Elation Lighting Transforms Aalborg's AKKC With Enhanced Efficiency And Performance

Travel to northern Denmark, and you’ll arrive at Aalborg, a delightful city with a dynamic cultural scene. At the heart of its cultural life is the Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center (AKKC), one of Scandinavia's busiest entertainment and convention venues. The center hosts concerts, theater, ballet, exhibitions, and conventions and welcomes over half a million guests annually.

After years of relying on traditional incandescent lighting, the venue upgraded to a more versatile and energy-efficient LED system to accommodate its diverse events better. AKKC lighting technicians Jakob Krøyer and Thomas Nowakowski were instrumental in the search and eventual specification of a new LED lighting system for the venue’s main performance space, ultimately opting for Elation FUZE MAX PROFILE and the KL PROFILE FC luminaires.

After testing for brightness, color mixing, and quiet operation, among other factors, the team selected 12 FUZE MAX PROFILE and 18 KL PROFILE FC to light the different niches that AKKC caters to.

Uniform front lighting was essential, and both models delivered with their high-quality RGBMA LED engines, providing consistent output. Maintaining color temperature during dimming was also a top priority.

Environmental responsibility is a key focus for AKKC, which is certified under DNV’s Sustainable Development Goals and ISO 20121 for sustainable events. LEDs' energy-saving benefits, along with their greater reliability, reduced maintenance, and lower cost of ownership, all played a role in the venue’s decision to replace the previous 2Kw profile fixtures.