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The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth approached our Plymouth branch to help them solve a lighting problem in the public areas. "The original halogen lamps had a very short shelf life so we were constantly replacing them, plus the heat generation was a problem over some of the smaller chilled water tanks" commented Jim Farley, Senior Engineer. Western Electrical worked in conjunction with a manufacturer and as well as providing a much more modern appearance with a brighter , lighter feel throughout the aquarium the estimated savings are already being calculated as 35,724 kWh annually, which amounts to 15.4 tonnes of CO2.