Featured image credit: PSV Eindhoven
Dutch football team PSV Eindhoven has installed a new lighting system at its Philips Stadion that ensures the turf grows and recovers under ideal conditions while also providing significant energy savings.
The technology is a combination of energy-efficient Philips LED and infrared lamps and was developed by Signify.
“With this step, PSV underlines its commitment to technological progress and sporting excellence,” read a statement from the club.
“Not only by ensuring a perfect playing field, but also by using energy efficiently.”
It is linked to various sensors that continuously measure environmental factors such as humidity, temperature, and daylight.
All of the collected data is then processed by a central control system that determines how much light and heat the grass needs to grow optimally.
In addition to improving grass condition, the system has already made energy savings of 50%.
“Based on inputted light recipes and a thorough shadow study of the stadium, each part of the grass receives exactly the right amount of light and heat,” the statement said.
“The process is fully automated, meaning the grass never receives too much or too little lighting. An important feature of the system is that the Philips LED and infrared lights can be dimmed separately from each other.
“This ensures that the grass receives exactly the additional exposure and warmth it needs, in addition to natural daylight, to remain vital and strong.”
Philips Stadion was opened in 1910 and since 1916 it has served as home to PSV Eindhoven, which was founded three years prior as a team for Philips employees.
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