A trial using the Active Reactor for streetlighting has been approved by the City
of Melbourne for installation in Collins Street, one of the best known and most
picturesque streets in the CBD. |
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The trial will involve the replacement of 100 existing 250 watt
and 400 watt metal halide luminaires with a combination of active
reactor and standard ballast luminaires. The standard ballast
luminaires will be used as a control group. All of the Melbourne CBD
is lit using “white” metal halide lamps as opposed to the “yellow”
high pressure sodium lamps used outside the CBD and suburbs. |
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Council has indicated that public lighting accounts for more than
half of the City’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Active Reactor
should be able to reduce these by 15-20% for metal halide lighting
(and 20-25% for high pressure sodium lighting). As well as
greenhouse gas reductions the Active Reactor will also save the
Council a corresponding amount in electricity costs in running
the lighting and even more in lamp replacement costs. |
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