tested for heat, dust and remote deployment so they perform when access is limited and downtime isn’t an option.
To read the full Green Review feature, click here.
Lumen output: 163,000
Runtime: 250 hours
Fuel Consumption: 0.38L/h
Lumen output: 277,000
Runtime: 353 hours
Fuel Consumption: 0.6L/h
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