Lighting Research Center Publishes Results of Field Test of Post-Top Photovoltaic Luminaires
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The Lighting Research Center‘s DELTA program recently field tested photovoltaic-powered LED luminaires installed at three public, outdoor sites in the Catskill Mountains region of upstate New York. The luminaires were prototypes designed by Sullivan Renaissance, Philips Hadco and SolarOne Solutions.
Click here to learn the details (PDF file).
This is glare lighting and energy waste at its worst.
Also not an honest picture since its taken at dusk
and does not reveal the extent of the brightness
from these lamps. In darkness they will blind
people and obscure the night sky.
LED’s are fine. BUT SHIELD THEM FULLY! The human
eye will see into dark spots when now insulted
by glare.