East Riding of Yorkshire Council: High visual efficiency for low carbon lighting - decarbonising street lighting

Theme:

A future lighting testbed.

Local authorities:

East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

Overview:

Decarbonising and rationalising street lighting and lit sign provision, and testing lower carbon alternatives to street lighting.

Project description:

Over 50 years of siloed interventions and regulations for road lighting have created significant and unmeasured carbon impacts (construction and energy use). These practices demand a total rethink that will reduce carbon impact and drive down UK street light energy costs (which currently exceed £1bn annually). Potential savings are constrained by the limitations of current regulations and guidance and by outdated thinking.

Driven by our vision towards zero carbon, cutting edge approaches including next generation signs, lines and solar road studs, will create enhanced visual outcomes for all road users. Subject to strict milestones, and linked to hard evidence and academic rigour, we will create a framework for alternative practice in highway lighting, signing and road marking that provides enhanced visual perception. Street furniture will thereby evolve around the specific ambition to reduce energy consumption.

Project value:

£3.3m.