Cree Inc. has announced Gwangju is the first city in South Korea to join the LED City® initiative, an international program that promotes LED-lighting deployment.
Gwangju, South Korea s center for the advancement of photonics, is home to 180 companies that were formed to research, develop and commercialize LED-lighting products.
LED light fixtures illuminate the Kimdeajung Convention Center, World Photonics EXPO 2009, KEMCO Honam Energy & Climate Change Center and the Gwangju Metropolitan City underground parking lot. By replacing fixtures from parking indicator lights to streetlights, the city calculates that LED lights are expected to use approximately 30% less energy than current fluorescent lamps, which could save the city up to 234,000 kWh and reduce carbon emissions by as much as 8,465 kg annually.
Gwangju will highlight its LED-lighting installations and participation in the LED City program when it hosts the World Photonics Expo, October 9 to November 5. Expo participants and visitors will be encouraged to visit LED lighting sites to experience this new, energy-efficient technology first-hand and to learn more about deploying LED lighting in their own cities.
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