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Southampton Airport installs solar powered runway safety lighting
01 September 2010
Southampton Airport has become the first UK airport to install solar powered LED runway safety lighting. The lights, nicknamed 'Wig-Wags' due to their distinctive flashing patterns, are used at intersections between the runway and taxiways to safely guide aircraft and vehicles.
The batteries are charged via solar panels which convert the energy into electricity and ensure the the lights operate 24/7. The units, supplied by Systems Interface Ltd. in Surrey, are also able to store enough energy to operate lighting for up to 120 days without any solar charging.
Steve Thurston, Southampton Airport's Senior Development Manager, said: "As the lights are 100% solar powered, we've been able to minimise the environmental footprint and maintenance costs by using a renewable energy light source. We've been able to install them in the more remote areas of the airport, where there is no access to power supplies. This has saved the airport over £170,000 of installation costs to lay electrics to these areas."
The innovative lights were successfully trialled at Southampton Airport during last winter, and as a result the airport has purchased and fully installed 5 units at a cost of over £25,000, to replace the previous conventional lighting systems. Other users of the lights include the US Air Force and Army in Afghanistan as well as Toronto International Airport in Canada.
BAA Southampton - Official Airport Website
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