Is there a true darkness?
Zuzana Gombikova, 27.10.2015 LED Public Lighting, LED News, Health effects, Light and Health, Bezpečnosť, Visual comfort, Dazzling, Light Pollution, SecurityAre we light polluted? An arm and a leg for the darkness. Do you find it ridiculous? Why do we even need the true darkness? The environmental pollution is a huge problem of the age. We are all aware of that. What about the light pollution? Astronomic researches have proved the night sky brig…
Case Study - Modernization of LED Public Lighting Sytem, Gbely, Slovakia
Zuzana Gombikova, 24.03.2015 Case Study, LED Public Lighting, SavingOriginal lighting solution Approximately 500 lights were installed in the streets of Gbely, a village in Záhorie region, Slovakia. Public lighting units were installed on the steel power line pillars. The pillars on main roads were distributed evenly, while those on the side roads were distr…
LED lighting presentation in Trenčianska Turná, Slovakia
Zuzana Gombikova, 03.02.2014 LED Public Lighting, LED NewsA light that saves the environment and the municipality finance A huge OMS truck of European Lighting Tour 2013 was well visible from the main road of Trenčianska Turná on November 14th and 15th, 2013. When you walked up the small stairways and passed the photodetecting door, you immediatell…
New York goes LED
Zuzana Gombikova, 05.12.2013 LED Public Lighting, LED NewsNew York City is the most populous city in USA with more than 8 million inhabitants. And such a big city really needs to be well illuminated. Currently, there are 250,000 traditional streetlights with bulbs installed. But this is going to change very soon - thanks to a new PlaNYC initiative,…
Case Study - Village LED Public Lighting
Zuzana Gombikova, 22.01.2013 Case Study, LED Public LightingOriginal Lighting Solution 9 gas-discharge lamps (80 W each) were employed in village public lighting system. The total input of each light was 148 W including drivers. Total 9 x 148 W = 1,332 W. On average, the public lighting system worked 11 hours a day, 7 days a week, during a year perio…