London landmarks switched on by sustainable technology

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These pictures show London landmarks and everyday buildings lit up by sustainable technology.

Londoners will be able to see transformations for themselves next month at the capital's only light festival Switched On London, now in its second year.

From 7-14 February buildings such as Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London Bridge, HMS Belfast and Southwark Cathedral will all be illuminated.

And for the first time the festival includes more urban settings including Southwark Post Office, Bermondsey St Car Park and Potter's Fields Park. There will be around fifteen lighting projects in total.

All the 2008 schemes will be audited for their energy usage to see if an alternative scheme can provide better lighting whilst using less energy.

A good example of this from the 2007 festival was the Tower of London's scheme, which dramatically lowered the Tower's power consumption.

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone said: "I fully support the Switched on London 2008 campaign and will be making sure that City Hall takes part in the event again this year. Switched on London is to be commended for their campaign to promote the use of energy efficient lighting in London at night. By using more efficient lighting, organisations and households can save money and help to tackle climate change."

Spokesman for Switched on London, Paul James said: "Switched On London is an opportunity to educate the public in the capital about the value of energy efficient lighting in the urban environment.

"Through the services of professional lighting designers and the latest technology, we aim to show that lighting need not be wasteful but inspiring, practical and, because it is a Festival of Light, fun."

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