Urban Security Solutions with Ground-Saving Vertical Photovoltaics

Integrated Technologies for Urban Security, Video Surveillance and Street Lighting

Modern cities require infrastructure that can combine urban safety, renewable energy and smart public space management. In this context, ETWAY’s SalvaTerra system introduces an innovative approach that integrates vertical photovoltaics, urban video surveillance, and smart street lighting into a single piece of technological street furniture. Using double-sided photovoltaic panels, the structure is able to produce enough energy to power security cameras, environmental sensors and LED light points, improving the ability to monitor public spaces without increasing the city’s energy consumption.

This integration allows municipalities to install surveillance systems in strategic areas such as parks, squares, public transportation stops and pedestrian routes, enhancing prevention and the perception of safety. Solar power also reduces infrastructure interventions, making it possible to install even in areas with no connection to the power grid. In this way, SalvaTerra becomes an ideal solution for smart city projects that wish to improve safety and urban services through sustainable technologies. Urban furniture thus becomes functional, energy autonomous, and consistent with public safety strategies.

Renewable Energy and Electric Mobility: Vertical Photovoltaics for Bicycle Charging, E-bikes and Urban Devices

Electric mobility is one of the key assets for the development of sustainable cities. The SalvaTerra system integrates vertical photovoltaic modules that make it possible to generate energy intended for charging electric bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and mobile devices, creating true autonomous micro-stations in major public spaces. This ability to produce renewable energy makes it possible to create charging infrastructure, facilitating installation in bike paths, parks, pedestrian areas, universities and tourist areas.

The introduction of e-bike charging points integrated into street furniture encourages the daily use of electric vehicles and promotes sustainable forms of mobility. Energy generation through vertical photovoltaics ensures continuity throughout the year, taking advantage of direct and reflected light, with higher efficiency than traditional panels installed horizontally. This solution also contributes to the reduction of emissions, in line with the green transition plans adopted by many administrations.

Thanks to these features, SalvaTerra enables municipalities to offer new services to citizens by reducing energy consumption and improving accessibility to electric mobility. Urban furniture thus becomes a versatile infrastructure capable of supporting both urban safety and sustainable mobility.

Technological Street Furniture: Design in Corten, Public Spaces, and Integration into Historic Contexts.

Urban design is essential to ensure a balance between aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability. SalvaTerra adopts a corten steel structure, a durable material with a natural finish that blends perfectly into both modern neighborhoods and historic centers. This allows advanced technologies such as vertical photovoltaics to be incorporated without compromising urban decorum or the architectural balance of squares and pedestrian areas.

The ability to accommodate vegetation helps to create more pleasant public spaces, adding green elements in densely urbanized areas. The integration of street furniture and technology is designed to maintain a linear and unobtrusive design, with no visible electrical installations or bulky structures. This makes it particularly suitable for rapid redevelopment projects, especially in locations subject to artistic or landscape constraints.

Well-designed street furniture can significantly improve the perception of order, safety and quality of public spaces. With its natural aesthetics and modular design, SalvaTerra is an element capable of enhancing parks, plazas, tree-lined avenues and tourist walkways, while offering essential technological services such as public lighting, video surveillance and renewable energy production.

Modular System for Urban Security: Video Surveillance and Lighting in One Structure

SalvaTerra is designed as a modular infrastructure that can integrate various technological devices into a single compact structure. In addition to vertical photovoltaic panels, the planter can accommodate video surveillance cameras, LED street lighting, environmental sensors, routers, antennas, IoT devices, and other essential components for smart management of urban spaces. This versatility reduces the need to install multiple poles or dedicated structures, decreasing the visual impact on public areas.

The ability to power the devices through solar energy also allows SalvaTerra to be placed in areas without a power grid, such as greenways, new residential areas, or areas under historic preservation where invasive interventions are limited. Modularity makes each installation customizable, adaptable to the needs of the area and easily upgradable over time with new technologies.

For municipalities, this flexibility is a strategic advantage: it allows them to rapidly deploy urban security infrastructure, improve video surveillance, and expand public services without having to deal with complex civil works. SalvaTerra thus becomes a multifunctional node for data, energy and security, ideal for smart city projects geared toward sustainability and efficient management of urban space.

Below are some frequently asked questions that elaborate on the use and benefits of SalvaTerra.

FAQ 1 - Can SalvaTerra be installed in historic centers or areas with architectural constraints?

Yes. Thanks to its corten steel structure, linear shape, and total absence of invasive wiring, SalvaTerra integrates perfectly into historic centers, restricted areas, and pedestrian areas. This allows municipalities to install video surveillance, public lighting and charging points without altering the architectural context.

FAQ 2 - Can SalvaTerra be used for electric mobility and e-bike charging?

Absolutely. Photovoltaic planters can be equipped with charging sockets for electric bicycles, e-bikes, scooters, and small devices. This transforms the public space into an autonomous energy micro-station, useful for supporting the expansion of sustainable mobility.

FAQ 3 - What advantages does SalvaTerra offer over traditional urban infrastructure?

SalvaTerra combines renewable energy, urban safety, and street furniture into a single solution. It reduces installation costs, requires no excavation, improves the aesthetics of public areas, and allows the integration of multiple technologies in one place. It is more flexible, faster to install, and more sustainable than traditional separate infrastructure.