Lighting Science Group and BHP Energy Provide DC-powered LED Street Lights for Mexican Superhighway

Author: SSLDesign News Staff

August 19, 2010... Lighting Science Group has devised a direct current version of its LED-based Prolific street lights. The lights can reportedly be run by low voltage direct current from alternative energy sources that do not need to be connected to the electrical grid such as solar or wind power.

Lighting Science Group (LSG) also reports that its Prolific DC LED street lights will soon light up Mexico City's newly constructed "Viaducto Bicentenario" elevated superhighway, which runs 23 kilometers from Lomas Verdes to Tepotzotlan. LSG and BHP Energy Mexico are jointly announcing the nearly completed project. BHP Energy Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. is Lighting Science Group's exclusive representative in Mexico. Gerstl Consultores selected BHP Energy Mexico to provide LED-based street lights to work with Gerstl Consultatores' solar power systems.

BHP Energy extensively tested various LED-based street lights for the project. Then BHP chose Lighting Science Groups' Prolific Series DC LED roadway 100 watt street lights. Gerstl Consulting integrated its own solar power systems with the LSG street lights for the project, and installed them along Viaducto Bicentenario.

LSG boasts that Viaducto Bicentenario, named for Mexico's Bicentennial, which takes place on September 16th, will be a shining example of the most efficient roadway lighting technology in the world.

Source/Type: Solid State Lighting Design LED Lighting News - News - Staff reports

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