A range of professional high quality solar modules with integrated battery chargers ranging from 5Wp to 40Wp are available in September 2009. EMPO-NI’s proprietary SOLmini charge technology has been adopted for this purpose and peak power matching chargers have been implemented into the connection box of the solar panels. A further extension of the applicable solar panel power range of up to 75Wp is planned until end of 2009. EMPO-NI is launching 2 years after the development of the unique SOL-1 MPPT up/down battery charger a new product based on this technology for street light control. The new “SOL-1-street” controller manages the battery charging process with MPPT technology and additionally controls the operation of the LEDs of a street light. The built-in current sources adjust the intensity of up to 36W of LED power depending on ambient light and time. This highly efficient LED intensity control allows extended battery energy management functionality to prolong the lighting time of the streetlight.