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Kenya’s roads lined with state of
the art LED streetlights will certainly lead to a brighter future – will
businesses find this technology in any scrolling
LED sign soon?
Philips together with the Kenyan
Urban Roads Authority set solar-powered LED street lighting fixtures in the
country capital of Nairobi. This pilot project in East Africa was launched for
the 40th Anniversary of the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP) which is headquartered in Nairobi. This
initiative is also part of UN’s declaration of 2012 as the International Year
of Sustainable Energy for All.
With an aim to highlight the
advantages of using sustainable energy resources, the country-wide
implementation of this project is estimated to produce a 100 per cent energy
savings for Kenya. Solar-powered LED are said to be the most efficient lighting
fixtures to date. This innovative solution creates huge energy savings through
the superior technology it utilizes.
The success of this initiative
highly depends on the new High Brightness LEDs that are equipped with patented
optics as well as the intelligent controller which plays a vital role in this
solution. The controller technology used in this project is said to be 30 per
cent more efficient in transferring power from solar panels to the batteries as
opposed to its traditional counterparts. Charging and discharging of batteries
is also made more efficient to prolong the battery life. A self learning
intelligence together with a history log allows for the smart automation of
light level adjustments. Other advantage of this system is the significant
decrease of about 50 per cent on costs and size of components including
batteries and solar panels.
According to Phillips’ official
statement, Achim Steiner, the current UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP
Executive Director said that the organization is proud to be working with
various sectors of the society in bringing the Green Economy to life. The
organization is working together with the private sector through Philips as
well as the public sector through the Kenyan government in this leg of the
campaign to achieve this goal both in developing and developed countries.
This initiative is another step
closer to making every corner of the world brighter and environment friendly.
LED lighting fixtures have been very promising in achieving this goal. Small
scale business owners like you can join in and contribute to this noble cause.
Investing in LED signs for your
store can save your financial resources and our planet as well.
SOURCE: Philips News Center
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