lixtec

smart service | august 2021

the light we need

www.lixtec.com

Thanks to dynamic light control, lixtec always provides standard-compliant lighting when it is needed. If a street is empty, the light is dimmed down to a lower level. As soon as moving people or vehicles are detected, the light is dimmed up.

With lixtecs’ radar-based sensor solutions, any modern LED street light can be transformed into a dynamic street light. lixtecs’ solutions offer energy savings without loss of comfort, provide a significant reduction in light pollution and CO₂ emissions, and therefore contribute to achieving climate targets.

Status & Application:
Ready-for-market; lixtec is already in use in several European countries.

URBAN MENUS Analysis

Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.

The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.

Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.

For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.

Happiness

The reduction of light pollution can have a positive effect on people’s well-being and health – Flora and fauna also benefit, leading to increased biodiversity in the area.

Safety

The subjective feeling of safety can be increased by innovative detection and communication systems (compared to autonomously switching luminaires with motion detectors) because the area in the direction of movement of the person is already illuminated before they enter or drive through it.

Profitability

The product can lead to long-term cost savings for operators of public lighting systems, due to large reductions in energy use (60-80%).

Innovation

With the advancing technological development in the field of lighting control, dynamic street lighting can play a significant role in achieving smart city goals. Other aspects of innovation in a city (such as promotion of creativity, fostering education etc.) are not covered, however, as this is not the focus of the product.

Circularity

The product can contribute to a large reduction in energy demand, therefore helping to achieve our climate goals. Furthermore, light pollution is reduced, positively affecting humans and wildlife alike.