Preventing Street Lighting Pole Failures
In September 2023, a corroded pole failed in high winds on the Wellington Urban Motorway. The occupants of a car, who were driving at...
Global Momentum for HID and Fluorescent Lamp Bans Grows
In moves that are likely to accelerate the complete dominance of LED light sources in all types of public lighting, there are increasing steps...
The Urgency of Controlling Light Pollution by Landon Bannister
Light pollution is defined as the inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light at night, and it is the fastest growing pollutant on the...
How the IoT can improve infrastructure management and performance
We know that reliable information guides decisions and saves money, which is why, thanks to improvements in technology and the IoT, data is a...
Case Study: Milton Keynes City Council Achieves Energy Efficiency with Telensa Smart Street Lighting
By: Signify
In collaboration with Telensa, Milton Keynes City Council and its Service Provider, Ringway Milton Keynes embarked on a project to enhance energy efficiency...
Dark Skies – Stop blaming the street lighting.
By: Allan Howard, Past President ILP and Group Director of Lighting & Energy Solutions at WSP UK and Past ILP President
An awareness of the...
The New Zealand colour temperature debate heats up
Lighting specialist Bryan King reviews the increasingly controversial debate about the colour of public lighting in New Zealand.
There is no hotter topic in New...
AEMC Consider Important Rule Change That Would Advance Smart Street Lighting Controls
The AEMC, which sets the rules for the National Electricity Market (NEM), has been consulting with stakeholders on possible changes to the metering approach...
A Stocktake of Australia’s Progress Towards Smart Street Lighting
When IPWEA first started its Street Lighting & Smart Controls Program in 2016, about 6.5% of Australia’s 2.3 million street lights were LEDs while...
Stockholm’s Quest to Protect Biodiversity with Colour and Presence-Controlled Lighting
By Orangetek
The City of Stockholm in Sweden has embarked on a groundbreaking project to assess and better control the impact of lighting on local...
