OSRAM LEDs used in street lighting project
30 March 2011
Opto-Electronics
Reducing Russia’s primary energy consumption by 40% by 2020 is one of the country’s core concerns. To help reach this goal, the Republic of Tatarstan is tackling street lighting and has initiated a pilot project in its capital Kazan – a ward with around 25 000 households already benefits from the superior light quality of LED street lighting made by the LEDEL company. They have already installed 500 ‘Sveteco-48’ luminaires with energy-efficient Golden Dragon Plus LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors.
According to the German-Russian Business Association, the Republic of Tatarstan west of the Urals is currently among the most active regions in the Russian Federation when it comes to government imposed energy-saving initiatives. A project in ward 38 of the Novo-Savinsky district in Kazan, the million-strong city on the Volga, kicks off by replacing the outdated 150 W sodium halide lamps with new LED streetlamps produced by LEDEL with a power input of only 48 W. It is a scheme that is worthwhile in this project particularly by saving around two-thirds of their original energy requirement after only a short time and far exceeds the goals of Russia’s energy saving plans.
Efficient lighting in focus
The city’s 500 streetlamps use Golden Dragon Plus LEDs, which have been developed specifically to meet the particular requirements for efficient lighting solutions. They enable brighter and more evenly spread lighting without scattered light or glare and with low power consumption. There is also the favourable colour-rendering index of LED light sources – it provides a natural colour impression and improves safety by outlining the surroundings more clearly.
Kazan’s investment will have paid for itself in about three years. But this is just the beginning – after these positive results Kazan is already planning to convert two other city wards to energy-efficient LED street lighting.
Street lighting with LEDs is not only in demand in Russia. Increasing numbers of German cities and towns recognise the energy-saving potential of LED lighting solutions – especially as their quite often outdated public lighting has imposed high costs on regional and local government in Germany. Street lighting based on LED technology is the ideal alternative to conventional solutions for the switch – no matter how far east or west (or south) of the Volga it is.
For more information contact Ryan Hunt, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, +27 (0)11 472 5264, [email protected], www.osram.co.za
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