Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor delivers enough light when it’s shining at its full potential. During a full moon night about 10% of the light of the sun is reflected to our planet, which means we don’t need a streetlight in those days.
But all the lights that are shining on full moon nights are doing nothing but wasting useful energy. They cannot be programmed according to the status of the moon. However, Lunar-Resonant Streetlights will soon be changing that trend. These lights somehow sync with the moon and dim down and turn off completely as the moon waxes. When it’s a new moon, it’ll be fully lit up, showing you the path to go back home. This technique results in an energy-saving of 90-95%.
Via: Gizmodo
