digiLED Installs Digital Scoreboard LED Screen at Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Powered by digiLED ZEUS® technology. The new stadium screen delivers outstanding brightness, contrast and reliability, whilst eliminates standby power consumption to ZERO – helping Headingley engage with fans, lower running costs and carbon emissions.
Advanced Sports Scoreboard Screen Enhances Matchday Viewing
When Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) decided to upgrade their 5,000-nit, 22 mm pixel pitch sports scoreboard LED screen at Headingley Stadium in 2023, they had two clear priorities. First, to reduce energy consumption. Second, to increase brightness, ensuring vibrant, high-impact visuals even in direct sunlight, when conditions are at their most challenging.
With those goals in mind, they turned once again to digiLED, their trusted partner who had originally delivered Headingley’s digital scoreboard LED display back in 2009.
The brief was straightforward: deliver a brighter, more energy-efficient solution that could perform reliably in all lighting conditions. digiLED recommended their VISION MAX PRO 10 mm system, a custom-built cabinet designed specifically to fit the stadium’s existing steel structure.
This approach brought an added environmental benefit. By reusing the existing frame, YCCC avoided the need to fabricate a new one, which would have created an additional 13.3 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. The result was a more sustainable installation with a lower carbon footprint from the outset.
YCCC Highlights Stadium Screen Delivers Cost & Carbon Reductions With digiLED ZEUS
Despite offering twice the brightness of the previous sports stadium screen, the VISION MAX PRO delivers a peak output of 10,000 nits while consuming just 165 watts per square metre. This is thanks to its efficient electronic design and carefully selected components.
The new sports scoreboard screen also includes digiLED’s patented ZEUS® (Zero Energy Use System) technology. ZEUS® cuts standby power consumption from around 75,000 kWh per year to zero.
The impact is significant.
Each year, this saves roughly £22,000 in energy costs and reduces carbon emissions by 16 tonnes. When combined with the savings from reusing the original screen structure, the environmental benefits are even greater.
Alongside the improved brightness, digiLED also developed a custom mask with tailored shaders and optimised viewing angles to suit Headingley Stadium, helping deliver a clearer, more engaging matchday experience for fans.
Delivering Smart, Reliable Tech
“It’s been a pleasure to work with the team at YCCC again, and we’re proud to be part of the new highlights stadium screen at Headingley,” said Guy Horrigan, COO at digiLED.
“At digiLED, we focus on delivering smart, reliable technology that helps our clients achieve exactly what they need. With ZEUS®, our latest green tech, we’re helping reduce both energy costs and carbon impact.
And by cutting standby power use to zero, the screen’s electronics stay protected during the off-season without using a single unit of electricity.”
Client Testimonial
Our brief was demanding because we’re always striving for better and constantly progressing with energy-saving options and becoming a greener stadium. The digiLED solution was tailored precisely to our needs in terms of brightness and viewing angles and has been installed in an environmentally efficient manner. Beyond that, the energy savings made with the ZEUS power management system will, over the course of the screen’s life, pay for the new installation whilst mitigating vast amounts of CO2. Every stadium would benefit from digiLED ZEUS® technology, it is a no-brainer.
Sam Hinchliffe, Director of Operations
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
