The daytime sun opens the gate at night.
All day long, the sun beats down on the small panel beside the gate. In the evening, when you come home, it is that stored-up light that opens the way for you.
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A gate that fills up on sunshine
Some ideas are so simple you wonder why nobody thought of them sooner. In our latitudes, the sun shines almost every day, from morning to evening. So why not put it in charge of the gate?
That is exactly what Nice offers with Solemyo. A photovoltaic panel captures daylight, rechargeable batteries store it, and the gate, the garage door or the car park barrier run on that energy, independently of the electrical grid.
The concept: no cables, no trenches
Automating a gate usually starts with a question: how do you get electricity all the way to the end of the garden? You have to dig a trench through the lawn, cross the driveway, disturb a flower bed.
With solar energy, the question disappears. According to Nice, the system can be installed anywhere, with no connection and no digging, even in the most remote or hard-to-reach places. The gate at the end of a dirt track, the entrance at the top of the hill, the barrier far from the house: it all becomes possible.
The accessories follow suit. Safety photocells, courtesy light, flashing signal light: Nice offers 100% wireless versions, powered by their own photovoltaic cells and rechargeable battery.
What it changes, day to day
An installation that respects the garden. No trench across the lawn, no lengthy works. The garden stays intact, and the gate is automated.
A gate that runs without a cable still needs a motor that is looked after: our article The gate motor lasted three weeks explains what gets checked before everything stops.
Free energy. The sun never sends a bill. Nice sums it up in a few words: savings and respect for the environment, thanks to solar energy that is free and clean.
A gate that uses very little. The system is designed for low consumption, and its rechargeable batteries take over when the sun goes down. Evening, night, early morning: the gate always responds.
A welcoming entrance. The courtesy light comes on as the gate opens, and the flashing light signals the movement. The entrance lights up to welcome you, without a single cable.
The home in your pocket
The solar gate is part of the Nice world. With the Yubii Home app, which brings Nice and FIBARO together, you control the gate from anywhere, see whether it is open or closed, and get a notification every time it opens.
The gate can also join your scenes. The “Arrival” scene opens the gate, turns on the outdoor lights and switches off the alarm, in a single gesture. The sun powers the gate, and the app orchestrates the rest.
That same pleasure of an entrance waiting for you at night is told hour by hour in our article Guests arrive at 11pm. The gate was already waiting.
The line that sums it up
The sun works all day. In the evening, it opens the door for you.
AND HERE AT HOME?
From Sint Maarten to Anguilla, from Antigua to St. Lucia:
- Sunshine all year round. Here, light is never in short supply. A gate that runs on sunshine is only natural in our latitudes.
- Hillside properties. Homes on the hills, entrances at the end of a long track: no more running a cable all the way to the gate.
- Tropical gardens. Flower beds, palm trees and well-kept lawns stay untouched: no trench to dig.
- A greener home. Clean, free energy for a gesture you make several times a day.
To equip your villa, a certified [ART]IST installer studies your project with you. And to explore the Nice world in detail, the official niceforyou.com page is a good place to start.
Late afternoon. The sun slips behind the hill, and the panel is fully charged. You drive up the lane, the gate glides open, the light traces the way. All the sunshine of the day is there to welcome you.
