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February 12, 2020
The training grounds of the Red Bull Football Academy in Salzburg, Austria have been outfitted with environmentally friendly floodlights from Signify and STICH
Salzburg’s Red Bull Football Academy is a top-notch training facility, with graduates of its programmes plying their trades in top-flight leagues around the globe.
Providing their students with superior training in optimal conditions is their number one goal, but the academy also sought a way to carry on late-night and early-morning trainings that weren’t disruptive to the nocturnal creatures populating the surrounding area.
Enter Signify and floodlighting specialist STICH.
Artificial light from outdoor facilities – such as sporting grounds – is often a challenge for nocturnal animals and insects: light pollution alters the nighttime habitat, negatively impacting reproduction behaviors and reducing populations.
For example, insects such as moths are highly sensitive to lighting with a high proportion of blue in the color spectrum. The Vereins zum Schutz der Umwelt (Association for the Protection of the Environment) recommends warm white light tones that don’t exceed 3,000 Kelvin.
The Signify headlights are part of the first LED floodlight system in Austria meeting these special requirements.
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