Speedy COPs lighting project
25 October 2021
Speedy has been selected to light up the perimeter of the COP26 climate summit with a sustainable lighting system that will save an estimated 6,200 litres of diesel and 16 tonnes of CO2e.
The hirer’s National Support Centre located in Glasgow is providing a total of 400 linear lights which will run for two miles around the security perimeter of the venue.
The bespoke solution developed by Speedy specifically for the event is made up of LED lighting towers and low energy beam control lighting heads. They are designed to be highly efficient, offering up to 200 lumens for each watt of power consumed.
The system will be in place for five weeks and will prevent noise pollution and fumes that would be produced by diesel machines.
Such equipment is also being used on other major infrastructure projects where sustainability is central including HS2 and national core renewal rail work.
Daryl Doherty, rail director at Speedy, said: “As such a historic and significant climate event, COP26 needed a supplier with the technology to deliver a low carbon solution to lighting, minimising the impact on the environment. COP26 will set out the gold standard for green events, so everything that goes into its infrastructure and management needs to be sustainable.”
The contract win follows Speedy’s £6.3m investment in low-carbon lighting to help construction, infrastructure engineering and events contractors to reduce carbon emissions through electric-only operation.
The business also recently partnered with Generac to develop and bring what it believes to be the industry’s first plug-in hybrid outdoor lighting tower, the Speedy V20 ECO Hybrid to the market.
COP26 runs from 1 to 12 November and will bring together world leaders, government representatives, negotiators and businesses to discuss the climate crisis.
The event has been planned as carbon-neutral, certified by the International Standard for Sustainable Events (ISO20121). It has a comprehensive Carbon Management Plan and aims to demonstrate leadership within the field of sustainable event management.
