In total, Glamox is providing 3,220 energy-efficient LED luminaires that will be installed under the forecourt canopies and used to illuminate the EV charging bays and station perimeters. The luminaires feature a light sensor, enabling them to switch on and off automatically based on daylight levels (see Notes to Editors for lighting details).
St1’s replacement of old fluorescent lighting with LED luminaires will improve light quality and reduce the electricity used for lighting the forecourts by up to 60 per cent.
“Through this refurbishment, we aim to reduce the amount of electricity used for lighting the forecourts at many of our retail sites across Norway,” says Erlend Føleide, Marketing Director at St1. “Importantly, the project will also align our forecourts with the EU directive that phases out fluorescent lighting.”
In August 2023, the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive began the phase-out of the most popular types of fluorescent lighting, including the most common linear (T5 and T8) fluorescent tubes. The goal is to reduce harmful substances in electronic waste, like mercury in fluorescent tubes. In Norway alone, more than 10 million fluorescent luminaires need to be replaced.
“Customers across the country are taking steps to align with the directive, as once current stocks run out, that is the end of the road for fluorescent lighting. With the added upside in light quality and energy savings, switching to LED, like St1 is doing, is an all-around great investment,” says Toril Bache Jenssen, Sales Director for Glamox in Norway.
To ensure consistent deliveries to St1 across Norway, Glamox established a stockpile of LED luminaires. Its contract for the project is with installer OneCo, which delivers services and projects within electrical engineering, automation, telecoms, mobile, security, electrical power and technical infrastructure.
