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2.
DOE Report Estimates LED Savings in Common
Lighting Applications - The U.S. DOE has released a report analyzing markets
where LEDs compete with traditional lighting sources (e.g., incandescent and
fluorescent). The report, “Adoption of Light-Emitting Diodes in Common
Lighting Applications,” provides estimates of current energy savings,
plus potential savings if these markets switched to LEDs overnight. Nine
markets were analyzed: four indoor lamp applications (A-type, directional,
MR-16, and decorative); three indoor luminaire applications (downlight,
troffer, and high-bay); and two outdoor luminaire applications (streetlight and
parking lot/garage). http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/led-adoption-report_2013.pdf
3. NEMA Publishes ANSI/ANSLG C78.43 - NEMA, on behalf of the
American National Standard Lighting Group (ANSLG), published ANSI/ANSLG C78.43,
“American
National Standard for Electric Lamps - Single-Ended Metal Halide Lamps.” This standard sets forth the
physical and electrical requirements for single-ended metal halide lamps
operated on 60 Hz ballasts to ensure interchangeability and safety. The
standard also provides the basis for electrical requirements for ballasts and
ignitors, as well as the lamp-related requirements for luminaires. Also
included are lamps whose arc tubes are made of quartz or ceramic materials. http://www.nema.org/Standards/Pages/American-National-Standard-for-Electric-Lamps-Single-Ended-Metal-Halide-Lamps.aspx
4.
Shaheen-Portman Bill Approved by Senate
Energy Committee - The Energy Savings and Industrial
Competitiveness Act (S. 761) was appreoved by a bi-partisan voice vote.
The bill now moves to consideration by the full Senate. The
Shaheen-Portman bill will spur the use of energy efficiency technologies in the
residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Of course the
measure can’t become law unless it is approved by the U.S. House of
Representatives along with the Senate. http://www.ase.org/resources/summary-energy-savings-and-industrial-competitiveness-act-shaheen-portman
5.
LED Component News: http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/5/
- Everlight is specifically targeting standard and omni-directional
retrofit lamps and light bars for linear applications with the new 62-217D family of mid-power LEDs.
- LG Innotek has been supplying LEDs more into the backlighting market in the past but intends to make a major push into general illumination. In the mid-power area, the company has qualified LEDs to LM-80 across a range of 50 to 280 mA drive currents.
- Philips Lumileds used LFI to makes its first push into COB arrays. The company had focused on smaller point sources that allow for better beam control. But many solid-state lighting (SSL) manufacturers find a single COB LED array much easier to work with, prompting Lumileds' entry.
- Samsung has realized 129-lm/W efficacy in its COB LED products. 13W, 26W, and 40W LEDs are offered across a range of 2700K to 5000K with a CRI of 80. It also announced a high-efficacy mid-power product that it said at the time was the most efficient on the market at 160 lm/W.
6.
The Top 10 Cities for Green Jobs
- Here are
the top cities for green jobs right now, according to job aggregator site SimplyHired.com The Bureau of Labor
Statistics defines green jobs as those in businesses that produce goods or
provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources, as
well as jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s
production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural
resources. The
number is the open positions that meet this description: 5/07
Forbes
No. 1 San Francisco Bay, CA: 4,758
No. 2 Houston, TX: 3,830
No. 3 New York, NY: 3,221
No. 4 Washington, D.C.: 3,207
No. 5 Los Angeles, CA: 2,179
No. 6 Chicago, IL: 2,165
No. 7 Boston, MA: 2,130
No. 8 Philadelphia, PA: 1,838
No. 9 Denver, CO: 1,343
No. 10 Dallas, TX: 1,261
7. Graybar Named “Greenest of the
Green” - tED magazine, the official publication of NAED, is pleased to
announce that St. Louis-based Graybar has received the 2013 “Greenest of the
Green” award. The award recognizes NAED distributor member companies that have
implemented energy-efficiency solutions in their own operations. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10584799.htm
8.
Four
SBIR Grants Awarded for SSL Technology - The U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science has awarded four Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
grants targeting advances in solid-state lighting (SSL) technology:
- Litecontrol Corporation: A Novel OLED Luminaire System for Specialty Lighting Applications
- Plextronics, Inc.: Low Cost Printed Electrodes for OLED Lighting
- InnoSys, Inc.: Highly Efficient and Smart Power Supplies to Drive Phosphorescent OLED Lighting Panels
- Universal Display Corporation: Novel Energy Saving Phosphorescent OLED Lighting Products
To learn more about this program,
visit http://science.energy.gov/sbir/
9. How to Select a Lighting System Designer - Most
lighting-system consultants have specialties. As such, prospective clients
would be well-advised to inquire about a consultants’ pertinent experience. But
there’s more to it than that, as is explained in a guidance document, “ How
To Select a Lighting-System Designer ,” available for free on
the National Lighting Bureau (NLB)'s website. To date, some 300
lighting-system designers have taken advantage of this opportunity and are
listed on the site. http://www.nlb.org/index.cfm?cdid=10499
10. Special Assessments Allow Businesses to Finance
Energy-Saving Upgrades - The project is
one of four being funded this year though a special assessment district set up
by the city of Ann Arbor, MI that allows businesses to get long-term,
lower-cost loans to make energy improvements. including lighting, insulation,
heating and cooling systems, reducing water use and adding renewable energy
sources, such as solar and geothermal. Kerrytown Market & Shops is
replacing lighting fixtures, adding occupancy sensors to storage rooms and
offices and installing light switches in areas that didn't have them so lights
are not on continuously. 5/06 Detroit Free Press
11. City Energy Benchmarking Law Provides Real
Benefit - Last year,
Philadelphia joined a growing number of cities—including New York, Austin,
Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington—that have adopted laws requiring
commercial building owners to gather and report data on energy use in their
buildings. Though Philadelphia is still developing final regulations for what
is known as the Energy Benchmarking Law, the law applies to any building with
50,000 square feet of interior, commercial-use space. Building owners will need
to collect data (including from tenants) on electric, oil, natural gas, steam,
and water usage, and upload that data into the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager system. 5/09 Philadelphia
Business Journal
12. Detroit Lighting Authority
to Get First $600,000 Next Week - The authority will get
$600,000 on May 15 and another $600,000 in both June and August. The authority, approved by council in
February, is charged with crafting a new plan to better illuminate the city as
key to improving public safety. 5/06
Detroit Free Press
13. 31st Annual Energy Management Congress West June 19-20, 2013 Las
Vegas Convention Center - Taking place at the magnificent Las Vegas Convention Center,
the Energy Management Congress (EMC) West is the largest energy conference and technology expo held in
the western U.S. specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy
users. It brings together the top experts in all areas of the field to help you
set a clear, optimum path to energy efficiency, facility optimization and
sustainability, as well as innovation solutions to improve your ROI. http://www.energyevent.com/
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