American LED manufacturer Cree is set to install LED technology in five US Embassies in Europe.
As part of the program led by the Alliance to Save Energy and The League of Green Embassies,Cree will be installing its energy-efficient exterior and interior lighting at US Embassies in Vienna,Rome,Madrid,Berlin and Lisbon.
Cree claims,when compared with current lighting,the new installations will offer an energy saving between 45 per cent and 76 per cent,depending on the individual requirements of each Embassy.
The US Department of State provided$500,000 to partially subsidise the initial costs,say initial reports.
Greg Merritt,VP of coprorate marketing at Cree,said;"Embassies are a great vehicle to showcase US innovation and influence global commercial and industrial organizations to take action,consume less energy and advance energy efficiency."
The League of Green Embassies was established in 2007 to reduce greenhouse emmissions,but to also showcase US technology and increase US exports.
The completed installations are due to be unveiled over the course of 2012.
