Carbon Footprint and Cost Reduction

Nitech is the only portable lighting company to have received an official UK Government Green Product Award in recognition of the Environmental savings achieved by the unique rechargeable technology developed for our range of portable lighting.

Since then our product line has grown to include a new generation of high performance and incredibly efficient floodlights that increase these savings even further. Available in several configurations, they are suited to both site and mobile working. Our Illuminator (with 110v or 230v floodlights) is designed for lighting large areas, whereas the Aurora, Guardian, Galaxy and Nova rechargeable Spacelights™ are totally portable for work on the move.

All models share the same design and construction advantages of extreme durability, very long life and compact size. Illumination quality is superb with daylight equivalent, shadow-free and wide angle light output – ideal for all task and general lighting requirements.

Unlike many ‘environmentally friendly’ products where performance has been sacrificed, Nitech has achieved the energy saving benefits while actually increasing operating specifications. Overall efficiency is ten times that of conventional site lighting and the CFL technology provides double the energy conversion of even the latest LED panels while also avoiding the characteristic high point-source brightness of these devices and the resulting dazzle and reflection problems.

The Environmental/Carbon-Footprint savings that can be achieved by using Nitech floodlights are very significant, as are the financial savings with a ‘pay-back’ period of as little as one month. The table below shows the annual savings figures for two types of Nitech floodlight compared to a 500W Halogen floodlight when powered by mains and a generator:

Nitech Floodlight	Annual comparison versus 500W halogen floodlight
	Energy Saved	Mains Powered		Generator Powered
	Energy Saved	CO₂ Reduction	Running Cost Saving	CO₂ Reduction	Running Cost Saving
2 × 11W	1745kWh	937kg	Ł262	1,825kg	Ł694
2 × 18W	1694kWh	910kg	Ł254	1,788kg	Ł657
All calculations are based on official/accredited sources and include UK government and Carbon Trust current published data. These figures are based on operating the lighting for 10 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Note that the above savings are conservative, for example:

They reflect ideal U.K. power generation conditions of maximum nuclear, gas and renewable energy grid contribution, whereas some other energy sources result in double or even triple the above CO₂ savings.
They are for just a single floodlight – for most installations these figures will be multiplied by a very substantial amount.
Generator power calculations are based on large efficient units (20 to 200kVA). The savings for the widely used small petrol units (3 to 6kVA) are considerably greater.
Financial savings do not include the greatly reduced maintenance costs associated with Nitech floodlights. Electronic ballasts and cool running conditions (aluminium construction and thermally optimised design), ensure very long life with at least a ten fold increase in maintenance intervals compared with many conventional light units.
An average multi-floodlight installation using Nitech floodlights will achieve considerable savings in terms of peak loading charges, cabling & control infrastructure and generator rating.

At Nitech we are genuinely surprised and delighted with the levels of savings that the use of our products can offer our customers. There are not many situations where it is possible to make such a significant contribution to saving energy and greatly reducing environmental impact, while generally improving standards of performance and achieving financial savings which can pay for the product in as little as one month.