OSRAM illuminates the Euro 2012

The 2012 European Football Championships letting the championship stadia shine with the latest lighting technology. The host countries, Poland and Ukraine, rely on OSRAM's experience of the professional lighting of global sporting events. Four stadia have been equipped with varied, state-of-the-art lighting solutions. State-of-the-art technology from OSRAM will provide a perfect sporting and event setting in Warsaw, Kiev, Gdansk and Lvov. The high bay lights is the national stadium in Warsaw. OSRAM supplied the latest in lighting technology for the completely new arena, including lighting for the external facade, which, as an outsized, multimedia screen, offers a world first in the illumination of sports stadia. Around 1,700 LED luminaires from the OSRAM subsidiary Traxon light up the shell of the stadium in the Polish national colors, red and white. The facade is also a giant screen, on which various dynamic light patterns of LED high bay lights, match results, team or scorer names can be communicated to the outside world. A global innovation. The segments of the building shell, which are woven like a basket, are equipped with dimmable Liner Shield AC XB 36 LED luminaires, which were anchored with self-designed brackets, so that it is possible to provide unified lighting of the individual panels. Combined with an intelligent light management system from e:cue, it is possible to create unique effects. The pitch of the stadium is also illuminated with innovative lighting technology from OSRAM. A total of 450 energy-efficient high performance lamps are used here, and were also installed in the stadium in Gdansk, which meet the latest requirements of HD-quality television broadcasts.