Skybase Solar Lighting System

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Temporary roadway and infrastructure projects often operate in exposed environments subject to severe wind conditions and strict compliance requirements.

The project presented several key engineering challenges:

• Existing GFS systems could not achieve the required height and wind loading criteria simultaneously 
• Conventional designs generated excessive overturning forces under high wind conditions 
• Large ballast requirements reduced transport efficiency and deployment flexibility 
• The system required a compact transport configuration without compromising structural performance in-service 
• The client required a commercially viable solution suitable for repeated deployment across multiple projects 

This required the development of a new structural approach rather than incremental modification of an existing design.

Aretech led the structural design and engineering development of the SkyBase platform, delivering a purpose-built solution tailored to the operational requirements of temporary roadway lighting projects.

Key Engineering Features:

• Designed a new structural concept incorporating a T-piece support structure to position solar panels closer to the ground and reduce wind exposure 
• Optimised the structural geometry to minimise overturning forces under high wind loading conditions 
• Reduced ballast block size requirements, improving transportability and deployment efficiency 
• Developed a folding arm mechanism allowing compact storage and simplified transport logistics 
• Performed advanced structural optimisation to balance strength, weight, manufacturability, and deployment practicality 
• Engineered the system for repeatable field deployment in demanding temporary infrastructure environments

Aretech provided full engineering support throughout the project, including:

• Detailed 3D CAD modelling 
• Manufacturing drawings 
• Advanced finite element analysis (FEA) 
• Detailed structural design and compliance reporting 
• Manufacturing support 
• Quality control and engineering support during production

The SkyBase platform delivered a robust and transportable temporary solar lighting solution capable of operating in high wind regions where conventional systems were unsuitable.

The project demonstrated Aretech’s capability to:

• Develop practical engineering solutions for technically challenging environments 
• Rapidly adapt concepts to meet site-specific operational constraints 
• Combine structural performance with deployment practicality and manufacturability 
• Support clients from concept development through to production and implementation 

The SkyBase system was successfully deployed on the Centenary Bridge Upgrade project, demonstrating reliable performance in demanding temporary infrastructure environments. View the full project case study from Green Frog Systems:

Temporary Solar Roadway Lighting | Centenary Bridge | QLD