Currently, the new-build Rohrdorf area of the Pielenhofen community near Regensburg is installing nine street lights with LED technology from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors to shed their light on the future development.

The street lights to be deployed in Pielenhofen community are of the "Kassel" type, from the manufacturer Herkules: these are equipped with a kit for retrofit purposes and with Golden Dragon Plus LEDs from OSRAM; in stages, they will also replace the sodium vapour lamps in the community area.

 As a pilot project, the mayor, Reinhold Ferstl, had two LED luminaires installed in the heart of the locality back in February 2010 – with positive feedback from the local residents.

"What convinced us was the modern technology, as it not only produces more pleasant, warm light: the light diodes only project their light into the desired direction", Ferstl observes.

It is a measure that not only pays off for large cities: small communities can also achieve huge savings as a result, also making a contribution to sustainability. Pielenhofen will switch over its street lighting to LED across the community’s whole area.