Are You Watching the Euro Cup? Who Do You Think Will Win?
The opening match of the European Cup was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on June 14, 2024. Major football stadiums also welcomed tens of thousands of spectators and hundreds of millions of TV viewers around the world. International competitions represented by the European Cup are not only a carnival of sports competition, but also a feast of technology. As of the 27th, all the group stage matches of the European Cup have ended, and all the top 16 teams have been produced.
The European Cup is one of the highest-level and most popular international football events besides the World Cup. In order to host this event, the German Football Association has mobilized major stadiums in Germany with large scale, many seats and good equipment. The use of various new technologies and new equipment is also a major attraction.
In addition to the game itself, the venues for the 2024 European Cup also have their own characteristics in lighting design. For example, the Allianz Arena in Munich is famous for its LED light show on the exterior wall, which can present different colors and patterns, adding more visual feasts to the game. London's Wembley Stadium focuses on the uniformity and brightness of the lights in the stadium to ensure that every spectator can clearly see the game process. Stadium lighting also plays a vital role. High-quality stadium lights can not only enhance the audience's viewing experience, but also ensure that athletes compete in the best condition.
Whether it is a minor league baseball game, a professional football game, or a concert, nighttime events require powerful lights to illuminate such a large outdoor space.
In recent years, the innovative application of LED and new technologies has brought more possibilities for the construction and renovation of sports venues. The application of new forms, new scenes and new functions has spawned new market demands, and the integration of technology and sports has accelerated. The LED industry has also taken this opportunity to usher in new development opportunities.
If you have an outdoor stadium, you may be all too familiar with how costly HID lights (such as Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium) are. They have short lifespans, and at half-life, have lost much of their available lumens to light degradation. Strike times are long, up to 30 minutes, and energy costs are high.
Ball fields and stadiums could greatly benefit from using LED Lights. They can replace the most powerful metal halide sports lights. Not only that, but they can also provide you with 60% or greater energy savings.
But they can do more for you. Other advantages include:
- Traditional HID lamps, commonly used for sports field lighting, require a “warm-up” time to reach full brightness when turned on. LED lamps do not have this problem, they can reach full brightness immediately.
- LED lamps have a longer lifespan than any other lamps, with some lamps lasting up to 100,000 hours. This makes LED lamps virtually maintenance-free because their bulbs rarely need to be replaced.
- LED lamps are of better quality than other lamps (weatherproof design) and are able to maintain this state because it takes longer for its quality to deteriorate.
- LED lamps are dimmable (which reduces light pollution). HID lamps? Not so. This is another way to save energy costs.
LED lights are the future of stadium lighting, and many major sporting organizations have already switched to LED lights for their stadiums. For example, Petco Park in San Diego had a complete LED conversion for their stadium lights in 2016. The stadium lighting market is expected to grow over 40% by 2023 as LED lights take over the market. LED lights are also becoming more popular for smaller venues, such as colleges, schools, parks, and other places. LED lights provide quality, long life, and savings for lighting.