Outdoor lighting has long been essential to how we experience cities, illuminating advertisements, guiding commuters, and enhancing public safety. Yet for years, managing that lighting meant a simple on/off switch and periodic maintenance visits. Our Smart Lighting...
Surveying for Solar-Powered Lighting: Why it’s Important
As urban infrastructure evolves, the idea of solar-powered lighting for outdoor assets, such as bus shelters and street furniture, has become increasingly mainstream. So, if you’re considering installing solar panels to power your outdoor advertising lighting assets...
What is the benefit of undertaking a survey?
When it comes to outdoor lighting for advertising displays as well as courtesy lighting in bus and bike shelters, many businesses have older lighting systems that use more energy, cost more than they need to and which don’t offer as vibrant illumination as possible....
Solar AdTek & Ikea: Interview with Eoin O’Broin, CEO of Solar AdTek
Solar AdTek CEO, Eoin'OBroin talks through the recent retrofitting project carried out with IKEA Ireland, why it was important for both companies, the design and development process as well as what it means for Solar AdTek moving forward. Q: Eoin, can you give...
How an early chemist’s innovative work influences our products today
I was reminded recently about an event in 2016 in the beautiful Royal Institute (RI) in London. I was presenting Solar AdTek’s innovative solar lighting developments to over 400 people from government, business and finance. This reminded me of another interesting fact...
Shining a light on Sustainability: 4 Reasons for Retrofitting Lighting
Both businesses and homeowners are increasingly looking for ways to reduce their carbon emissions and become more environmentally friendly. Retrofitting lighting is the process of replacing outdated lighting fixtures with energy-efficient alternatives. It has become a...
My first foray into Large Screen Digital Advertising
I’m often asked about where my passion lies – is it advertising or solar lighting? It’s something that I find hard to answer. To be honest Solar AdTek is the perfect marriage of both for me. But where did it all start? Here’s a little bit about how my first foray into...
Our first and favourite solar bus shelter!
The first of anything, first tooth, first date, first day at school, will always have a special place in a persons memory. For us, our first solar bus shelter does! Installed in Clontarf in Dublin in 2011, it is in a picturesque and well-known setting. With a little...
What is the technology behind the scenes with Solar AdTek?
We usually showcase our finished product from the outside. A bus shelter or free standing 2m2 display, courtesy lighting in a bus or bike shelter or billboards. These can be solar powered or grid connected. These are all solutions that stem from some amazing science...
Solar AdTek features in the media
Solar AdTek in the media: We were delighted to be featured in a number of publications over the past few weeks. These included an article in Business Plus on the recently completed Solar AdTek solution for IKEA Dublin as well as an interview with our CEO, Eoin O'Broin...









