Aug 20 2010
No electrical grid necessary—Lighting Science Group's (Pink Sheets: LSCG) revolutionary new wind and solar powered LED street lights can now be installed in virtually any place in the world.
The PROLIFIC DC Series brings into balance the need to responsibly illuminate roadways while eliminating electrical grid energy consumption and maintenance costs. Lighting Science PROLIFIC DC LED street lights will soon light up Mexico City's newly constructed "Viaducto Bicentenario" elevated superhighway, which runs 23 kilometers from Lomas Verdes to Tepotzotlan. The project, which is nearing completion, is being jointly announced by Lighting Science Group and BHP Energy Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Lighting Science Group's exclusive representative in Mexico. Viaducto Bicentenario, named for Mexico's Bicentennial, which takes place on September 16th, will be a shining example of the most efficient roadway lighting technology in the world.
"This is the first elevated superhighway in Mexico that will be illuminated entirely by solar-powered LED streetlights, and our customer required the most efficient and reliable illumination system available to complement the advanced nature of its solar power system," said Alan Barson, CEO of BHP Energy Mexico. "After extensive research and testing, we selected Lighting Science Group's PROLIFIC DC series LED RoadWay 100 watt street light for this project," added Barson.
Jose Gerstl, CEO of Gerstl Consultores, S.A. de C.V., said: "As one of Mexico's foremost solar photovoltaic system integrators, we invited BHP Energy Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexico's leading expert in LED lighting technologies, to guide our selection of LED street lights for this demanding project, and when they demonstrated the Lighting Science PROLIFIC DC LED street light, we knew it would be the perfect lighting solution to integrate with our solar power system for this superhighway project—where street lights don't use energy from the electrical grid and must be maintenance-free."
Compared with traditional HID street lights, the PROLIFIC Series LED street lights are at least 50% more energy efficient, provide a more uniform light distribution, increase light levels, and will save thousands of dollars in energy and maintenance cost over the life of the fixtures. The PROLIFIC LED technology eliminates costly re-lamping and re-ballasting of HID street lights and direct line wiring is used in place of starters or capacitors to eliminate traditional maintenance issues. The PROLIFIC DC Series have been engineered to be powered by low voltage direct current electricity produced by solar and wind energy sources providing maximum flexibility for off electrical grid installation.
"With the PROLIFIC DC series, countries around the world now have the freedom to install virtually anywhere environmentally friendly, affordable and energy efficient street lights that have better lighting quality than traditional HID lights," said Zach Gibler, Chief Executive Officer of Lighting Science Group. "I would like to thank BHP Energy Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. for introducing our cutting edge PROLIFIC DC series products into Mexico, an important lighting market for the company."
Source: http://www.lsgc.com/