“We are excited and pleased that the new street lights will not only reduce our energy consumption but that we will also begin the process of removing solutions with mercury from use in our city,” said Narciso Mota, Mayor of Pombal City.
The high pressure sodium and various LED solutions were originally considered as replacement options. Ultimately a LUXEON Rebel based design consuming less than 80 Watts of power was selected because of the compelling energy savings, high efficiency, uniform light distribution and long lifetime that could be delivered.
The street lamp technical design was the result of a cooperative development effort between Philips Lumileds and optics expert Fraen. Working closely with teams from BlueSpan and Future Lighting Solutions, the complete system came together in a very short period of time and offers excellent performance. With new optical solution that ensures uniformity and reduces glare, a correlated color temperature tuned for the environment, and a 7 year warranty, the new street light is being considered for broader implementation through the country.
David Marques, general manager of BlueSpan said, “Implementation in Portugal is being expanded with new installations in 40 different cities starting in May. We see national conversion to solid-state technology as a realistic goal over the next several years.”
