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3 Our strategy in action 3 - 3
24 Annual Report 2011
to energy savings of up to 80% in many applications and
reduce energy consumption for lighting by 40%
worldwide. This equates to approximately EUR 130 billion
per year in running costs and 670 million tons of avoided
CO2 emissions.
A future-proof solution
Lighting infrastructure represents a major investment for
most cities, especially in times of constrained budgets.
CityTouch protects that investment by adjusting
seamlessly to new technologies and to the needs of our
expanding cities. This is one of the system’s greatest
assets: that it is completely scalable and future-proof. As
they grow, communities using CityTouch can simply add
new streets and neighborhoods to the existing network.
New lighting functionalities can easily be incorporated,
and the underlying CityTouch service is continuously
updated to meet new demands. Also, CityTouch is the
first control platform that isn’t bound to one hardware
type or provider. This means that users have flexibility in
choosing the products that best suit their city’s
requirements and budget – secure in the knowledge that
their light points will work seamlessly with the CityTouch
system.
CityTouch is already being used by lighting operators in
several European cities, including London and Prague. The
London boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham, for
example, are using CityTouch for a full PFI city lighting
renovation project – replacing more than 42,000 light
points. CityTouch is empowering the lighting operator to
adapt to the boroughs’ specific needs, providing both
safety and flexibility while realizing significant savings on
energy use and maintenance costs.
The professional lighting market is
changing fast, driven by the energy
efficiency imperative, the LED lighting
revolution and the increasing focus
on application-based lighting solutions.
In our endeavor to fulfill the needs of
our customers in the outdoor, office,
industry, retail, hospitality,
entertainment, healthcare,
automotive and home segments, we
are delivering cutting-edge
innovations that simply enhance life
with light.