New Postings for the Lighting Positions Network

1. Chief Technology Officer - Automotive Business Segment - Executive Advantage Group, Inc. has recently been exclusively retained by Flextronics International (circa $24B) to conduct a search for a Chief Technology Officer for their $1.7B Automotive Business Segment. The ideal candidate must have significant and broad experience across automotive industry emerging technologies and platforms (e.g., power train, connectivity/infotainment, electrical distribution, LED lighting solutions, power electronics, etc.). Ideal candidates possess +15 years of automotive electronics industry experience which includes +10 years of engineering/technical general management executive experience in progressively more challenging roles. This new retained executive search at: http://executive-advantage.com/FLEX_CTO_Auto or reference the EnergyWatchBlog, directly to Ron E. Bates, Managing Principal rbates@executive-advantage.com. Direct: 408-451-8414.

2. Executive Positions from NETSHARE - The following is a sample of open positions that have been posted with NETSHARE over the past week. This list changes every day…with some dropping off and some added. View the $100K+ job listings below and many more on the website at: http://www.netshare.com/Jobs_Public.aspx?d=815. Email your interest and resumes, reference the EnergyWatchBlog, directly to Jan Furste jan@netshare.com.

• Chief Executive Officer, Texas, $150,000-$250,000 plus incentive plan, plus equity
• Chief Operating Officer, Salt Lake City, $175,000-$225,000 plus 50% bonus
• President, Northeast, USA, Cash Compensation plus substantial Equity opportunity
• President and CEO, Southern California, Negotiable
• Chief Executive Officer, eCommerce, Wisconsin, Competitive Base Salary

News Updates for the Week of October 14

1.      Navigant Predicts ESCO Market Will Pass $8 Billion by 2020 - Energy service companies (ESCOs) grew from a bit player a decade or so ago to a major driving influence in the market to retrofit existing buildings with more energy-efficient technologies. A report announced by Navigant Research says the ESCO market in the United States has gone through a difficult period in recent years as customers have grown concerned about the impact of energy performance contracts on their financial positions. Annual revenue for U.S. ESCOs will grow from $4.9 billion in 2013 to almost $8.3 billion in 2020, the study concludes. http://www.navigantresearch.com/research/the-u-s-energy-service-company-market

2.      LED to Grow 45% Through 2019 - Sales of LEDs that outpace incandescent bulbs in North America are expected to soon completely eliminate incandescent bulbs. The LED lighting market at $4.8 billion in 2012 is anticipated to go to $42 billion by 2019. The reason is the declining price points and the increased interest by the channels in pushing LEDs to consumers. The major lighting companies are listed in the report “LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019” http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/269046-led-lighting-market-shares-strategies-and-forecasts-worldwide-2013-to-2019.html Buy a copy of the report at http://www.reportsnreports.com/purchase.aspx?name=269046 10/9 PRWEB

3.      Cost and Efficacy Forecasts for LEDs - DOE in April released a report entitled Solid State Lighting Research and Development: Multi-Year Program Plan. In the report, DOE said that Cree, Inc. has already developed a 200 lm/W product, that efficient high-quality LED-based 60W replacement bulbs have dropped in price from more than $50 to about $15 in 2012. Other statements by text or graph in the report include: by 2030, about 70% of installed base lighting will be LED; prices for good quality 60W LED replacement bulbs are approaching $10 a bulb, which may be a tipping point for consumers buying replacement bulbs for their homes; by 2020 the price per klm/W will be about $5, by 2020 LED lighting will compose 36 percent of the general illumination market, a figure that would grow to 61 percent by 2025 and to 74 percent by 2030. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mypp2012_web.pdf

4.      LED Market Research Reports - http://www.reportsnreports.com/tags/led-market-research.html

·         LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019

·         Solid State Lighting Market by Types (LED, OLED, and PLED), Application

·         Global LED Lighting Market 2012-2016

·         LED Lighting Markets in China

·         Global UV LED Market 2012-2016

·         2013 Market Research Report on Global and China LED epiwafer Industry

·         Global Active Matrix Organic LED (AMOLED) Market 2012-2016

·         Global LED Industrial Lighting Market 2012-2016

·         Global Packaged GaN LED Market 2012-2016

·         UV LED Technology & Application Trends report

·         LED Packaging

·         LED and OLED Global Markets, 2nd Edition

5.      Incandescents and CFLs Continue Decline, A-Line Halogens Booming - Shipments of traditional A-line incandescent lamps, as measured by NEMA’s lamp shipment index, decreased for the third consecutive quarter in Q2 2013 by 8.6 percent from the previous quarter. Moreover, the index fell by 20.6 percent on a year-over-year basis. CFLs also posted a third consecutive quarterly decline during 2013Q2, fell by 0.6 percent compared to Q1 2013 and 8.5 percent from the same period last year. Shipments of halogen A-line lamps remain robust, having registered a quarterly gain of 28.3 percent. Incandescent lamps fell to a share of 64.5 percent during the quarter compared to 25.1 and 10.4 percent, respectively, for CFLs and halogen A-line lamps (8% higher than last year). http://www.nema.org/news/Pages/Incandescent-Lamp-Shipments-Wane-During-Second-Quarter.aspx

6.      Sustained Growth in T5 Fluorescent Lamp Shipments - NEMA’s T5 lamp shipments index grew by 2.6 percent compared to the previous quarter and 13.3 percent on a year-over-year (y/y) basis. Shipments of T8 lamps during 2013Q2 retreated from a near record high posted in 2013Q1, decreasing by 5.3 percent. Still, the T8 index increased 15.7 percent y/y. The decline in the T12 index accelerated during the quarter showing a decrease of 45.8 percent y/y versus an average decline of 39 percent during the previous three quarters. T5 lamps posted a share of 10.8 percent while T8 and T12 lamps ended the quarter with shares of 74.1 and 15.1 percent, respectively. http://www.nema.org/News/Pages/Sustained-Growth-in-T5-Fluorescent-Lamp-Shipments.aspx

7.      HID Lamp Indexes Continue to Hover Near Record Lows - NEMA’s indexes for HID lamp shipments continued to hover near historical low levels during 2013Q2. The index for mercury vapor lamp shipments continued to track downward, declining by 8.2 percent on a year-over-year (y/y) basis. Likewise, shipments of metal halide lamps fell 6.4 percent y/y, landing at the second lowest level in the series history. Sodium vapor was the lone HID index segment to show improvement. Following four consecutive quarters of y/y declines, the index stabilized during 2013 Q2 by registering a gain of 0.4 percent. Sodium vapor lamps increased their share to 33.2 percent. Shares of mercury vapor and metal halide lamps decreased to 4.2 and 62.6 percent, respectively.  http://www.nema.org/News/Pages/HID-Lamp-Indexes-Continue-to-Hover-Near-Record-Lows.aspx

8.      Zhaga Specifications Reference NEMA Standard for LED Dimming - Control and dimming is an essential feature of many LED-based systems. However, there has been a shortage of standards to ensure compatibility between dimmable LED light engines (LLEs) and phase-cut dimming controls. To help address this lack of standards, NEMA published in April 2013 a new standard: NEMA SSL 7A-2013 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid-State Lighting: Basic Compatibility  http://www.zhagastandard.org/specifications/

9.      T-Opto to Exit LED Lighting Business - T-Opto^® is a Toyota Tsusho America brand focused on the development of LED packages, modules, retrofit bulbs, and power supplies. They were focused on establishing long-term relationships with Lighting OEMs. Effectively they will phase out this division as of the end of December. Their USA office will be open through March in order to complete all of their financial transactions.  As with the recent exit by Honeywell, the issue is that between product innovation and execution, the costs are coming down, but the prices are coming down even faster…so that they are generating losses that they cannot justify. http://www.t-opto.com/

10.  Home Depot Points to Its 2013 Innovation Award Honorees - The Home Depot unveiled its Innovation Awards with a light bulb company Cree at the top of the list for its LED light bulb. The annual innovation award recognizes “the most revolutionary new products that provide true benefits to consumers and the companies that exceeded expectations in sales, service and program execution.” Cree’s innovation was explained as a game changer–at a retail price just under $10 that gives consumers a reason to switch to LED lighting. 10/7 HCN

11.  The Houston County Commission Planning to Spend $5.1 Million on Energy-Saving Project  The commission selected Trane as its ESCO provider last year, and the company has now provided the county with the proposal. The project will cost the county about $5.1 million, financed for 20 years, but Trane guarantees the investment will pay for itself through long-term energy savings. If savings fail to reach the promised levels, Trane will pay the county the difference. 10/10 McClatchy-Tribune Regional News

12. Next Generation Streetlights Initiative - The Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative provides leading-edge education, resources and guidance to local governments to accelerate the move to solid-state lighting (LED). The overarching goal is to catalyze the conversion of 200,000 streetlights in the Bay Area and deliver $50 million in cost savings and 100,000 metric tons of CO2 avoidance over 5 years. Developed in partnership with UC Davis California Lighting Technology.

http://www.baclimate.org/impact/next-gen-guide.html

 13. LED Specifier Summit - Gain knowledge that can be applied immediately to making the right LED lighting decisions This new event offers key education in LED lighting products and practices, geared toward architects, lighting designers, engineers, interior designers and other specifiers of LED lighting. Experience first-hand the latest LED lighting products via tabletop exhibits by 75+ leading manufacturers. http://www.prereg.net/2013/ledss/ 

 

News Updates for the Week of October 7

1.      2013 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting – Cancelled Due to the Government Shutdown -

2.      $10 LED Price War Heats Up the Lighting Market - Earlier this year, Cree dropped the price of its 40-watt equivalent (6-watt) warm-white LED bulb to less than $10. The incumbents were watching and have answered.

• Philips at Home Depot selling its 60-watt LED equivalent for $9.97 after utility rebate. Also at Staples. For regions without a utility rebate available, its 10.5-watt is $10.97. 
• Wal-Mart is selling its line of Great Value LEDs for $8.88 for a 60-watt-equivalent.  
• Wal-Mart will also offer a new dimmable 60-watt equivalent by GE for $11.  
• GE is also selling its Reveal LED for about $20 at other retailers.  
• Ikea said last year it would only sell LEDs after 2016

       http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/10-LED-Price-War-Heats-Up-The-Lighting-Market

3.      LED Products and Building Partners Wanted for All High-Efficacy Project - California’s current Title 24 requirements for building energy efficiency call for some high-efficacy lighting in a limited number of residential space types, such as kitchens and bathrooms. CLTC http://cltc.ucdavis.edu is working with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) and Davis Energy Group (DEG) to develop specifications for residential lighting packages that will consist entirely of high-efficacy LED lighting products. More details are available here

4.      DOE Publishes Updated SSL Manufacturing R&D Roadmap - The Roadmap complements the SSL R&D Multi-Year Program Plan that guides the Core and Product Development R&D programs. One of the goals of the Roadmap is to guide the Manufacturing R&D program and help direct funding solicitations for it. The Roadmap also provides guidance for equipment and material suppliers, based on industry consensus on the expected evolution of SSL manufacturing—thereby reducing risk, improving quality, increasing yields, and lowering costs.  To download a PDF copy of the updated Roadmap, see www.ssl.energy.gov/techroadmaps.html

5.      Hubbell Lighting Launches Create Change Upgrade Program for Commercial Buildings - Commercial buildings represent over 80 billion square feet of space in the U.S. and consume 36% of all electricity, making them one of the largest generators of greenhouse gases. Hubbell Lighting announced a new solution to cut electricity costs, enhance the quality of light and reduce the financial risk of upgrades–resulting in up to a 3% increase in net operating income while at the same time improving the property value and attractiveness for tenants. To learn more about the createchange® program for commercial buildings: www.hubbelllighting.com/solutions/retrofit/applications/

6.      NEMA Publishes Annual Standards and Products Guide - The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published the 2014 edition of its Electrical Standards &  Products Guide (ESPG), a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products. A complimentary copy may be downloaded at no charge: http://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/NEMA/espg_nxtbook/

7.     Lighting Systems Index Gains Continue During Second Quarter - NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index posted a modest increase of 2.4 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the second quarter of 2013. This quarterly advance marked the LSI’s third consecutive increase. On a year-over-year basis, lighting equipment shipments climbed 4.9 percent. Increased demand for fixtures, emergency lighting and miniature lamps buoyed the index by compensating for decreases in ballasts and large lamps. http://www.nema.org/News/Pages/Lighting-Systems-Index-Gains-Continue-During-Second-Quarter.aspx

8.      NEMA Publishes ANSI C136.25 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Ingress Protection (Resistance to Dust, Solid Objects, and Moisture) for Luminaire Enclosures - ANSI C136.25 details the requirements for ingress protection of luminaires in roadway and area lighting equipment. While these requirements are suitable for most types of lighting, it should not be assumed that all listed degrees of protection are applicable to a particular type of equipment. The manufacturer should be consulted to determine the degrees of protection available. View the contents and scope of ANSI C136.25-2013

9.      High Rebates for High Bay Fixtures - Whether replacing antiquated T12HO systems or inefficient HID systems, installing fluorescent, pulse start metal halide, LED or induction high bay fixtures can bring in high rebates. Across North America, rebate organizations offer a lot of money to customers upgrading to energy-efficient high-bay lighting. http://www.briteswitch.com/news/06113.html

Prescriptive Rebates for Highbay Upgrades

Type of Fixture	Minimum Rebate	Average Rebate	Maximum Rebate
High bay T8	$10.00	$65.96	$325.00
High bay T5HO	$15.00	$76.24	$325.00
LED	$19.00	$89.00	$225.00
Induction	$10.00	$84.50	$400.00
Pulse Start Metal Halide	$45.00	$46.50	$400.00

10.  Future View: Technologies That Will Transform the Electrical Industry by Jim Lucy - Lighting, HVAC and building automation companies are blending their products together into integrated building control systems that can dramatically slash the amount of energy a commercial building consumes. http://ewweb.com/electrical-economy/future-view-technologies-will-transform-electrical-industry

 

11.  New Construction Can Get Rebates Too - New construction programs often base the incentives on the savings over a building code, most commonly a version of ASHRAE 90.1. Programs can cover equipment such as HVAC systems, interior lighting, exterior lighting, refrigeration, kitchen equipment and more. With new construction, it's important to consider rebates early in the planning process. http://www.briteswitch.com/news/01133.html

12.  ENERGY STAR LED Bulb Challenge http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=lighting.pr_lighting_landing

 

13.  Energy Department to Award $100 Million for EFRCs - The DOE currently funds 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers, which were selected for five-year funding in 2009. With support for those centers set to expire in July 2014, DOE has announced a competition for a second round of funding. The competition will be open to proposals both from existing EFRCs seeking renewal of support and from institutions seeking to establish new EFRCs under the program. Universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms are eligible to compete and are encouraged to form multi-disciplinary research teams that may include partnerships with other institutions. Awards are expected to range from $2 million to $4 million per year per center for each of five fiscal years. http://energy.gov/articles/energy-department-award-100-million-energy-frontier-research-centers

14.  The Five Rules of Retail – LD&A http://www.ies.org/PDF/Archives/2013_10.pdf - When viewed on the bigscreen of total estimated U.S. retail sales in 2012 of $3.57 trillion, online transactions account for less than 15 percent, or $53 billion. A National Retail Federation survey found that brick-and mortar retailers are displaying solid staying power. Lighting, as part of the store experience, is playing an increasingly important role in creating visually distinctive selling spaces. Five ways that light can be deployed in retail environments:

1)      TO ENHANCE THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

2)      FOR MERCHANDISE DISPLAYS

3)      FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

4)      AS ART

5)      TO COMMUNICATE IMAGE

15.  CMA Launches Electrical Marketing Program Sparket - Creative Marketing Alliance (CMA), a full service marketing firm located in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, announced the launch of Sparket, a dedicated program powered by industry-experts to provide tailored marketing strategy and services to all electrical industry professionals. Designed to ignite the marketing efforts of companies within the electrical industry, Sparket is a customized program with tailored marketing solutions leveraging CMA's dynamic track record in the industry. Honing in on its expertise working with manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, contractors and ESCO's, Sparket delivers customized solutions for companies in this niche marketplace. www.SparketMarketing.com