The first solid-state street lighting solution in Portugal is to be implemented along the Fidalgo Aprendiz in Pombal City.

LUXEON Rebel LEDs from Philips Lumileds, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, are used in the new streetlight developed by BlueSpan, a provider LED lighting solutions. The streetlight's technical design was the result of a cooperative development effort between Philips Lumileds and optics expert Fraen.

The new street lights are reportedly approximately 60% more efficient than the most common High-Pressure Sodium lamps that were initially considered to replace the Mercury Vapour lamps installed.

The new street lights will reduce Pombal city's energy consumption and also begin the process of removing solutions with mercury from use in the city. It has a revolutionary new optical solution that ensures uniformity and reduces glare, a correlated color temperature tuned for the environment, and a seven year warranty.

The Implementation of the new streetlight is being expanded in Portugal with new installations in 40 different cities starting in May 2009, according to BlueSpan.