LED sports field lighting

LED sports field lighting

With every sport, lighting is crucial to guarantee a good gaming experience. Most sports clubs still use old-fashioned high pressure or gas discharge lamps. This lighting is not only more inefficient compared to LED sports field lighting but also requires a lot of maintenance, something that is not applicable to sustainable LED lights. In the case of mercury lamps and metal halogen lighting, it is almost impossible to replace the light source since its production has stopped since 2015. The switch to LED is therefore almost inevitable.

Payback time LED Sports field lighting

Given that the purchase price of LED fixtures is decreasing, this makes the payback time increasingly shorter. The lifespan and light output of LED Sportveld lighting are increasing due to further development in the field of LED technology. Our flagship model has a light output of 135 Lumen per Watt, compared to conventional lighting. As a result, the saving percentage can be as high as 100%. With 2000 burning hours per year, the investment can be recouped in 24 months.

Encouraging construction and maintenance of sports accommodation

From 2 January 2019, you can apply for a subsidy for the replacement of LED lights fixtures, for example, via the Stimulation for the construction and maintenance of sports facilities scheme. 35% (20% + 15% additional) of the costs for energy-saving measures. The standard subsidy percentage is 20% for an amateur sports club, the remaining 15% can be subsidized if the LED lights meet the following requirement: The LED fixture must have a specific luminous flux of at least 100 Lumen per Watt. Our LED sports field lighting has a luminous flux of 135 lumen/watt, and therefore meets this requirement.

Example payback time in combination with the subsidy scheme:

For a tennis club, 8 HQL lamps are replaced by LED sports field lighting. The old HQL lighting has a specific luminous flux of 65 Lumen per Watt, LED sports field lighting has a specific luminous flux of 135 Lumen per Watt. This means that approximately 50% less power is required for the same light output. The old HQL lighting uses 1050W. For at least the same light output with a luminous flux of 135 lumens per Watt, 8 pieces of LED sports field lighting 500W are required. The investment amount is 6360 euros (795 euros per luminaire). 35% of this is subsidized, so the investment sum amounts to 4134 euros.

Saving on electricity costs:

On average, sports field lighting is lit for 1000 hours a year. The old installation consumed 8 * 1050 Watt per hour, this is 8400 Watt. The new LED installation uses 4000 watts per hour, a difference of 4.4Kwh. This is 4818 kWh on an annual basis. A saving of 1011.78 euros. This is the minimum saving amount, by dimming adequately this amount can increase.

Return on investment:

The annual saving is 1011.78 euros, the investment has included 4134 euros included in the subsidy. The payback time is therefore around 4 years. Given the low investment sum, this is a very acceptable period. LED lights, in particular, our sports field lighting, has an expected lifespan of 50,000 hours. With average use, these luminaires can last up to 25 years.

Further benefits LED lighting compared to conventional sports field lighting

The biggest advantage of LED sports field lighting is, of course, the saving on electricity costs. It is also possible to focus more precisely because the lamps are available with different lenses that manipulate the beam angle, so light scattering is excluded. The LED lights also has a clear light color compared to conventional lighting, this promotes the overall view of the sports field. The LED lighting also has no start-up time, when switched on the lamps burn immediately at 100% strength. Because the lamps operate on mains voltage 220-240V, installation is very simple, when replacing the power current connection with the associated standing point can be omitted. The lamps also hardly need any maintenance. Only the removal of leaf and the like on the fixture is necessary, this in connection with extra heat that is generated by this, this is at the expense of the life of the lamp.

Making the switch to LED lights can be difficult due to the many models and variants thereof, fill out our contact form to ask about the possibilities and customized advice.

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