the use of LED lighting in airfield installations

EvoLucia's LED lights save over 50% in energy-savings and can contribute to substantial decreases in energy costs and maintenance. The facility's total electricity consumption, including traditional and LED lights, has dropped over 42% from a high of 400kWh/day in July 2011 to a low of 232kWh/day after the installation in April 2012. "We are saving about $1500/month in energy costs and we are projecting that our maintenance bill should drop by $15,000 annually based on the EvoLucia products' nearly 100,000 hour life," added Nishijima.

Recently, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has cooperated with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to jointly study the use of LED lighting in airfield installations, and has released LED Airfield Lighting report.

The report was published by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies through the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), which funded the study. A panel of experts from aviation, government, industry, and academia appointed by the National Academies oversaw the project.

The report compiled and written by John Bullough, senior research scientist and adjunct assistant professor at the LRC, draws on the experience of airport operators, on published accounts of LED airfield installations, and on the LRC’s knowledge of LED lighting technologies and aviation applications.