Tuesday, 31 March 2020
LED lighting upgrade coming to Perham streets
Perham (Minnesota) has 370 street lights and 230 private-area lights, in places such as parking lots, for a total of 600 lights. Currently, Perham’s street lights are high-intensity discharge (HID) which are high-pressure sodium lights. Perham is one of many Minnesota cities planning to convert to light-emitting diode (LED) technology in 2020.
Signify withdraws 2020 outlook
Signify withdrew its financial guidance for 2020, joining hundreds of other companies from across many industries. 'Given the high level of global uncertainty and the very limited visibility on how this crisis might unfold, Signify has decided to suspend its financial outlook for 2020 as announced on January 31, 2020,' the company said in a press release.
The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its scale and the challenges it presents, Signify says. 'Our number one priority is the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, customers, partners, and the people around us. Very early on, we established teams, centrally and locally, to monitor the situation, respond quickly and act appropriately, adhering to the advice of governments and local authorities.'
The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its scale and the challenges it presents, Signify says. 'Our number one priority is the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, customers, partners, and the people around us. Very early on, we established teams, centrally and locally, to monitor the situation, respond quickly and act appropriately, adhering to the advice of governments and local authorities.'
Monday, 30 March 2020
Samsung delivers LEDs with enhanced or depleted blue energy bands for lighting for health applications
Samsung has announced what it called human-centric LED packages that come in versions with either enhanced or depleted energy in the blue or cyan region of the spectral power distribution (SPD). The new Samsung LEDs extend the portfolio of LEDs in the LM30x family — Samsung’s mid-power workhorse series of LEDs with 3×3-mm footprint. The LEDs are among the highest-performing mid-power components on the market, and Samsung has also delivered components in the portfolio for vertical applications such as horticultural lighting.
Sunday, 29 March 2020
Eiffel Tower Is Lighting Up For Coronavirus Carers
Since Friday night the Eiffel Tower is lighting up in golden hues and broadcasting thank you messages across the City of Light to all health workers who are battling the escalating French coronavirus outbreak.
Friday, 27 March 2020
Non-Profit Offers Lights for Coronavirus Remote Site Testing
The National Lighting Bureau is offering free LED lights for the remote sites being set up across the country to test for the coronavirus. NLB Members have lightweight, long-lasting and energy-efficient LED fixtures in stock and ready to ship to support this important cause.
The Bureau is offering lights free of charge to official portable sites that are conducting the coronavirus testing. To request product, officials can visit NLB.org/request or contact info@nlb.org with locations and tent dimensions (length, width, and height of tent). Requests will be evaluated, and quantities are limited.
The Bureau is offering lights free of charge to official portable sites that are conducting the coronavirus testing. To request product, officials can visit NLB.org/request or contact info@nlb.org with locations and tent dimensions (length, width, and height of tent). Requests will be evaluated, and quantities are limited.
Advanced 'super-planckian' material exhibits LED-like light
A new material discovered by Shawn Yu Lin, lead author and a professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is emitting a coherent light similar to that produced by lasers or LEDs, but without the costly structure needed to produce the stimulated emission of those technologies. The new material could be used in applications like energy harvesting, military infrared-based object tracking and identification.
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Oakmont will change gas lamps to LED lights
Oakmont officials unanimously approved a resolution to seek more than $266,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to convert the natural gas lamps across from the businesses along the brick road to LED lights. It costs the committee about $12,000 annually to keep the gas lights on. The conversion is expected to reduce that expense to about $1,200 a year.
Ecosense acquires Soraa
Ecosense has announced the acquisition of Soraa including the company’s assets, brand, product lines, intellectual property (IP) portfolio, and more.
The company will continue to operate as an independent brand, but the deal puts Ecosense into the commercial lamps sector for the first time.
Soraa launched at Strategies in Light 2012 with great fanfare, flush with venture funding and LED pioneer Shuji Nakamura as a co-founder. The company expanded into the luminaire market in 2016.
The company will continue to operate as an independent brand, but the deal puts Ecosense into the commercial lamps sector for the first time.
Soraa launched at Strategies in Light 2012 with great fanfare, flush with venture funding and LED pioneer Shuji Nakamura as a co-founder. The company expanded into the luminaire market in 2016.
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Evluma Launches Line of Post Top Globes
Street and area lighting manufacturer Evluma announces the release of a new globe accessory line, OmniMax Lighting Solutions (OLS) to complement their OmniMax family of LED replacement lamps.
OLS is a custom, curated selection of spherical and acorn style globes for decorative streetlights. The OmniMax is a Bluetooth-connected, screw-in replacement lamp for use in decorative post top globe and acorn lights.
The release of a globe line to complement the OmniMax is designed to make the HID to LED conversion and maintenance process easier for Evluma customers.
Using OmniMax, municipalities, utilities and electric departments converting post top fixtures from HID to LED can do so in under five minutes a fixture. The OmniMax is available in both Premium and Standard models. Premium models are Bluetooth-enabled and are compatible with Evluma’s wireless control application, ConnectLED. Both models carry a ten-year warranty and offer Evluma’s signature low-glare illumination.
OLS is a custom, curated selection of spherical and acorn style globes for decorative streetlights. The OmniMax is a Bluetooth-connected, screw-in replacement lamp for use in decorative post top globe and acorn lights.
The release of a globe line to complement the OmniMax is designed to make the HID to LED conversion and maintenance process easier for Evluma customers.
Using OmniMax, municipalities, utilities and electric departments converting post top fixtures from HID to LED can do so in under five minutes a fixture. The OmniMax is available in both Premium and Standard models. Premium models are Bluetooth-enabled and are compatible with Evluma’s wireless control application, ConnectLED. Both models carry a ten-year warranty and offer Evluma’s signature low-glare illumination.
Baxter City Council delays street lighting project
A Highway 210 street light improvement project is on hold until the Minnesota Department of Transportation completes a Highway 210 corridor study. The project is estimated to cost $180,494 with an alternate bid for DNR lighting of the Paul Bunyan State Trail for $19,349.
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
EDs Used in NVIS: consumption Value to Reach $83.75 Million by 2026
The consumption value of LEDs used in NVIS compatible lighting, by the USA Military reached an estimated $62.53 million in 2019, and the value is forecast to increase at an annual rate of 4.26 percent, to reach $83.75 million in the year 2026.
A night vision device (NVD) comprises of an Infrared (IR) image intensifier tube in a rigid casing, commonly used by US military forces. Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 0.7 and 300 micrometers, which equates to a frequency range between approximately 1 and 430 terahertz (THz).
LED-based Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compliant lighting is usually available in six colors: NVIS blue, NVIS green A, NVIS green B, NVIS white, NVIS yellow and NVIS red. The NVIS blue, NVIS green A and NVIS white display chromaticity coordinates are within the areas bounded by a circle for blue, green A and white and a circle and the spectrum locus for green B, when set to 0.1 foot-lamberts.
The NVIS yellow and NVIS red display chromaticity coordinates are within the area bounded by a circle and the spectrum locus when set to 15.0 foot-lamberts.
A night vision device (NVD) comprises of an Infrared (IR) image intensifier tube in a rigid casing, commonly used by US military forces. Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 0.7 and 300 micrometers, which equates to a frequency range between approximately 1 and 430 terahertz (THz).
LED-based Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compliant lighting is usually available in six colors: NVIS blue, NVIS green A, NVIS green B, NVIS white, NVIS yellow and NVIS red. The NVIS blue, NVIS green A and NVIS white display chromaticity coordinates are within the areas bounded by a circle for blue, green A and white and a circle and the spectrum locus for green B, when set to 0.1 foot-lamberts.
The NVIS yellow and NVIS red display chromaticity coordinates are within the area bounded by a circle and the spectrum locus when set to 15.0 foot-lamberts.
Monday, 23 March 2020
Hotels in Niagara Falls are lighting up with hearts
Hotels in Niagara Falls are standing in solidarity with communities battling the coronavirus pandemic by creating what Canada's tourism officials are calling the Niagara Heart of Hope. In order to create the hearts, hotels are turning off all their room lights -- with the exception of those that create the shape of the vital organ, which is considered a symbol of love.
New York Luxury Condominium to Save 161,000+ kWh Annually from LED Lighting
Shore Towers, the famous 23-story luxury waterfront condominium in Queens, NY, reports the completion of an energy reduction project involving LED lighting. From exit signs to floor lights this LED lighting project secured an incentive from the local utility of more than $73,000 to help with funding. Installed across the 300,000 square foot property, the lighting efficiency solutions are estimated to lower annual energy use in kWh by 161,235.
Friday, 20 March 2020
People put up Christmas lights to spread cheer while they're social distancing
People around the US are putting up their Christmas lights and encouraging others to do the same, CNN reports. The idea is that twinkling, colorful lights will lift spirits during these dark times. And it doubles as a social distancing activity: people can admire the lights from the safety of their own homes or cars.
Multi-channel Heliospectra luminaires used in Dutch greenhouse challenge
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands has its second Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge underway in Bleiswijk. Five teams are competing to use LED lighting and a bevy of their own technology to remotely manage a greenhouse growing cherry tomatoes.
WUR provided each of the teams with greenhouse space. Heliospectra is one of the sponsors of the program, and supplied the teams with Elxia four-channel LED fixtures, and the company’s helioCORE control platform. The Elixia lighting is a supplement to high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting already installed in each of the greenhouses.
WUR provided each of the teams with greenhouse space. Heliospectra is one of the sponsors of the program, and supplied the teams with Elxia four-channel LED fixtures, and the company’s helioCORE control platform. The Elixia lighting is a supplement to high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting already installed in each of the greenhouses.
Thursday, 19 March 2020
Soy sauce Fish are now sustainable lamps
Sydney-based design studio Heliograf has come up with a peculiar lamp. Called Light Soy, the premium glass lamp resembles those plastic fish nestled alongside the wasabi and ginger in your sushi takeout. According to designers, they were inspired to make the lamp after realizing that the soy sauce packets, cute as they are, are still single-use plastics.
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
A designer combination lamp, Bluetooth speaker, and wine cooler in one
Functioning as an LED lamp with warm yellow illumination, a 10-watt wireless speaker with 180-foot Bluetooth range, and a wine cooler and/or plant stand, the new Synergy Pro from Dutch company Kooduu comes in three sizes (small and medium both hold 1 bottle of wine; large holds 2) and can be mixed or matched however you please to create a focal piece in your room or offer surround sound for your playlist.
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Declining Manufacturing Cost of LED to Boost the Market Growth
The growing adoption of energy-efficient lighting technologies will have a positive impact on the market and contribute to its growth significantly over the forecast period, according to a new research report.
The increase in demand for lighting has resulted in a rising use of electricity, which has led governments of many countries to focus on promoting energy-efficient lighting technologies. In some countries, governments have banned the use of incandescent bulbs, which in turn, has resulted in the high adoption of other energy-efficient lighting technologies, including halogen, CFL, LFL, and LED.
The APAC region led the LED market in 2019, followed by North America, Europe, MEA and South America. During the forecast period, the APAC region is expected to register the highest incremental growth due to factors such as growing construction market, increasing government investments in infrastructure projects, and the presence of many LED chip and packaging factories in the region.
The increase in demand for lighting has resulted in a rising use of electricity, which has led governments of many countries to focus on promoting energy-efficient lighting technologies. In some countries, governments have banned the use of incandescent bulbs, which in turn, has resulted in the high adoption of other energy-efficient lighting technologies, including halogen, CFL, LFL, and LED.
The APAC region led the LED market in 2019, followed by North America, Europe, MEA and South America. During the forecast period, the APAC region is expected to register the highest incremental growth due to factors such as growing construction market, increasing government investments in infrastructure projects, and the presence of many LED chip and packaging factories in the region.
Pinergy and eLight launch Light as a Service
Pinergy, the smart energy company which provides 100% green electricity, has formally launched a new partnership with eLight, the Irish company that provides Light as a Service (LaaS). The partnership will support Irish based businesses looking to become more sustainable by investing in energy efficient lighting & being supplied with 100% green energy.
Based in Dublin, eLight helps businesses and schools switch to LED lighting for a fixed monthly service fee, avoiding any upfront payments. For customers, the energy savings are greater than the monthly service fee, allowing them to unlock free cash-flow from day one as well as to improve the quality of their lighting and reduce carbon emissions.
Pinergy and eLight will also be offering free audits for customers to assess their energy needs. Pinergy’s energy advisors are on hand to advise on the full range of grant funding that is available and for which they may qualify for, including current energy support schemes promoted by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
Based in Dublin, eLight helps businesses and schools switch to LED lighting for a fixed monthly service fee, avoiding any upfront payments. For customers, the energy savings are greater than the monthly service fee, allowing them to unlock free cash-flow from day one as well as to improve the quality of their lighting and reduce carbon emissions.
Pinergy and eLight will also be offering free audits for customers to assess their energy needs. Pinergy’s energy advisors are on hand to advise on the full range of grant funding that is available and for which they may qualify for, including current energy support schemes promoted by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
Monday, 16 March 2020
Samsung Electronics Unveils Its First Family of ‘Human-centric’ LED Components to Enhance Indoor Lifestyles
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its first human-centric LED packages, collectively known as LM302N. Engineered with carefully created light spectra, the LM302N family helps human bodies adjust melatonin levels indoors, making people feel more energetic or relaxed depending on their daily life patterns.
Melatonin, a hormone which regulates the sleep-wake cycle, responds to the cyan wavelength range of light. Brighter cyan-concentrated lighting suppresses the body’s production of melatonin, increasing concentration and enabling a greater overall sense of alertness.
Similarly, a lower cyan light intensity minimizes disturbances to the natural onset of the body’s melatonin production, helping to promote sleep quality.
The LM302N DAY can suppress the body’s melatonin level more than 18 percent below that of conventional LED lighting. Available in a variety of color temperatures from 3000K to 6500K, the DAY package can be used in a diverse range of indoor applications, such as schools, offices, libraries and industrial sites.
Melatonin, a hormone which regulates the sleep-wake cycle, responds to the cyan wavelength range of light. Brighter cyan-concentrated lighting suppresses the body’s production of melatonin, increasing concentration and enabling a greater overall sense of alertness.
Similarly, a lower cyan light intensity minimizes disturbances to the natural onset of the body’s melatonin production, helping to promote sleep quality.
The LM302N DAY can suppress the body’s melatonin level more than 18 percent below that of conventional LED lighting. Available in a variety of color temperatures from 3000K to 6500K, the DAY package can be used in a diverse range of indoor applications, such as schools, offices, libraries and industrial sites.
'Commercial Connected Lighting Saves Energy and Money'
A new report from Boulder-based Navigant Research explores the role connected lighting can play in advancing the intelligent buildings market. Commercial connected lighting has the potential to connect billions of lighting devices, creating a data platform that can save energy and money while providing valuable insight for building managers, says Krystal Maxwell, senior research analyst at Navigant Research. Increasingly cost-effective devices and subscription software analytics offer building owners and managers new insights into the economic, energy, environmental, and experience impacts of their facility operations.
Friday, 13 March 2020
Good design ideas don’t need a lightbulb
Milwaukee-based lighting manufacturer Visa Lighting just launched Hellen, a new hand-spun bowl pendant for commercial interiors.
Hellen features several finish combinations, a unique inner contour, and a flat, luminous lens over the light source rather than the typical screw-in bulb.
The flat lens distributes functional light over a larger surface area, preventing glare and visual clutter.
One not-so-subtle detail in Hellen’s design is the choice to implement a flat acrylic diffuser over the LED sources, rather than exposed lamping. This was optimized to reduce visual clutter and create the most comfortable light. “We built a test setup where we could keep moving the LEDs back until they lit up the acrylic evenly,” says lead Product Engineer Alex Murray.
Hellen features several finish combinations, a unique inner contour, and a flat, luminous lens over the light source rather than the typical screw-in bulb.
The flat lens distributes functional light over a larger surface area, preventing glare and visual clutter.
One not-so-subtle detail in Hellen’s design is the choice to implement a flat acrylic diffuser over the LED sources, rather than exposed lamping. This was optimized to reduce visual clutter and create the most comfortable light. “We built a test setup where we could keep moving the LEDs back until they lit up the acrylic evenly,” says lead Product Engineer Alex Murray.
LEDS at GW University conserve 18 million kilowatt-hours over four years
Four years after officials first piloted LED lights in Amsterdam Hall, officials said George Washington University has saved enough energy to power more than 2,000 homes for a year. More than half of the University’s 24 residence halls are now completely outfitted with LED lights and significant portions of six halls like International House, South and JBKO halls have LED lights.
Thursday, 12 March 2020
Signify launches IoT sensor bundles for Interact Office
Employee discomfort, ill health and reduced performance can be linked to a poor-quality office environment. Good quality lighting can already help to increase employee productivity up to 23%, Signify claims.
There are other environmental elements that impact employee health and wellbeing. Poor thermal comfort control leads to a 6% drop in staff performance when offices are too hot, and 4% when too cold.
Signify is launching new Philips IoT sensor bundles that collect and deliver envoronmental data via the Interact Office connected lighting system and Environmental monitoring API’s. The new sensor bundles can monitor occupancy, the number of people, temperature (at room and at desk level), noise levels, daylight levels, relative humidity and are Bluetooth enabled, to provide indoor positioning and navigation capabilities.
These sensors are smaller than a match box and are easily upgraded on premise with a simple click and swap via an upgradable sensor slot.
There are other environmental elements that impact employee health and wellbeing. Poor thermal comfort control leads to a 6% drop in staff performance when offices are too hot, and 4% when too cold.
Signify is launching new Philips IoT sensor bundles that collect and deliver envoronmental data via the Interact Office connected lighting system and Environmental monitoring API’s. The new sensor bundles can monitor occupancy, the number of people, temperature (at room and at desk level), noise levels, daylight levels, relative humidity and are Bluetooth enabled, to provide indoor positioning and navigation capabilities.
These sensors are smaller than a match box and are easily upgraded on premise with a simple click and swap via an upgradable sensor slot.
Colorado company uses UV lighting to kill bacteria and viruses
A Colorado company is offering a new kind of way to disinfect surfaces and spaces amid growing concerns over COVID-19. Puro says it offers a UV lighting technology designed to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses. 'Our lights will run for about a 30-minute period and during that time produce a significant amount of UV to kill any type of bacteria and virus or most fungal strains within a space.'
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Phosphor-converted red LED for car rear combination lamps
Osram has created a phosphor-converted red LED for car rear combination lamps – for fog lights, for instance. One of the main issues with monochromatic LEDs for rear fog applications is the loss of brightness of about 50% in operating temperatures of 60°-70°C. Until now, rear lamp manufacturers had to compensate for this physically induced gap by increasing the number of LEDs, which also increased space requirements.
LRC Evaluates Hybrid UV/Blue Light Lighting System
Approximately 1 in 25 patients contract healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in U.S. hospitals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Standard cleaning procedures usually involve manual application of detergents and disinfectants. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is investigating alternate no-touch methods, including short-wavelength light, ranging from ultraviolet (UV) to blue light (200 nm to 410 nm). Short wavelengths can kill pathogens through a variety of pathways, depending upon the wavelength, the duration, and the amount.
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
Researchers Chart Course for environmentally friendly Bio-LEDs
Scientists at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) are working with research teams from Spain and Italy on environmentally friendly, inexpensive LEDs. The Graz team, led by Gustav Oberdorfer, is designing proteins with the help of simulation software.
To develop artificial fluorescent proteins using bacteria, the Graz biochemists simulated thousands of different hypothetical proteins that could bind the synthetic dyes.
The three research teams are part of the Future and Enabling Technologies (FET Open) project ENABLED.
To develop artificial fluorescent proteins using bacteria, the Graz biochemists simulated thousands of different hypothetical proteins that could bind the synthetic dyes.
The three research teams are part of the Future and Enabling Technologies (FET Open) project ENABLED.
El Paso to install roadway lighting on Yarbrough
The City of El Paso’s Capital Improvement Department will inform the public of the Yarbrough Roadway Lighting and Landscaping Improvements project. The project includes the installation of roadway lighting and median landscaping along portions of Yarbrough from Montana Avenue to I-10. Montana to I-10 will be receiving LED Roadway Arterial Lighting.
Monday, 9 March 2020
New LED lights will illuminate the Acosta Bridge
New LED lights will illuminate the Acosta Bridge by this summer, according to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). The new color-changing LED system cost $2.6 million and will be installed by Miller Electric, John Finotti spokesman for JTA said last year.
EnergyWare Selected to Install LED Lighting in 19 StayLock Locations Around the United States
EnergyWare LLC has secured a contract to install custom LED lighting at StayLock Storage facilities located across four states.
StayLock executives had noted that many of its storage facilities were underlit, creating both an inconvenience and a potential security risk for staff, customers, and goods stored at their locations. Based on the recommendation of a previous EnergyWare customer, another storage facility company, StayLock came to EnergyWare seeking a remedy for their concerns.
StayLock Storage has facilities located throughout the Midwest and East Coast that specialize in protecting personal goods, small business inventories, RVs, boats, and motorhomes. Their partnership with EnergyWare demonstrates a continuing commitment to ensuring their properties are safe and energy-efficient.
StayLock executives had noted that many of its storage facilities were underlit, creating both an inconvenience and a potential security risk for staff, customers, and goods stored at their locations. Based on the recommendation of a previous EnergyWare customer, another storage facility company, StayLock came to EnergyWare seeking a remedy for their concerns.
StayLock Storage has facilities located throughout the Midwest and East Coast that specialize in protecting personal goods, small business inventories, RVs, boats, and motorhomes. Their partnership with EnergyWare demonstrates a continuing commitment to ensuring their properties are safe and energy-efficient.
Friday, 6 March 2020
Lighting Fixtures and Luminaires market worldwide is projected to grow by US$34.1 Billion
Lighting Fixtures and Luminaires market worldwide is projected to grow by US$34.1 Billion, driven by a compounded growth of 5.1%, according to a new report.
The United States will maintain a 3.9% growth momentum. Within Europe Germany will add over US$1.2 Billion to the region's size and clout in the next 5 to 6 years. Over US$968.8 Million worth of projected demand in the region will come from Rest of Europe markets. In Japan, Non-Portable will reach a market size of US$4.9 Billion by the close of the analysis period.
As the world's second largest economy and the new game changer in global markets, China exhibits the potential to grow at 8.2% over the next couple of years and add approximately US$10.1 Billion in terms of addressable opportunity for the picking by aspiring businesses and their astute leaders.
The United States will maintain a 3.9% growth momentum. Within Europe Germany will add over US$1.2 Billion to the region's size and clout in the next 5 to 6 years. Over US$968.8 Million worth of projected demand in the region will come from Rest of Europe markets. In Japan, Non-Portable will reach a market size of US$4.9 Billion by the close of the analysis period.
As the world's second largest economy and the new game changer in global markets, China exhibits the potential to grow at 8.2% over the next couple of years and add approximately US$10.1 Billion in terms of addressable opportunity for the picking by aspiring businesses and their astute leaders.
Energy efficiency lighting rebate grants offered by DNREC
Delaware organizations looking to reduce energy consumption and related costs through energy-efficient lighting now have expanded grant opportunities through Delaware’s Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF). Administered by DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy, the fund offers grants to offset the cost of energy efficiency improvements, and has broadened the kinds of light fixtures that will qualify for grants while adjusting incentives offered for large custom projects to reflect competitive regional market rates.
EEIF assists with energy assessments, lighting, HVAC, complex retrofits, building improvements, and thermal energy systems. Changes to the lighting incentives include 34 new categories of eligible fixtures, varying incentive rates based on wattage, and the addition of incentives for lighting control systems. All incentive levels also have been adjusted to reflect market conditions for LED lights.
Updates to comprehensive custom projects have been made to promote maximum energy efficiency efforts, including implementing a tiered system that encourages applicants to consider projects with multiple end-use benefits. The EEIF program is also creating its first incentives for reducing emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
EEIF assists with energy assessments, lighting, HVAC, complex retrofits, building improvements, and thermal energy systems. Changes to the lighting incentives include 34 new categories of eligible fixtures, varying incentive rates based on wattage, and the addition of incentives for lighting control systems. All incentive levels also have been adjusted to reflect market conditions for LED lights.
Updates to comprehensive custom projects have been made to promote maximum energy efficiency efforts, including implementing a tiered system that encourages applicants to consider projects with multiple end-use benefits. The EEIF program is also creating its first incentives for reducing emissions, such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
Thursday, 5 March 2020
Kenall Introduces New, Virtually Impenetrable Light Fixtures for Correctional Facilities
Kenall Manufacturing has introduced a new family of virtually impenetrable lighting fixtures that have no access points of any kind, including doors and hinges.
Challenged by a customer to create a truly vandal-proof fixture, Kenall engineers created the Mighty Mac SSAS ceiling mount luminaire, the CCS (corner-mount), WCHS (wall-mount) and WCUS (wall-mount with uplight).
The heavy-duty housings are manufactured from a single piece of steel, virtually preventing entry once the light fixtures are installed. Inside, long-Life LEDs are designed to last for up to 85,000 hours (10 years) of continuous use, service-free. Lenses are made of the toughest materials available and kept in place with a special bracket system fastened to the housing with through-studs. The entire fixture is secured to the wall or ceiling surface with 6 high-security bolts, making it virtually impenetrable.
US LED Launches Light Now Lighting as a Service Program
US LED announced the launch of its new Lighting as a Service (LaaS) program – Light Now. With the introduction of Lighting as a Service, US LED will be able to offer customers the opportunity to install new LED lighting solutions in their facilities with no upfront capital. This allows businesses to benefit from new LED lighting as a monthly service agreement and avoid taking on capital expenditures on their books.
For companies looking to increase efficiencies, Lighting as a Service (LaaS) reduces overall energy consumption and eliminates maintenance. It's an all-inclusive subscription that allows business owners the ability to have energy-efficient LED lighting with no upfront capital. Monthly payments divide the cost of the new LED lighting, the installation, and the maintenance. Because Lighting as a Service is defined as a service agreement, it's designated as an operating expense and not a capital expenditure on the books.
For companies looking to increase efficiencies, Lighting as a Service (LaaS) reduces overall energy consumption and eliminates maintenance. It's an all-inclusive subscription that allows business owners the ability to have energy-efficient LED lighting with no upfront capital. Monthly payments divide the cost of the new LED lighting, the installation, and the maintenance. Because Lighting as a Service is defined as a service agreement, it's designated as an operating expense and not a capital expenditure on the books.
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Turning out the lights in Southold
At a public forum hosted recently by the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association, Southold Town Planning Board member Mary Eisenstein introduced a new concept for the community: Turn Off Your Lights Day. In line with the goals of International Dark Sky Week, which began in 2003 and runs this year April 19-26, her suggestion aims to help reduce energy consumption, diminish the effects of light pollution through education and awareness and encourage people to see the night sky clearly. A set date has not yet been formally selected.
Using IR LEDs To Hide In Plain Sight
Getting by without falling under the gaze of surveillance cameras doesn’t seem possible nowadays – from malls to street corners, it’s getting more common for organizations to use surveillance cameras to keep patrons in check. Freedom Shield built by engineer Nick Bild is an attempt at breaking away from the status quo and giving people a choice on whether they want to be seen or not. The spectrum of radiation visible to humans maxes out around 740nm, allowing the IR waves to remain undetected by normal observers.
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
LED street lights to be installed across Suffolk in £9.8m scheme
A £9.8m scheme to replace two-thirds of Suffolk's street lights with LED alternatives is to be rolled out. Suffolk County Council said it would replace a further 43,000 of the county's street lamps with LEDs because they were "more energy-efficient". It said it was expected to take five years for the savings to cover the cost of the multi-million pound investment.
Environmental Lights Launches 5-in-1 LED Light Sheets
Environmental Lights announced the launch of the new 5-in-1 LED Light Sheets. The 5-in-1 LED Light Sheet is a cuttable and modular light sheet designed specifically for backlighting applications where bolder colors or softer pastels are of critical importance. Five LEDs are packaged in every node on each light sheet. All five colors can be mixed to create an extremely wide range of color options. Individual light sheets feature 12 cut segments containing six 5-in-1 nodes, for a total of 72 nodes per sheet.
Monday, 2 March 2020
Light + Building 2020 New Date Confirmed
Due to the increased spread of the coronavirus, Light + Building 2020 had been postponed with a new date. The largest fair of the lighting and building technology industry will take place from September 27 to October 2, 2020, at the Frankfurt exhibition center. LpS, LED professional Symposium + Expo, scheduled from September 22 to 24, has been cancelled.
DOE announces LED projects to receive $12.5 million
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $74M (million) in research and development (R&D) funding as part of the Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) program with $12.5M of the total going to projects in the LED and solid-state lighting (SSL) sectors.
Even as the DOE has moved to enact policy against regulations that encourage the use of LED lighting, the agency continues some level of funding for the energy-efficient technology. Several of the new projects, however, have a distinct quality of light angle, a trend we have noted pervading our LED and SSL sectors.
Even as the DOE has moved to enact policy against regulations that encourage the use of LED lighting, the agency continues some level of funding for the energy-efficient technology. Several of the new projects, however, have a distinct quality of light angle, a trend we have noted pervading our LED and SSL sectors.