Illumination

LED lighting can make a significant impact on energy efficiency, no doubt. But it can really score points in the high-profile sports lighting application with its ability to enhance visual acuity on the playing field, boost color and contrast in the sports broadcast for HD viewing, and improve the experience of the fans in the stands at the live event. Following are a few examples where LED sports lighting showed its ability to go “pro.” As recently as today, our Mark Halper reported on the forthcoming upgrade to the football pitch lighting (that’s soccer to North American fans) for London’s professional club Tottenham Hotspur, which had previously unveiled its plans to incorporate LED  sports lighting  into the roof of Hotspur’s new entertainment complex, which is scheduled to open this summer. “Spurs” are not the only players meeting their match in high-performance lighting on the pitch. LED sports lighting upgrades have also been reported at venues for Italy’s Juventus, Spai