Bright Prospects on the Street
Street lighting is becoming an ever greater energy cost trap for towns and cities, since they are still using lighting technology from the 1960s. Efficient LED technology supplants mercury vapor lamps: The new Vulkan Series from Nordeon in Springe, Germany provides impressive evidence of the savings LED streetlights can achieve. Nordeon uses innovative connection technology from WAGO for component installation to tailor its modular lighting solutions perfectly to specific street conditions.
Street lighting has a real potential – particularly when the town coffers are empty. If cities and towns invest in efficient lighting technology, they can save up to 80 percent on electrical power, according to industry groups such as the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI). A quick glimpse at Germany makes the amounts involved clear: savings of 2.2 billion kilowatt hours, which, according to ZVEI, corresponds to 1.4 million metric tons of CO2 and 400 million euros on the electricity bill at a price of 18 cents per kW/h. Legislation to discourage use of inefficient technology is also a factor: First the familiar old incandescent bulbs became ineligible for CE approval, then mercury vapor lights followed in 2015.
The Vulkan Series from Nordeon
- Modular Construction Kits for Perfect Lighting
- Flexible Retrofitting
- Innovative, Economical Technology
- Durability
