Why Combine Hybrid Generators with Mobile Lighting Towers?
Date: 05/01/26
Here at Think Hire, we often have customers who can see the benefits of using renewable solar energy to power their site lighting, but are reluctant to completely trust solar power, especially in the winter months.
We understand this point of view, even though our solar tower lights can deliver 8 hours of lighting a day, five days a week, even in winter. Customers who have their lights on for longer, to cover night working, safety or security, sometimes feel like solar is not for them.
Yet with solar hybrid generator hire, you can enjoy the best of both worlds. You get all the low-cost, low-emission benefits of renewable energy, combined with all the peace of mind and dependability of a backup generator that kicks in whenever your batteries start to run low.
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at hybrid generator hire and how it can cut the cost of your site lighting all year round.
Hybrid Generators Maximise Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Costs
Site lighting requires a low, but continuous, load from your generator. With traditional diesel generators, this can cause a number of problems, including:
-
Poor fuel efficiency – diesel generators are very inefficient when running at low loads
-
High operating costs – running your diesel generator continuously means you need to organise refuelling and regular maintenance, adding to the running costs
-
Wet stacking – constantly running your generator at low loads leads to ‘wet stacking’, which damages the generator and makes it even less fuel efficient
Hybrid generators avoid all of these problems by running the generator in the most efficient way and only when it is needed. This significantly cuts fuel and maintenance costs, with real life case studies reporting savings of 90% or more compared to standard diesel generators.
Hybrid Generators Lower Carbon Footprints
By maximising your use of renewable energy and reducing diesel generator runtime, hybrid generators significantly cut emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. In addition, using hybrid generators for your site lighting will cut noise pollution, too. This can be an important factor when designing site lighting, especially in residential areas where site lighting is run throughout the night for security purposes.
You can further enhance the environmental performance of Think Hire hybrid generators by choosing alternative fuels, such as LPG or HVO, or even switching to our cutting edge Solartainer Versatile Glycerine, which uses a clean burning fuel.
Hybrid Generators Enhance Operational Reliability
Hire a hybrid generator for your site lighting, and you can relax, knowing that you’ll always have the power you need, whenever you need it, day or night. Hybrid generator hire makes renewable energy more dependable and more reliable. You don’t have to choose between price and peace of mind when it comes to powering your lights, because with a hybrid generator, you can have both.
Hybrid Generators as the Solution to Smart Energy Management
Hybrid generators are already a smart solution to utilising solar power for your site lighting in a versatile and dependable way, but with Think Hire, that’s just the start. We are market leaders when it comes to smart energy management, with built-in systems designed to constantly monitor power use and system status.
Think Hire energy management, including our AI-powered Think Energy Panorama, gives you the tools and the data you need to run your hybrid generator at its most efficient, incorporating industry best practice, smart load sharing and peak shaving, and smart fault finding and correction.
Switch to Solar and Save with Hybrid Generator Hire
If you think solar power is not consistent enough for your site lighting set up, then Think Hire will make you think again. Talk to our team today about how you can cut fuel costs and cut emissions, without compromising on your available, dependable power, with hybrid generator hire.
Frequently Asked Questions
A. Switching to hybrid generators will save up to 90% on your fuel costs for your site lighting, depending on the demand and the weather conditions. Savings will be greater in the summer months when solar energy is more readily available.
A. Yes. Hybrid generators can be combined to meet any power demands, including multiple site lighting towers. Think Hire experts will work with you to create a hybrid generator system that meets all your power requirements.
A. Yes. You can configure your hybrid generator to ensure that the battery is fully charged at the start of the night, so the diesel back-up does not need to run overnight, disturbing your neighbours.
A. Yes. The beauty of a hybrid generator is that it can make use of whatever solar energy is available, even in winter, with the diesel generator only used when needed. This guarantees continuous power supplies for your lighting, while minimising your fuel costs.
Download the Think Hire Brochure
We have over 60 years combined experience in the design, manufacture, hire and sale of innovative products, with an environmentally considerate power supply.