@misc{10481/55544,
year = {2018},
month = {7},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55544},
abstract = {The impact of public lighting on consumed energy, financial cost, use of raw materials,
and the environment is a major concern nowadays. The high amounts of energy needed to satisfy
the increasing demands of cities around the world has led researchers to look for alternatives to
classical fossil sources, with low implementation in public lighting up to date. In this context, circular
economy (CE) proposes a new perspective of engineering based on smart design for the future life of
products where even wastes have an added value as technological nutrients for other applications.
A convergent consideration of CE and the urgent necessity of more sustainable public lighting leads
to this proposal. The ad hoc use of a local biomass plant for powering the public lighting of one
small city is considered, and important conclusions reinforcing the link between lighting and CE
are presented.},
organization = {This research was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (European Union),
the Government of Spain (Research Project ECO2013-47027-P and ECO2017-84138-P), the Regional Government
of Andalusia (Research Project P11-SEJ-7294), and SEJ 232 Research Group Management and Organization
for Competitiveness.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Public lighting},
keywords = {Circular economy},
keywords = {Energy efficiency},
keywords = {Sustainability},
title = {The Use of Led Technology and Biomass to Power Public Lighting in a Local Context: The Case of Baeza (Spain)},
author = {Molina Moreno, Valentín and Núñez-Cacho Utrilla, Pedro and Cortés-García, Francisco Joaquín and Peña García, Antonio Manuel},
}