Drax Power Plant

The UK’s largest renewable power station chose Powerlite Fitzgerald to help achieve their goal of lighting one of the twelve cooling towers—each
standing over 100 metres tall—in NHS blue, in honour of NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supplied bespoke NHS Blue LEDs

Supplied bespoke 600W  floodlights to the largest UK renewable power station

Designed a bespoke heat dissipation system 

Work undertaken

As Yorkshire’s largest lighting manufacturer with over four decades of experience creating bespoke UK solutions, we knew we were the perfect fit for this project.

The first and most important modification we had to make to our regor
11 was the colour of the LEDs to be NHS blue. We accomplished this by
creating a combination of specific LED chip wavelengths that precisely
replicated the NHS Blue.

To meet Drax’s requirement for uniform lighting across the tower, our
technical team modified the Regor 11 to include a 60° lens for perfect
light distribution. Since the bespoke Regor was supplied at 600W,
preventing overheating was essential. Our team solved this by designing
a custom heat dissipation design from scratch, ensuring the high wattage
was cooled effectively.

Insights

This project is a great example of what we’re all about—creating bespoke
solutions to meet the needs of end clients. We’re incredibly proud to
have been part of such a special project—doing what we do best while
honouring and showing appreciation for the brave and hardworking NHS
staff.

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