Aug 26 2015
Arsenal Football Club unveiled Musco’s new state-of-the-art LED floodlights at their first evening game of the 2015/16 season against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium.
Musco's LED lighting solution provides a better experience for players, spectators, and television broadcasts (Photo: Musco Sports Lighting, LLC)
After nine seasons at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal selected Musco to take the experience of spectators to the next level and maximise energy efficiency. With a nearly 40-year history of providing lighting solutions for premier sporting venues and events, Musco brought the innovative system and application experience that was needed to accomplish this goal.
“We’ve installed a state-of-the-art LED lighting solution that will create an incredible match day experience at Emirates Stadium,” said Jeff Rogers, President, Musco World. “Our lighting system provides precise light control that will significantly reduce glare for spectators and players, optimise energy consumption, and offer superior HD broadcasts.”
Arsenal’s Stadium and Facilities Director, John Beattie, said: “It is important for both players and fans alike that we have top-quality lighting for the club’s evening fixtures and Musco’s new floodlights provide just that. This will be extremely beneficial for both matchdays and other events that we host at Emirates Stadium.”
Musco’s SportsCluster Green™ with an LED light source will provide several benefits for players, spectators, and HD broadcasts:
- Improves the quality of light with custom optics that more effectively direct light onto the field and not into the players or spectators’ eyes
- Increases light levels by 32 percent to meet Premier League lighting standards
- Reduces energy consumption by 30 percent compared to the prior 2000-watt metal halide lights
- Eliminates maintenance with Musco’s comprehensive 10-year warranty backed by a global team of technicians
Additionally, the characteristics of the LED light source provide instant on/off capabilities for special effects, and eliminate the “flicker” effect for excellent slow motion replay.
Emirates Stadium joins an extensive list of leading facilities that have benefitted from Musco’s innovative lighting solutions, that includes the Houston Texans’ NRG Stadium, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and Twickenham Stadium, the world’s largest rugby venue.