Ricoh to Place First 100% Eco-Powered Electronic Billboard in New York's Times Square

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Japan's office equipment supplier Ricoh Co. set up an eco-powered sign in Times Square in New York City (U.S.) for a lighting in December 2008. With its hybrid power generator and batteries for power storage, the billboard will be powered entirely by the sun and the wind, needing no electricity supplies from other sources.

The sign (14.3 x 38.4 meter) bearing the company's logo will be equipped with four wind turbines and 63 solar panels. The sign, although capable of storing four days worth of supply in the batteries, may not be illuminated in case there is not enough wind or solar power.

As for wind power generation, the company is still discussing the installation guidelines with New York city, but the billboard is working only by solar energy. This is Ricoh's second eco-signage project, the first one dates back to 2003 in Yodoyabashi, Osaka (Japan).

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Posted: 2009/8/25 06:00:15 AM