Tennis club 'Volley' in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is the first in the world to employ a fully LED illuminated tennis court. The lighting system is dynamic and complies with all relevant standards for luminosity per surface area. This is yet another ‘lights’ first for a company in Eindhoven, once the base of Philips Holland. There are also plans to install LED lighting at selected hockey and football grounds shortly.
LED lighting for sports venues not only results in energy savings due to lower power consumption (typically 30–40%.). In practice the savings can be as high as 50% because the LED masts can be switched on and off instantly, as opposed to traditional lamps. Dimming is also possible. Consequently the warm up and cool down periods are eliminated resulting in no more brightly illuminated fields not actually used. LED lighting also has the advantage of being directional, causing less stray light in the direct surroundings of the sports ground, arena or tennis court.
The new LED armatures can be integrated into the existing infrastructure of masts and wiring. In the Eindhoven area alone, there are about 1,000 lighting armatures installed around sports grounds, while the total number in the Netherlands is estimated at between 65,000 and 70,000. The new dynamic LED lighting system for sports grounds has attracted considerable interest from all over the world.
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