April 02, 2024 08:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bluebolt Outdoor LLC, a division of Blue Outdoor, in collaboration with California State University – Dominguez Hills and its sustainability unit has installed solar-powered benches on campus. Provided to the university at no cost, the benches offer students, faculty, and […]
Dec 21 is typically the shortest “day” of the year, and coupled with the longest night, can make running billboard lights from dusk to dawn an expensive proposition. You have the longest night of the year on the same day you have the least amount of sunlight. For this reason, […]
Billboard Insider talked with Kevin Conlin of Autonomous Power Solutions about the solar tax credit and out of home. What is the solar tax credit? The solar tax credit is actually an investment credit that has been around for a while. It allows you to receive a tax credit for the […]
For advertisers interested in a unique way to drive foot traffic to local events or stores, Adkom’s new 100% carbon-neutral media format delivers a fresh option to engage audiences. Adkom’s newest addition to our growing inventory of sustainable media solutions is a solar-powered kiosk that takes consumer engagement to the […]
Kevin Conlin’s firm Autonomous Power Solutions designs and sells solar powered billboard systems. Insider asked Conlin for an update on trends in solar powered billboards. What’s new over the past year? 2020 was terrible. It seemed the second half of last year everyone’s budgets contracted, and our solar business virtually […]
At last week’s DailyDOOH Investor Conference Lamar CEO Sean Reilly said that Lamar has some digital billboards which could get off the grid when we have better batteries. Insider asked solar powered billboard expert Kevin Conlin to discuss the feasibility of solar powered digital billboards. Kevin are solar powered digital […]
Kevin Conlin of Autonomous Power Solutions is an expert on solar powered billboards. Here’s an introduction to solar powered billboards for those of you who can’t get electricity to your boards. When is solar feasible and when is solar not feasible? Solar is recommended when utility power is unavailable, and […]
Today’s podcast guest is Mike Norton, President of Norton Outdoor Advertising, an independent out of home company with 900 traditional and 14 digital billboard displays in Ohio. Mike represents the third generation of Nortons to run the business. Mike sits OAAA Board of Directors, Digital billboard and Innovations committees. […]
This is the 5th article in a series by Kevin Conlin on solar powered billboards. Previous articles have talked about solar basics, grid tied billboards, standalone billboards and batteries. Today’s post will discuss solar billboard lights and controllers. For small systems and boards with a single face, using the solar controller […]
This is the third article in our series on solar powered billboards by Kevin Conlin. Conlin is President of Autonomous Power Solutions. You can reach Kevin at kconlin@autonomouspwr.com or 281-202-9629. Batteries are the single most important, and least understood, component of any solar powered billboard. Every watt of energy […]
