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Summit focus on energy saving lighting solutions

ABU DHABI, July 20, 2016

The potential for saving energy, reducing maintenance and saving costs by adopting modern lighting technologies will be highlighted at the the Middle East Smart Lighting and Energy Summit to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in September.

Organised by global conference producers Expotrade, the fifth edition of the summit will run on September 26 and 27 at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers.

Innovative lighting technologies have drastically changed the future of the lighting industry. The influence of new trends such as smart lighting and connected lighting have reshaped various lighting categories – architectural, indoor, outdoor, residential and street lighting, to name a few. Furthermore, industry reports indicate that the residential market is the largest market sector for LEDs and the global LED market share is expected to reach about 70 percent by the year 2020, a statement said.

The two-day summit will feature a series of speaker sessions, panel discussions and case study presentations that will highlight topics pertaining to Abu Dhabi City Municipality’s sustainable lighting strategy, energy-efficient lighting solutions creating smart living spaces, technologies and real projects of open smart streetlight solutions, LED as the preferred choice for large scale projects, IoT combining with lighting for digital lighting era, natural light architecture, light pollution and the impact of street light on natural environment, building future cities of UAE with best quality of street lighting and the use of solar power in lighting.

Offering diverse perspectives on the lighting industry and the developments driving this change are renowned international and regional experts Martin Valentine of Abu Dhabi City Municipality; Stephane Le Gentil of Etihad ESCO; Paul Nulty of Nulty Lighting; Lee Barker-Field of AECOM; Paul Miles of LightTouch PLD; Dr Simon Hugh Miller of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council and Gerald Strickland of Middle East Lighting Association (MELA). They will emphasise upon different energy-saving models and the developments in the lighting industry in the Middle East region.

In the UAE, the Abu Dhabi government has taken substantial measures in moving from conventional lighting systems to the installation of energy-efficient LED street lights across its city. With the shift to innovative lighting solutions, Abu Dhabi has led the way in implementing energy conserving initiatives. This move is expected to save nearly Dh3 billion ($816 million) over the next two decades, said the statement. - TradeArabia News Service




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