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Shared Lighting for a Night Market: One Central Solar Tower Against Distributed Lanterns, Priced per Useful Lumen-Hour

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Central 20,000-lumen solar tower never beats distributed 400-lumen lanterns on cost per useful lumen-hour ($12.73 floor vs $11.67), becomes cheaper per stall only above 55 stalls, but its edge falls below 10 lux beyond 50 stalls, and it leaves the whole market dark an expected 6 nights per year.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24113161

Author: Aldred, William Alexander

Language: English

Topic: Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225731137

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