There will be four pilot sites where energy efficient street lighting using LITES technologywill be implemented. They are planned for the Municipality of Bordeaux in France, Riga Technical University campus in Latvia and the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal. All efficiency factors will be optimized at the sites to generate a significant energy saving during the course ofthe project.

The LITES project technical team has prepared the Pilot Site computerized simulations. These simulations show LITES luminaires provide light output of much higher quality compared to existing HPS lamps. Moreover, lighting uniformity is improved.

RTU Industriālās elektronikas un elektrotehnikas institūta zinātnieki Eiropas Komisijas 7. Ietvarprogrammas projekta LITES laikā kopā ar ārzemju kolēģiem izstrādā viedu ielu apgaismojuma sistēmu, kas elektroenerģijas patēriņu ļaus samazināt līdz 70–80%.

RTU zinātnieki projekta laikā izstrādā autonomā gaismekļa barošanas bloku ar vadības sistēmu.

The eighth OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities, opens on 4 October in Brussels. Organised annually by the European Commission and the EU Committee of the Regions, over 6 000 regional and local representatives will take part in this years four-day event. Under the heading "Europe 2020: competitiveness, co-operation and cohesion for all regions”, OPEN DAYS will provide a forum for exchanging ideas on the role of Europes regions and cities in delivering the Europe 2020 strategy.