Speedy has been chosen to light up the COP26 climate summit with a lighting system that offers to save up to 6,200 litres of diesel and 16 tonnes of CO2e.
Speedy’s National Support Centre in Glasgow is providing 400 linear lights, which will run for two miles around the security perimeter of the venue.
The bespoke system developed by Speedy specifically for the event is made up of LED lighting towers and low energy beam control lighting heads. Each outputs 200 lumens for every watt of power consumed. The lighting system will remain in place for five weeks, and will prevent both noise pollution and fumes that would be produced if the lighting was powered by diesel.
Daryl Doherty, rail director at Speedy, said: “As such a historic and significant climate event, COP26 needed a supplier with the technology to deliver a low carbon solution to lighting, minimising the impact on the environment. COP26 will set out the gold standard for green events, so everything that goes into its infrastructure and management needs to be sustainable."
The COP26 contract follows Speedy’s £6.3m investment in low-carbon lighting to help construction, infrastructure engineering and events contractors to reduce carbon emissions. The company has also worked with Generac recently to develop a plug-in hybrid lighting tower, the V20 ECO reported in the current issue.
