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Street lighting without poles – LULU
Introducing LULU-SQ-SC2. Our first street lighting lens designed especially for vertical installations with low mounting heights.
Where the streets have no poles
The world is full of different kinds of roads.
Some are elevated.
Some curve through complex spaces.
Some span across terrain where infrastructure becomes a cost or a constraint.
And some roads were never designed for poles.
LULU is the ideal solution for roads
where poles are impossible, unwanted, or too expensive.
How does it work?
Instead of lighting from above, LULU enables precise, controlled illumination from the side, integrated into barriers, walls, or other vertical structures.
Recommended mounting height is below 1.5 meters, supporting a height-to-distance ratio of up to 1:12.
The three new beams (CB, PRO, FT85) are designed to provide application-specific light distributions, delivering high uniformity and effective glare control for all road users.
The beam names correspond to counter-beam and pro-beam lighting principles when installed on the right side of the roadway, but can be applied on either side depending on traffic direction and desired lighting effect.
| CBCounter-beam for right-side installation and traffic, directing light towards the driver with angled reflection to prevent glare. Reverse distribution for opposite-side use. |  |
| PROPro-beam for right-side installation and traffic, directing light away from the driver for near-zero glare. Reverse distribution for opposite-side use. |  |
| FT85Symmetrical beam for roads with two-way traffic, uniformly illuminating both lanes without glare. |  |
Integration to applications
With a compact 30 × 30 mm footprint and a low profile (max. 20 mm), LULU integrates seamlessly into a wide range of luminaires and structures.
The SOLDER-CLIP-2 mounting enables fast and reliable assembly, supporting scalable luminaire design and automated production.
Read more about the SOLDER-CLIP-2.
Photometric performance is demonstrated in the two-lane road example below. At a mounting height of just 1 meter and luminaire spacing of 12 meters, LULU-SQ-SC2 lenses can meet C3-class road lighting requirements with good uniformity.
Different beams can be selected based on traffic direction and installation side.
Bringing light where poles cannot go
While the new LULU beams are optimised for street and roadway lighting, they can also be used in a wide range of applications:
◆ Bridges and viaducts
◆ Tunnels and underpasses
◆ Elevated highways
◆ Narrow urban streets and pathways
◆ Bollards and integrated roadside lighting
A particularly strong opportunity is solar street lighting. LULU enables compact, low-height luminaires that can operate as standalone units with integrated solar panels and energy storage. Without poles, trenching, or cabling, installation is faster, more flexible, and significantly more cost-efficient.
