MHA Lighting, an award-winning manufacturer of unique LED lighting technology based in Lancashire, UK, has helped Bournemouth Airport save lighting energy costs by 72% in car parks. The switching to LEDlighting forms part of the forward-thinking airport’s campaign to continue its carbon-neutral ground operations.
 
MHA Lighting’s team of professionals created a powerful solution to replace 150 watt SON fittings (170watt with ballast) with their P30 fitting – which is just 67watts inclusive of ballast.
 
The 209 lights were fittedon a one-for-one basis, to four metre high poles spaced at 40 metres, providing the airport with an unrivalled standard of light level and uniformity.
 
This will enhance both the customer experience and security at the site– providing more than 20 Lux to the floor.
 
The new light fittings now installed intwo of Bournemouth Airport’s car parks use 72% less energy than the pre-existing system. With the use of intelligentcontrols the P30 fittingswill save the airport an additional 25% on their energy bills by reducing operating hours tonine from12.
 
By providing LED lighting with a useful lifetime of 18 years, MHA Lighting is able to significantly reduce the airport’s lighting energy consumption from 164,776Kw/h to just 46,137Kw/h, saving 118,638Kw/h.
 
The newly installed P30 fittings run maintenance free for the duration of their 60,000-hour lifetime (which equates to seven years if they are switched on 24 hours a day, seven days a week). This provides additional savings of over £1,000 per annum, as nooperational maintenance costs will be incurred.