Monday 16 January 2017

Copenhagen to install 20,000 green streetlights

Copenhagen to install 20,000 green streetlights

Copenhagen plans to install 20,000 energy efficient LED streetlights.

The 'smart lamps' will replace around half of the existing bulbs - their introduction is expected to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions by 57%, equivalent to the annual consumption of around 4,500 Danish households.

To avoid waste and offset the costs of the upgrade, the local government is auctioning off the traditional 1970s-era lamps as they are taken down.

Many people want to have one for their home and more than 3,000 have already been sold for an average price of €92 (£80.4) each.

The new lights are not only more energy efficient but will also be fitted with smart technology in the form of a 'communications module'.

This links the lights to a central control centre and allows them to be dimmed at quieter times and brightened when a cyclist approaches a junction. This is a useful feature in a city where half the population commutes by bicycle.

A London council is also to start making its streetlights more sustainable.

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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