Oceania
Forbes NSW Australia
The Forbes Shire Council wanted pathway lights for their riverside park, they were conscious that the Lachlan River was prone to flooding. They selected SBL2 series because they are the world’s only IP68 fully submersible solar bollard light.
Having installed many of lights a massive flood followed. Many of the solar bollard lights that went under water were still working while submerged and the vast majority of the lights were in perfect working order after the floods subsided. The SBL2 series has an IK10 vandal – resistant rating and were undamaged even when hit by flood debris.
Nambucca NSW Australia
The Nambucca Valley Council installed SBL 2 solar bollard lights along its sea wall footpath.
This unique location had several challenges, which made the Solar Bollard Lighting SBL 2 series the only solar bollard light they could use in this harsh environment.
Most solar lights would fail when partly or fully submerged. The SBL 2 series is the only solar bollard light in the world with an IP68 submersible rating. With unpredictable storm surges and high tides, the SBL2 is the only solar bollard light in the world that can survive for over ten years in harsh coastal environments like the Nambucca Sea wall.
In addition, salt is constantly present in the air, and most lighting will quickly fail because of corrosion and rust. However, the SBL 2 series commercial grade extruded aluminium alloy 6106 pole will not rust or discolour in this corrosive environment.
Buchan Caves Flood Plain – Victoria
Seventy-three SBL2 solar bollard lights were installed in the Buchan Caves Reverse in Victoria, Australia.
The pathway lighting, which ran along a flood plain, was wholly submerged on two occasions after massive rain events hit the region. As a result, the solar bollard lights were wholly submerged for several days. Remarkably, all the lights survived and continued lighting up while underwater.
The SBL2 solar bollard light is the only IP68 fully submersible solar bollard light in the world, and it is the solar light that councils, local governments, and parks can use in flooded locations.
