ENERGY AND WATER
October 2011
Light Middle East shines bright! BGreen covers the Middle East’s premier conference and exhibition for lighting design and technology
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et from September 12 to 14 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Light Middle East 2011 featured some of the industry’s biggest names including the likes of Ruud Lighting Arabia, Thorn and Zumtobel brands from the Zumtobel Group, OSRAM, Philips Lumileds, Schreder Gulf LLC and many more. The latest technologies associated with more sustainable lighting solutions were on display with a major emphasis on LED technology. Additionally, the Green Middle East conference featured speakers from around the world who came to discuss energy-saving projects and solutions. BGreen was there and brings you the event’s highlights.
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Ruud Lighting introduced the LEDway SLM IP-66, a new addition to its line of LEDway streetlight products. The LEDway SLM IP-66 (single light module) is a sleek, low profile luminaire designed to replace existing traditional cobrahead systems along residential streets. The new luminaire offers more than 90 lumens per watt delivered and uses a new generation LED chip package coupled with advanced optical design techniques from BetaLED.
According to some experts, countries in the GCC stand to save around US$ 400 million and 5.1 megatonnes of CO2 emissions annually by switching to LED lighting technology ”