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Pecan GTSPL chosen for Werribee Civic Centre



Wyndham City Council recently completed the upgrading of the lighting in the car parks and roadways of the Werribee Civic Centre.

After careful consideration of the available energy efficient lighting options, including T5 and CFL options, council’s engineering consultants VEMTEC recommended Pecan Lighting Grid Tied Solar Public Lighting (GTSPL) system.

The supplier, Lateral Technology, worked with the council’s engineering consultants VEMTEC to provide technical and historical information on the Pecan Lighting GTSPL system.

The Pecan Lighting LRL SATELLITE LED GTSPL system provides an energy neutral lighting solution that translates into a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of over 7 tonnes annually from the 44 x GTSPL poles in the project.

The lighting design showed that the 23watts of LED in each LRL SATELLITE  luminaire produced more light, where it’s needed, than 42w of CFL saving a further 3.6 tonnes annually. The LRL SATELLITE luminaire is a highly credentialed green lighting solution; made from 20-25% (by weight) post-consumer recycled materials (aluminium castings and extrusions). Seventy percent (by weight) of components are aluminium castings and extrusions that are readily recyclable. They are RoHS and Dark Sky compliant.

As the NICHIA LED’s in luminaire the produce no UV they do not attract bugs and other flying insects and contain zero Mercury.

As the lighting requirements vary throughout the Civic Centre a number of different optical systems were utilised. Because the LRL SATELLITE luminaire is available in five (5) different optical systems from street light to forward throw to symmetrical distribution it was simple to pick the correct optic for each situation. Type IV forward throw optics were utilised in one car park section due to the size and shape of the area. The main car park utilised Type III street light optics to achieve lighting uniformities compliant with the code requirements with Type II street light optics utilised throughout the roadways of the Civic Centre.

The long lamp life of the LRL SATELLITE luminaire is a bonus for the Werribee Council with a healthy effect on the council’s maintenance budget with a truly maintenance free lighting system for at least twenty years running dusk till dawn in Southern Victoria.

Pecan Lighting and Lateral Technology were able to provide an excellent outcome for the council by virtue of the combination of solar power and LED Street lighting in the Pecan GTSPL system, this combination has the ability to revolutionise street lighting as we know it.

Solar energy is clean, inexhaustible and when converted into electricity, emissions free with the LRL SATELLITE contributing; a very long lamp life, glare free white light for great visual acuity, accurate optical control for maximum pole spacing with excellent lighting uniformity and lighting distribution patterns to suit most lighting situations.

With the emergence of FIT (Feed in Tariff’s) there now exists a situation whereby even under a Nett FIT, Pecan GTSPL systems can have the capability to generate revenue for the owner.

VEMTEC carried out the Electrical Design, and consulted with the Electricity Distribution Company for installation of the  Import/Export Meter to feed power back to the Grid.

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Lateral Technology is proud to announce another installation of PECAN Engineering GTSPL (Grid Tied Solar Public Lighting) into a new housing estate, once again on the Mornington Peninsula.

Close cooperation with the development management team at Lanigan Baldwin and the contractors Sandridge Roads resulted in a project which ran smoothly and produced a great result for all. A project the developer can be proud of. This project will provide a positive benefit to the Mornington Peninsula Shire and the environment for at least the next twenty years.

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