Smart lighting has a bright future

Smarter lighting across vehicles and premises has caught the attention of transport operators seeking to reduce costs as well as carbon emissions.

Rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook trialled an LED-based lighting system on a suburban train in the West Midlands during 2009. It monitored ambient lighting and adjusted lighting levels accordingly, estimated to save 129 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, through reduced electricity consumption, if rolled out to the rest of the West Midlands...