Philips working to improve lighting and safety on roads in Spain

Dutch electronics firm, Philips, is working with the Ministry of Industry in Spain to improve the efficiency of lighting and safety on roads. The collaboration has involved a series of pilot projects and tests on the main roads in Madrid. A kilometre of LED SpeedStar lights with CityTouch control and management systems has been installed on the M11, for example, which links Madrid with Barajas Airport. Initial results indicate that there has been a 67 per cent improvement in energy consumption as a result o
August 7, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Dutch electronics firm, 5147 Philips, is working with the Ministry of Industry in Spain to improve the efficiency of lighting and safety on roads. The collaboration has involved a series of pilot projects and tests on the main roads in Madrid. A kilometre of LED SpeedStar lights with CityTouch control and management systems has been installed on the M11, for example, which links Madrid with Barajas Airport. Initial results indicate that there has been a 67 per cent improvement in energy consumption as a result of the LEDs, rising to 80 per cent when using the remote management systems. The new lights also improve road safety due to better lighting quality. Additionally, LED lights and the Dynalite regulation system are being used in a test project in the M40 tunnel.

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