The world’s first LED floodlit crane is working in Valencia

TCV’s new gantry crane, capable of working vessels up to 14,000 teu capacity, is lit by LED floodlights at several power ratings up to 400 watts, located at various heights up to 68 m depending on specific lighting needs. It also has 10 and 22 watt LED tubes with vibration damping technology for transit areas and technical rooms on the crane. As a result TCV, together with EDAE, have increased the useful life, savings and return on investment associated with this type of technology.

Each High Flux LED floodlight, with various different power ratings, replaces a 250, 400 or 1000 W High Pressure Sodium Vapour lamp, providing the lighting levels required at the terminal, improving light uniformity and achieving energy savings of 66%.

Changing from yellow to white light leads to increases in both safety and productivity in operations as it improves the perception of distance and therefore the speed of approach to the loading and unloading area. And adapting artificial light according to need at sunset and dawn and maintaining constant light levels, results in improved savings.