Path and street lighting
Path and street lighting
Light-emitting
diodes, better known as LEDs, can be used for much more than lighting kitchens
and offices. More and more cities and towns are using LED as street
and street lighting, and that's why the reason behind
this blog is to shed light on the many benefits of LED lighting in road and
street lighting.
Whether
highways, highways or smaller street systems, lighting plays a very important
role, which is why more and more communities implement LED as
part of the city lighting. The city had an urgent desire to become the
world's first capital, with a net zero carbon footprint by 2025. As a
result, the city council decided to replace 19,000 of the town's 45,000
streetlights with LED in 2017. At the time of writing, 300 km of roads and
streets in the city have this new LED lighting and the municipality plans to
replace another 9,000 street lights with LEDs.
Reduced maintenance
LED
is the diodes' low need for maintenance. Primarily, LED luminaires are one
of the most rugged solutions on the market. LED's are therefore dust,
rain, and moisture. Apart from that, LED lighting has a lifetime of
approximately 50,000 hours depending on the model, which is in stark contrast
with traditional street lamps and pylons with a lower average
lifetime. Altogether this means that LED lighting, broadly, is
maintenance-free.
Reduced maintenance
One
of the main reasons for the replacement of conventional street lighting with
LEDs are the low maintenance requirement of the diodes. First and foremost,
LED lights are one of the most robust solutions on the market. LEDs are
therefore designed for outdoor use with harsh weather and switching temperatures
and therefore the diodes can handle dust, rain, and moisture. In addition,
depending on the model, LED lighting has an expected life of approximately
50,000 hours, which is in contrast to traditional street lights and pylons with lower average life. Overall, this means that LED lighting is largely
maintenance-free.
Great savings
Replacing
light sources can be both time-consuming and expensive, which is why
municipalities are well advised to replace existing street and street lighting
with LEDs. In addition, LED is a much more energy-efficient solution
because the LEDs have a lower power consumption and a higher light
output. This means that LED lights emit more light, although they consume
fewer watts.
Sustainable
Given
that LED consumes less power to emit corresponding or greater amounts of light,
municipalities are reducing their carbon footprint by using LED for off-road
and street lighting. As a result, LED lighting can help improve the city's
or the community's environmental image.
Increased security
In
addition to economic and environmental benefits, safety is an important factor
when replacing conventional street lighting with LEDs. Every year,
thousands of Danes are exposed to traffic accidents. While some of these
accidents are due to excessive speed or excessive blood alcohol levels, others
occur due to poor visibility on the road. The city of Copenhagen has
decided to replace the city's dark orange light with a clearer and brighter LED
solution. This has made it easier for the driver to recognize pedestrians,
cyclists and other passing motorists, which has increased overall road safety
in the city.
Crest solution
At
Crest, we are developing replacements for traditional way and street
lighting. We supply LED lights for lighting roads, where the existing light source is replaced by an LED lamp.
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