Lighting the World

 

Vechta in Northern Germany recently upgraded its mercury vapor street lighting (left) with the Philips system (right). The increased quality of the street lighting is readily apparent to drivers and pedestrians

In 2005, Philips Lighting launched CosmoPolis, what it called ?EUR??,,????'??the world?EUR??,,????'???s most energy efficient high-quality street lighting system.?EUR??,,????'??

More than 50 cities around the world have installed the lighting system. The company claims their lighting uses half the energy of mercury vapor street lighting, while providing high-quality white light.

Redbridge, U.K. officials adopted Philips?EUR??,,????'??? CosmoWhite 60-watt lamps and MiniMilewide luminaries to achieve ?EUR??,,????'??very pleasing results.?EUR??,,????'??

The parent company is Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (philips.com, NYSE: PHG), one of the world’s biggest electronics companies and Europe’s largest.