Philips will illuminate the main stadiums of the Euro Cup 2012

Philips is going to carry out a lighting project for the majority of football stadiums that will host the Euro Cup matches 2012, which will be held in Poland and Ukraine from 8 from June to 1 July.

Royal Philips Electronics will illuminate most football stadiums in Ukraine and Poland, including the kyiv Olympic Stadium (NSC Olimpiyskiy), that the Eurocup matches will be hosted 2012. Philips' latest innovations are tailor-made for HD quality TV broadcasting and help improve the viewing experience for gamers, spectators and television viewers. The Philips lighting installed includes the field and the facade of six of the eight stadiums that will host the matches (Donbass Arena, Metalist stadium de Kharkiv, Arena Lviv, Poznan Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw Municipal Stadium and kyiv Olympic Stadium, which will be the host stadium for the games).

Eric Rondolat, CEO de Philips Lighting, has pointed out that “Philips and sports lighting have long been a winning combination and with our global leadership in energy efficient lighting solutions we will continue to build that relationship.. Sport is about performance and emotions. Philips captures that performance and emotions so millions of people can enjoy the games. I am very proud that our lighting will shine in the main stadiums in Ukraine and Poland, including the kyiv Olympic Stadium.”

It is vital that lighting systems adapt to the demanding demands of broadcasters when it comes to capturing the details and emotion of the sporting event.. ArenaVision spotlights also offer live spectators the best possible viewing experience from every seat in the stadium.. Besides, good, discreet lighting helps players and referees deliver the best performance.

kyiv Olympic Stadium

Philips has equipped the kyiv Olympic Stadium - the largest stadium in Ukraine, capable of hosting 60.000 spectators- with custom lighting systems. The system includes a total of 608 Philips ArenaVision spotlights special for sports spaces. For the kyiv stadium, Philips has designed a lighting concept that combines functional and decorative solutions to create the effect of a “ring of fire” on the edge of the stadium roof. Besides, lighting calculations were carried out and power and control systems were reconciled. After this, Philips supervised the installation (including focusing of projectors and commissioning) along with the design of lighting solutions, in collaboration with partner organizations.

Philips also lights the technical and public areas of this stadium. As a result, Philips illuminates the football field with reflective equipment, the athletics track and the sectors for TV broadcasting of football matches and sports competitions in accordance with the standards set by FIFA, UEFA, FAISF/IAFF (Federation International de Football Association, Union of European Football Associations y General Association of International Sports Federations / The International Amateur Athletics Federation).

Paying attention to the problem of cardiac arrests in places with a large influx of people, Philips has also installed HeartStart FRx mobile defibrillators in the kyiv Olympic Stadium Stadium to deal with possible cardiac incidents. Philips to carry out first aid training for stadium staff, including training on how to use defibrillators in an emergency.

Philips ArenaVision sports lighting also illuminates more than half of the world's largest football stadiums. Philips has been a pioneer in lighting for sporting events, since the Oslo Olympic Games in 1952 to the first Formula night circuit 1 in singapore. for years, Philips has been a technology partner of international sports federations such as IAFF (athletics), FIFA (soccer) about FIBA (baloncesto). Through these associations, Philips has helped develop specific lighting for sporting events with official specifications.

Poznan Municipal Stadium

The Poznan Municipal Stadium was the first facility completed in Poland for this football championship. The stadium is known for the dynamism and color of the lighting on its exterior façade., using LED lighting systems. A total of 195 Philips LED projectors, along with control systems and software, have been used to illuminate said facade, thus allowing dynamic color changes. As a result, Poznan stadium is capable of creating emotions during sporting events, entertainment or concerts taking place there.

Lighting of the exterior façade, taking into account the advantages of the latest LED technology, allows you to create emotions using light, welcoming fans from afar in the colors of their nationality or club. LED floodlights have a lifespan of 50.000 hours, and consume little energy (The consumption of a projector is only 55W). The energy efficient solutions used are in line with the policy of the city of Poznan which for years has been focused on sustainable development, for example hosting the COP14 Climate Change Conference.

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