Aalborg cultural center migrates to LED lighting with Elation

The new lighting system that has been installed at Kongres & Culture Center (AKKC) It is more versatile and provides lower consumption thanks to the installation of 12 Fuze MAX Profile luminaires and 18 KL Profile FC de Elation Lighting.

At the heart of the cultural life of the Danish city of lies the Congress & Culture Center (AKKC), one of the busiest convention and entertainment centers in Scandinavia, that hosts concerts, theater, ballet, exhibitions and conventions and welcomes more than half a million guests a year.

After several years of relying on traditional incandescent lighting, The venue decided to upgrade to a more versatile and low-consumption LED system to better adapt to its various events.. AKKC lighting technicians, Jakob Krøyer and Thomas Nowakowski, were instrumental in the search and final specification of a new LED lighting system for the venue's main performance space., who opted for the Fuze MAX Profile and KL Profile luminaires FC de Elation Lighting.

Jakob explains specific lighting requirements. “We needed a ellipsoidal luminaire for static front lighting and a mobile one that we could place in other parts of the stage. Efficient LED sources were essential and the motors had to offer the same type of output.. We also wanted lighting that could satisfy both theater and rock 'n designers.’ roll, so we had to find teams that could really do it all.”.

Working with Jimmy Thinggaard Sørensen de LiteNordic, the Scandinavian distribution company for dynamic lighting and Danish partner of Elation, a rehearsal was organized at the AKKC facilities.

“We hung the Elation fixtures side by side with lights from some notable manufacturers and saw that both the Fuze MAX Profile and the KL Profile FC outperformed the others in many areas”, explains Jacob.

After trying the shine, color mixing and silent operation, among other factors, the team selected 12 Fuze MAX Profile y 18 KL Profile FC to illuminate the different events held by AKKC. “For the theater, a good frame, Nice colors and the ability to project gobos were important, while for rock concerts the exit is more important. For AV and television, it's about the quality of the light, good CRI and maintaining color temperature. We needed versatile lights that could perform well in all aspects, and we got them”.

Uniform front lighting was particularly important, and both models were delivered with their high quality RGBMA Led engines, which provided a constant output. Maintaining color temperature during dimming was also a top priority.

“By dimming, Some Led devices have a tendency to lose or slide color temperature. That was one of the most important tests for us.. Especially on camera, you can't afford to slide the color temperature too much and some of the other manufacturers did. Elation maintained its color temperature better”, Jakob adds.

Jakob says the new system has made workflows easier and more efficient, from having greater control over color temperature to framing parts of the stage or banners using the zoom and pan system. “And add a gobo and we have something more unique than we could have done before”. Another feature is time savings because older devices had white light., no longer have to use color frames and filters”.

Environmental responsibility is a key aspect for AKKC, which is certified by DNV and ISO Sustainable Development Goals 20121 for sustainable events. The energy saving benefits of LEDs, along with its greater reliability, lower maintenance and cost of ownership, played an important role in the venue's decision to replace the profile luminaires 2 Kw anteriores.

“We are pioneers in Denmark with the ecological initiative and for us, that is an important factor”, Jakob stated.. “Our luminaires usually operate between 12 y 18 hours a day, so they require a lot of power and energy. Before, we used up to 18 lights 2 Kw more special luminaires at an event, but now we can use less lights, often half, and consume much less energy”.