The project has seen North’s IoT solution installed to manage and monitor more than 37,000 street lighting units remotely, enhancing the city’s lighting provision.
Aberdeen City Council has rolled out an intelligent street lighting project with a view to unlocking sustainability and decarbonisation improvements across the Scottish city.
The Lighting Up Aberdeen project is part of a partnership with UK IoT service and solutions provider, North, which reports it is helping the local authority create a greener future through use of energy-efficient lighting across the city.
Lighting provision
The project has seen North’s IoT solution installed to manage and monitor more than 37,000 street lighting units remotely, enhancing the city’s lighting provision.
According to North, there is now no need for the manual process of checking lights, significantly reducing carbon emissions from travelling, while custom dimming profiles can be used to manage the level of energy required at any given time and automated fault reporting has allowed for more efficient maintenance.
“Aberdeen City Council is a forward-thinking local authority, using the capabilities of intelligent lighting to enrich its communities to become greener and safer,” said Scott McEwan, acting CEO at North.
“Working with local authorities across the UK, North is pioneering change through the power of smart technology and, collectively, we are creating a force for good that influences sustainability, health and economic success.”
Aberdeen City Council’s project has been recognised across the UK, winning the Sustainable Customer Project of the Year category at the recent CRN Tech Impact Awards.
“Aberdeen City Council is a forward-thinking local authority, using the capabilities of intelligent lighting to enrich its communities to become greener and safer”
North said its technology solutions are supporting Aberdeen City Council with its Net Zero Aberdeen Route Map, a city-wide approach to reducing carbon emissions, and helping Aberdeen become a smart city.
North was also awarded for its work with Aberdeen City Council, providing the local authority with a city-wide LoRaWan IoT network and central management system (CMS)-based intelligent lighting solution.
North operates Scottish Government-backed national internet of things network, IoT Scotland and provides affordable and accessible connectivity to businesses and organisations across cities, towns and rural areas enabling them to tap into the use of smart sensor technology applications.