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New lighting technology reduces energy needs by 65 per cent.
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| 11 Jan 2012 |
Industry players assembling in Dubai next month for the world’s leading power event will be presented with new light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures that typically reduce energy needs by 65 per cent, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Produced by UK and US based manufacturer Dialight, the LED luminaires are designed specifically for industrial and hazardous locations including factories and oil rigs, as well as transportation and infrastructure applications such as roads and traffic signals.
The US$150 million company will be at Middle East Electricity 2012, taking place from 7-9 February at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, as it looks to increase its presence in the region.
Dialight has been at the forefront of developing LED lighting solutions for 40 years, enabling organisations to reduce energy use and C02 emissions, improve safety, ease disposal and lower maintenance costs. In addition to the UK and USA, the company has operations in Denmark, Germany, Japan, Australia, and Mexico, as well as the Middle East headquarters in Dubai which opened in early 2011.
“Our LED lighting is well established in the US where it typically reduces lighting energy needs by 65 per cent when replacing traditional high pressure sodium lighting,” said Pieter Zijlmans, General Manager of Dialight Middle East. “To illustrate its potential, if all street lights in the US converted to LED lighting the output of 42 power stations could be saved.”
Dialight will showcase a full range of its product portfolio at Middle East Electricity, headed by the DuroSite® Series LED High Bay Luminaires for warehouses and factories, and the StreetSense™ Series LED Street Lights for roads and highways.
“After installing just 126 of our DuroSite Series LED High Bays over two warehouses jointly covering 20,000 square metres, one of our major clients in the UK saw energy savings of 555,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, saving US$67,000 and reducing carbon emissions by 271 tonnes,” added Zijlmans.
Since opening the UAE office, Dialight has secured five separate projects totalling US$700,000, supplying LED luminaires to industrial warehouses, food storage facilities and oil rigs in the region.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and organised by Informa Exhibitions, Middle East Electricity 2012 focuses on power, lighting, renewable, nuclear and water sectors. The event has so far attracted more than 1,000 exhibitors looking to capitalise on the region’s booming energy sector.
New additions for the three-day exhibition in 2012 include two separate industry conferences: Power and Utilities Infrastructure, on 8 and 9 February, which will address the most pressing issues in the regional utilities landscape; and Smart Power 2012, from 7-9 February, focusing on the development and future of smart energy policies.
Other new features include the Middle East Electricity Awards, the VIP 100 Club and an extended programme of technical seminars.
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