Case Study
British Airways, Heathrow Airport
Client & Location
British Airways, Heathrow Airport
Cost
£865,200
ROI (Years)
1.9
Annual Savings (£)
£454,620
Annual Savings CO₂
400,353 Tonnes CO₂
Lifetime Savings (£)
£2,727,720
British Airways lands 68% energy savings
The Good Eco Group has delivered massive savings in energy and CO2 costs by replacing sodium high bay lighting with an installation of LED High Bays for British Airways within the Ascentis Handling Centre at Heathrow Airport. British Airways’ overriding objective was to achieve maximum energy reduction whilst retaining like-for-like lighting levels. The first stage in meeting this objective involved extensive and lengthy in-situ trials of various LED lighting products.
Consequently, following its spectacular success in meeting the required criteria, Goodlight LED High Bays were specified, making this installation the UK’s largest of its kind. Since installation in late 2011, the continuing ‘real life’ results have been phenomenal.
The additional benefits included implementing a technology that is not only extremely visible but also has a positive impact on its users. The previous light source relied upon a traditional gas discharge light output, characterised by an orange glow. By contrast, the new Goodlight LED units emit a clean white light that is proving extremely popular with staff as the overall illumination and colour rendering properties of the light are significantly improved.
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Our investments into upgrading our infrastructure, delivering cost and carbon reduction programmes and adopting the latest in new energy-saving technologies is something we are very focused on. This large-scale adoption of LED technology is another positive step in delivering our objectives of continual improvement of the energy performance of our buildings across the entire portfolio.
Richard Hemmings, Energy Infrastructure Manager, British Airways.
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