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26/01/2017
Public Can Now Recharge Electrical Devices At Belfast City Hall
Members of the public can now recharge their mobile phones, tablets and other electrical devices within the grounds of Belfast City Hall.
Environmental Street Furniture (ESF) installed two new solar powered 'street charge' units which means people can recharges their devices if they are running low.
Alan Lowry, Managing Director of ESF, said: "We are very excited to have the opportunity to showcase the street charge units at Belfast City Hall. The concept is simple in that it uses sustainable solar power to charge electrical devices and by placing the units in such an accessible and popular space, we envisage that they will be readily used by members of the public.
"We have secured distribution of the street charge units across Europe through an agreement with the New York based designers and in addition to our new installation at Belfast City Hall, we have installed similar units in Prague, Barcelona and Milan.
"It is great to now see the units in Belfast, the city is certainly keeping up with cities across Europe. The street charge units are also designed to complement free Wi-Fi which is provided by Belfast City Council in public areas as part of its Smart Cities programme. We are confident that the units will prove a popular facility to keep our modern technology in operation while using environmentally-conscious power."
The street charge units are currently a temporary installation and will be available for public use during the City Hall's opening hours.
(CD/LM)
Environmental Street Furniture (ESF) installed two new solar powered 'street charge' units which means people can recharges their devices if they are running low.
Alan Lowry, Managing Director of ESF, said: "We are very excited to have the opportunity to showcase the street charge units at Belfast City Hall. The concept is simple in that it uses sustainable solar power to charge electrical devices and by placing the units in such an accessible and popular space, we envisage that they will be readily used by members of the public.
"We have secured distribution of the street charge units across Europe through an agreement with the New York based designers and in addition to our new installation at Belfast City Hall, we have installed similar units in Prague, Barcelona and Milan.
"It is great to now see the units in Belfast, the city is certainly keeping up with cities across Europe. The street charge units are also designed to complement free Wi-Fi which is provided by Belfast City Council in public areas as part of its Smart Cities programme. We are confident that the units will prove a popular facility to keep our modern technology in operation while using environmentally-conscious power."
The street charge units are currently a temporary installation and will be available for public use during the City Hall's opening hours.
(CD/LM)
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