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Sky Stadium switches to energy-efficient lighting
Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, is set to slash its carbon emissions after embarking on a project to replace thousands of existing lights with energy-efficient LED lights.
The 34,500-capacity facility, which is operated by the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust, is used by Super Rugby’s Hurricanes and the National Provincial Championship’s Wellington Lions in rugby union, and the Wellington Phoenix football club in the A-League Men and Women competitions.
After what was described as “an extensive tendering and selection process”, the Trust contracted Ecobulb to undertake the lighting upgrade. Ecobulb’s commercial LED luminaires use about one-fifth of the electricity of less efficient lights.
“A big step towards decarbonisation is the replacement of existing lights with energy efficient lights and lighting control systems. This will reduce the stadium’s carbon emissions with the added benefit of reducing our maintenance and energy costs,” Sky Stadium Operations Manager Hamish Allen said.
“A big step towards decarbonisation is the replacement of existing lights with energy efficient lights and lighting control systems."
“We selected Ecobulb because of their experience in undertaking large-scale commercial lighting upgrades using their ultra-high efficiency LEDs.”
Christchurch-based Ecobulb has 25 million of its ‘Ecobulbs’ in 3.4 million homes and businesses across New Zealand, Australia and the USA. The company claims that these products will save an estimated 19 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over their lifetimes.
“Ecobulb’s goal is to save as much electricity as it takes to power New Zealand for a year. The company is already two-thirds of the way there,” Ecobulb Managing Director Dr Chris Mardon said.
“We’re delighted to partner with Wellington Regional Stadium Trust to upgrade one of New Zealand’s premier sporting and entertainment venues to LEDs – a project which comes hard on the heels of Ecobulb completing a similar LED lighting upgrade at the nearby 16-level Ministry of Justice building.”
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