- The lighting will highlight the interior beauty of the Church of Santa María de Rioseco in Valladolid, specifically, the Chapel of Los Benavente the choir and the grillwork in the temple.
- This lighting project will be undertaken subject to sustainability and efficiency criteria, respecting the environment and promoting energy savings. This will reduce energy consumption by 66%, avoiding the emission of 858 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere.
The Endesa Foundation has today signed a collaboration agreement with the Association for the restoration and conservation of temples in Medina de Rioseco to light up the inside of the Church of Santa María in the town in the province of Valladolid, specifically the choir and the grillwork in the temple and the Chapel of Los Benavente. The Chapel was described by the writer and intellectual Eugenio D'órs as the "Sistine Chapel of Castilian art", a term that, together with the "Sistine Chapel of Castile", eventually became the popular name for this jewel of the Spanish Renaissance.
The ceremony to sign the agreement was held in the Chapel of Los Benavente and in attendance were the mayor of Medina de Rioseco, David Esteban, the managing director of the Endesa Foundation, Javier Blanco, and the Chairman of the Association for the restoration and conservation of temples in Medina de Rioseco, Antonio Santamaría.
This lighting project will be undertaken subject to sustainability and efficiency criteria, respect for the environment and promoting energy savings. A total of 34 lighting points will be installed in the Chapel of Los Benavente that will require a power of 0.4 kW, and in the choir 14 lighting points and 6 LED lines with a total power of 0.58 kW; the total power (0.98 kW) required by the two spaces is equivalent to the consumption of a domestic iron.
The artistic lighting for the Chapel of Los Benavente will be constructed on two levels, with reduced size LED projectors: a first general level will involve illuminating the vault, creating an enveloping light throughout the chapel by means of reflection. A second level of lighting consists of highlights was implemented on the most outstanding motifs to avoid the monotony of general lighting.
In turn, the Choir's seats will be illuminated with adjustable beam LED projectors located on the closing grillwork and a continuous line of LED will be installed to illuminate the lower area of the seating. The lectern is also due to be lit with two LED projectors with the same characteristics, and the grillwork from the outside with two extensive beam LED projectors installed on the columns in the central aisle.
The use of high-efficiency LED bulbs will make it possible to considerably increase energy savings, specifically 1.96 kW compared to the 2.94 kW that the Chapel and the choir would require if conventional light projectors were used, such as discharge, halogen and fluorescent bulbs. And so, thanks to this artistic indoor lighting project, the Endesa Foundation will held to reduce the temple's energy consumption by 66%, or 4,290 kilowatt-hours/year, preventing the emission of 858 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere.