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NEW TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE!

01 Dec 2004
Prismalence after . . .

Prismalence after . . .

Hepworth nevertheless reports that Schneider Electric is soon to trial a new lighting control system 'Lubio' in the UK that has been in use on the Continent for three years and which will hopefully be suitable for network control. " The claim, " he explains, " is that this will ultimately be able to reduce the amount of energy consumption of luminaires, thereby cutting energy bills. Clearly, I am awaiting feedback from these trial projects with great interest!"

Steve Cameron of Cameron Management Resources reports that Swedish manufacturer Prismalence has also made a significant technological breakthrough. "Prismalence lighting uses more of the light spectrum and gives a much brighter, whiter light, which improves overall night time vision. It also uses significantly less power, generating savings of at least 50% in a terminal's electricity bill, while the manufacturer claims that bills can be cut by up to two-thirds depending on the technical specification involved. This is simply because you need less light.

Clearly, this benefits existing terminal lighting layouts, but even more significant savings can be made on greenfield sites because with this type of design less lighting infrastructure is required.

Last but not least, because you have more control over the light, you get less light pollution." (see PS March 2004 p.8).

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