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traffic signal with energyefficient bulbs will save the Abu Dhabi municipality up to Dh1 billion over the next 20 years, officials estimate. Lightemitting diode (Led) lights cost about 40 per cent more than traditional high-pressure sodium bulbs, said Martin Valentine, a lighting expert at the municipality. But while sodium street lights last about two years, the Led types have a life of at least 12.5 years, Mr Valentine said. With about 620,000 street lights in Abu Dhabi, the municipality estimates between Dh500 million and Dh1bn will be saved, including the cost of changing the Led lights once. The municipality launched a public-lighting strategy in 2011, including plans for Led lighting and dimming lights. The programme was moving quite swiftly, Mr Valentine said, speaking at the World Future Energy Summit."The first sign of things to come is Salam Street," he said. Revamped sections of the busy city road opened last year with Led street lights and traffic signals, between Khalifa and Al Falah streets. "All new projects use Led technology," Mr Valentine said. Elsewhere, street lights will be fitted with Leds when their bulbs are due to be replaced, he said."Most of the existing lighting will be replaced anyway within the next five to six years." Sodium bulbs are inefficient and cause more light pollution and glare than Leds, which are also more environmentally friendly to make and dispose of."They have no inert gases, no filaments, no dangerous chemicals," Mr Valentine said. "A lot of old lamps have mercury, phosphorus." Several cities in the USA, Hungary and elsewhere have already fitted some or all of their streets with Leds. The next step is to dim certain street lights between midnight and dawn when traffic density is lower, Mr Valentine said."It will be done on a case-by-case basis," he said, explaining a need to balance energy efficiency with public safety.
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changing the Led lights \ replacing the sodium bulbs with new ones
How

Where

Abu Dhabi \ UAE \ Khalifa\

Al Falah \ Salam Street\ USA\Hungary

When

2011 \ public lighting strategy \ 5-6 years

Who

AD Municipality

What

Energy efficiency \ improve \ environmentally friendly\ technology\lights

sodium change \ replace \ leds (light emitting diodes ) \ decrease \ brightness \ future plan \ off peak

To save energy \ cause Why

more light pollution\ safety\ saving money (approximately 1 bn) environmental reasons \ long life \ throw

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Now write a summary in 100 words or less.

In this article l summarize how we can preserve the environment, Author of the article AD Municipality. He talked about how to maintain the energy that is important to all countries in the world which is singled out by the United Arab Emirates, This is done by replacing bulbs that preserve the environment and not harmful to the environment, They think of using lamps that take several years, it saves money and saves energy and we should be friends of the environment, With this new project will reduce energy use and do not pollute the energy.

Bibliography
Nereim.V. (2012, Jan 22). Green streetlights in Abu Dhabi save municipality Dh1 billion. Retrieved sep 24, 2013, from The national : http://www.thenational.ae/news/uaenews/environment/green-streetlights-in-abu-dhabi-save-municipality-dh1-billion