LED lights in every street lamp in the city centre that is on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Lamps that dim at night and turn on when people cycle or drive past. In the European research project Smart Light Concepts (SLIC), researchers from Avans University of Applied Sciences and Portsmouth University explore, together with city and provincial authorities in 4 countries (Belgium, France, the Netherlands and United Kingdom), different solutions for reducing carbon emissions from public lighting. Most of the electricity for European public lighting is being generatedby fossil sources.
That is why public lighting is responsible for a lot of carbon emissions. These emissions can be reduced quickly if local governments invest in smart public lighting. Our research results and tools help them to make the right choices, technically and financially.
