Lighting the way to energy savings

Uniform illumination courtesy of CREE

When specifying optimal luminaires for a forecourt design project, you would assume a higher power lighting fixture offers better subject illumination and visibility for safe circulation. However, a lower power solution offering more even uniform light can outperform some of the more powerful light fixtures. How is this possible you might wonder?

Philips LED lighting at Morrisons - the first site in Europe that is 100% lit with LEDs

Morrisons Supermarkets install Philips LED lighting solution at Illingworth Petrol Filling Station - the first site in Europe that is 100% lit with LEDs

From a brand presentation stand point Morrisons is certainly the caveman of the industry however functionality wise Morrisons are leading with its Illingworth petrol forecourt which unveils its new LED lighting approach. The Philips LED lighting solution adopted by Morrisons shows the versatility which LEDs offer for internal and external applications. Over and above that it has allowed Morrisons to make substantial energy efficient gains without compromise to performance. Here we take a closer look at this unique project.

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