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Modern urban lighting (same as industrial street lighting) plays a key role in ensuring comfort, safety and energy efficiency in Ukraine. In recent years, there have been significant changes in approaches to urban lighting due to global trends, technological innovations, and the need to save energy, especially in times of war and energy crisis.
Why is lighting important for urban development?
Lighting is a significant factor influencing the functioning and development of modern cities. It is crucial for safety and comfort of community residents. The right type of street lighting ensures compliance with environmental and economic requirements for such large-scale projects. Modern lighting control systems not only provide visibility in the dark, but also create conditions for business growth, social activity, and innovative development.
Safety of citizens
- Decrease in crime rate. High-quality outdoor lighting in streets, parks and yards helps to reduce crime, as it is more difficult for offenders to go unnoticed.
- Road safety. High-quality lighting (especially night lighting or in difficult weather conditions) reduces a risk of road accidents.
According to a study by D. Obolonkov, “The Influence of Lighting on Motion Safety,” despite low levels of traffic, 41-50% of accidents occur at night. The most significant challenge in the dark is to reduce the risk of traffic accidents using suitable street lighting. Implementing bright lighting on dark road sections considerably reduces the number of traffic accidents.
Economic development and tourism
- Business support. Illuminated streets contribute to economic development (cafes, restaurants, shops, cultural events).
- Increased tourist attraction due to architectural lighting of monuments and city centers, making them more attractive to tourists.
- Improved working and studying conditions. Urban lighting allows people to stay active longer after sunset.
For example, in Lviv and Kyiv, architectural lighting of historic buildings is actively used, which has a great aesthetic effect on citizens and visitors.
Energy efficiency and environment
- Modern LED luminaires with dimming function consume up to 75% less energy than older sodium lamps.
- Smart lighting systems can automatically adjust the brightness depending on the time of day and the presence of pedestrians or vehicles.
- Reduced light pollution. New technologies direct light only to the areas of interest, avoiding blinding drivers and disturbing animals in natural areas.
Social activity and quality of life
- Illuminated streets contribute to the quality of leisure time for residents. Citizens are more likely to walk, play sports, and relax in parks.
- Comfort for residents. Citizens feel safer and more confident in well-lit areas.
- Inclusiveness of the urban environment. Uniform lighting helps visually impaired people and people with limited mobility to move around the city.
Street lighting trends
Lighting is not just about lamps and luminaires. It is an important element of urban development that affects the safety, economy, environment, and comfort of residents. Modern technologies make lighting not only efficient, but also smart, adaptive, and environmentally friendly. When designing such systems for each locality, it is extremely important to take into account new trends.
Transition to LED lighting
LED technologies have become the main strategy for modernizing the lighting of Ukrainian cities. LED luminaires have several advantages:
- Energy savings of up to 75% compared to traditional lamps.
- Long service life up to 10-15 years.
- High brightness and light quality.
- Possibility of remote control.
Reducing light pollution
Light pollution is a problem in big cities that affects the environment and people's physical and mental health. The new standards require the use of luminaires that direct light downward rather than upward, minimizing unwanted scattering.
Development prospects
Ukraine is actively moving towards modern, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient urban lighting, which will help both save resources and improve quality of life of its citizens.
Smart Lighting
The digitalization of urban lighting allows you to automatically adjust the brightness of the lights depending on the time of day, weather, and the presence of people. For example, a motion sensor on a street with low traffic intensity means that the lights turn on at full power only when a pedestrian or car approaches. It can also be automatic dimming at night to reduce energy consumption. Integration into a smart city system allows you to monitor energy consumption and quickly troubleshoot problems.
Smart lighting is a modern technology for controlling urban, commercial and household lighting that allows you to automatically adjust the brightness level, reduce energy consumption, and improve comfort and safety. It is a part of the Smart City concept and is being actively implemented in Ukraine.
Key requirements for urban lighting
The first requirement is the convenience, safety and comfort of citizens, as well as:
- Resistance to extreme conditions: high/low temperatures, dust, moisture, chemicals.
- Energy efficiency: reduction of electricity costs.
- Uniform lighting: avoidance of flickering and shadows.
- Long service life: LED luminaires can operate for up to 100,000 hours.
- Aesthetic appearance of lighting: as it forms the impression of a particular settlement.
Where is smart lighting used?
- Street lighting: Roads, sidewalks, parks and public places.
- Lighting of buildings and architectural monuments: Dynamic lighting.
- Transportation interchanges and infrastructure: Intelligent systems for controlling lighting at intersections and bridges.
- Residential complexes and commercial buildings: Energy savings in entrances, offices and shopping centers.
Advantages of RadiyLED smart lighting
RadiyLED, the Ukrainian LED luminaires designer and manufacturer, offers technological solutions for urban lighting. Our luminaires and systems take into account all the requirements for modern lighting and are guaranteed to create such benefits for communities:
Saving electricity. Automatic dimming at night or in sparsely populated areas can reduce lighting costs by up to 75%.
Automatic monitoring and diagnostics. Systems can send notifications about equipment malfunctions, which greatly simplifies maintenance, installation, and reduces the cost of repair materials. Control is performed remotely via a computer or mobile application.
Environmental friendliness. The use of LED luminaires reduces CO₂ emissions. The precise direction of the light reduces light pollution.
Improving safety. High-quality lighting reduces the number of accidents on the roads. Streets and parks lighting contribute to crime reduction. Uniform light distribution improves visibility at night.
Smart lighting in Ukraine
Many Ukrainian cities are already implementing RadiyLED technologies: Dnipro, Kropyvnytskyi, Ternopil, Oleksandria, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Kremenchuk, Uman, Pavlohrad, Khmilnyk, Boyarka, etc.
Ukraine aims to completely replace traditional lighting with LED luminaires by 2030 and is currently massively implementing IoT-solutions in all major cities.
Smart lighting is the future that is already changing Ukrainian cities today, making them safer, more economical, and more comfortable. Therefore, investing in modern urban lighting is an investment in the future!
