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What are the benefi ts to a sports venue in adopting LED lighting?
The question is not if but when we will see LED lighting being used in all areas of a stadium or arena, including the pitch lighting. The benefi ts are numerous. To start with: energy effi ciency and maintenance cost reduction, especially in general lighting, hospitality and retail lighting and infrastructural lighting; there are savings possible of more than 70% if the lighting solution includes controls and intelligent lighting systems. But also on the pitch lighting there are signifi cant cost savings possible on energy and maintenance. Secondly: LED technology is enabling the use of intelligent lighting systems, that are fully controllable and offer complete fl exibility to venue management, There will be no more black-outs like during this year’s Super Bowl as LED lighting systems are instantly switched on and off, can be dimmed and can also create entertaining lighting effects. LED lighting systems can be confi gured to react on the environment; for example, by using intelligent sensors they can improve the safety in the venue by supporting the crowd control in case of emergencies and additionally can generate new revenue streams by increasing the attractiveness for the audience, but also the attractiveness of the venue for other events, making it a truly multipurpose venue.
Does the price of adopting this technology make it affordable for venues to use?
Innovations for the sake of being innovative never pay off! Our innovations are always driven by a deep understanding of our customers’ needs and the environment in which our lighting systems and solutions should play a role. There always has to be a measureable value for our customers in our solutions and this also counts for the upcoming LED innovations for pitch lighting we will bring to the market in early 2014. Already from the technical specifi cation our LED solution is not only replacing a conventional luminaire, but also the electronic ballast (needed to offer fl icker-free lighting with conventional luminaires) and a hot
restrike and a shutter (needed to get near to instant on/off for conventional luminaires). In addition to that and depending on the needs, requirements and strategic and operational objectives of the venue, we can confi gure the right solution that will generate a ROI over a certain time period, either by energy savings, maintenance cost reduction, additional safety, new revenue streams, improved operational effi ciency or a combination of these factors.
With LED technology we now also move to a new era in pitch lighting. Finally we are able to merge entertainment lighting effects and highest quality pitch lighting into one solution, offering much more than TV compliant lighting with high colour-rendering, great illuminance and uniformity. Now you can dim your lighting with the touch on a control panel to any light level you like, use your pitch lighting for show effects, support the crowd control by using light as guidance, create an event for your visitors and make your venue even more attractive for other purposes, like concerts, multipurpose sport events and so on. This is a completely new
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world we are entering and surely we also will have to communicate these new opportunities and potential values to our customers and all stakeholders in the value chain. So far the feedback from our guests that were able to already take a look in the kitchen is overwhelming and very promising and we are sure, that we can achieve this next level in high-end sports lighting together with our customers.
The exterior lighting of sports venues is becoming increasingly prevalent. Is this a relevant area which Philips Lighting is also involved in?
One of the biggest advantages of being the leader in the lighting industry is the fact that we are familiar with all kinds of applications, from private homes to retail and hospitality, offi ces, industry, healthcare lighting, outdoor lighting and also architectural lighting. Just to give some examples of iconic landmarks
ArenaVision LED lighting system.
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