Leonardo accelerates carbon reduction using Signify’s ‘Light as a Service’

• Ten-year Light as a Service (LaaS) agreement, includes the full turnkey installation of a connected LED lighting system comprising Philips LED luminaires and sensors with Interact lighting management software, across 14 buildings at the Yeovil site.
• The programme, once completed, will reduce energy consumption and Leonardo's CO₂ location based emissions by an estimated 725 tons per year.

Guildford, United Kingdom – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT),the world leader in lighting, has been appointed by Leonardo UK to help accelerate its carbon reduction as part of the company’s ambitious sustainability strategy. In support of Leonardo's sustainability strategy – including a recently approved Science Based Target -  and drive to Net-Zero in the UK, Signify has signed a ten-year Light as a Service (LaaS) agreement that includes the full turnkey installation of LED lighting with Interact lighting management software, across 14 buildings at the Yeovil site. The lighting in each building has been carefully designed to ensure a safe and productive work environment for the 3,300 highly skilled personnel across the site.

Signify’s LaaS model is a performance-based contract that guarantees light-level performance for the full duration of the contract. Crucially, the execution of the new lighting system does not require upfront capital investment – instead, Leonardo pays Signify an annual operating fee.  This LaaS model enables Leonardo to realise cash-positive savings from the first year.Once completed, the programme is expected to reduce Leonardo's location based CO₂ emissions by an estimated 725 tons per year, supporting Somerset Council’s Climate Emergency Strategy.

Leonardo is one of the UK's leading aerospace companies and one of the biggest suppliers of defence and security equipment to the UK MOD, making a significant contribution to the UK economy. Leonardo’s Yeovil site is the Home of British Helicopters – offering end-to-end helicopter manufacturing, training and lifecycle services to operators worldwide.

Interact lighting management software - flexible and future-ready

As part of the redesign, the buildings will also see the deployment of Signify’s lighting management system, Interact. The connected lighting system combines energy-efficient Philips LED fixtures with advanced sensors, and Interact software. The system will ensure that the LED fixtures are only turned on when an area is occupied. When there is sufficient natural daylight, the LED fixtures will automatically dim to compensate. This maximises lighting energy savings while ensuring a safe working environment.

Interact provides Leonardo with the ability to make changes to lighting groups and zones, as well as adjust sensor settings in order to further optimise or react to operational changes.

In the future, Leonardo can connect the lighting management system to the cloud using wireless gateways. This enables data-based insights into lighting energy performance, space occupancy, and lighting asset management for all the connected LED fixtures and buildings. Data is presented in Interacts’ simple-to-use configurable dashboards, enabling Leonardo stakeholders to review historical and real-time data, and easily implement changes from any location with an internet connection.