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1. The 2013 Next Generation
Luminaires™ (NGL) Solid-State Lighting
(SSL) Indoor Competition Design Competition - To recognize and
promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for
commercial, industrial and institutional applications has officially launched!
Written intents to submit are due by January 18, 2013 and must be submitted
online. Entries will be judged by application category: http://www.ngldc.org/13/indoor/categories.stm
New
categories encourage new, innovative ideas for application of white LEDs to
solve lighting design problems. For complete competition
details, see the NGL 2013 Indoor Entrant Guide: http://www.ngldc.org/pdfs/NGL-13-entrant-guide-indoor.pdf
2. The Health
Benefits of LED Lighting - Solid-state
lighting (SSL) is shaping up to be a remarkably complex technology, combining
the sciences of light and color with the potential to provide many features
that were previously unattainable in a lighting system. Because LEDs emit light
at precise wavelengths—that is, where a specific spectral composition of
light is important—they are ripe for medical/health benefit applications. We
are just at the threshold of understanding how light levels and colors affect
people— he intricacies of the interaction between lighting and our circadian
rhythms. When we don’t receive a strong,
regular reception of light, our “body clock” malfunctions. If a lighting
control system can adjust the spectral content of light as well as the light
level throughout the day, imitating the daylong presence of sunlight, it can
help our biological clock, or circadian rhythm, stay in sync. http://ecmweb.com/lighting-amp-control/health-benefits-led-lighting
3. How Smart LEDs Could Change Your Home - The
smart bulbs connect to a local network, and can communicate with a smartphone,
computer or tablet. Owners can then use their phones or computers to control
the brightness and, in some cases, color of the light. As an added bonus, users
can program the lights to cut down energy costs, for example by turning off the
lights at certain times of day. Users who will be away from home could even set
the lights to turn on and off to ward off potential burglars.Several companies
have all rolled out or plan to ship a connected LED bulb, including established
players like Philips and Insteon, the early-stage and venture-funded Greenwave
Reality, and crowdfunded projects LIFX and iLumi. 1/01 Live Science
4. Atlanta Energy-Efficient Building Challenge Spreads Fast - Atlanta's Better Buildings Challenge was launched about a year ago.
Since then, the voluntary program has grown to include about 70 buildings with
48 million square feet of space aiming to be more energy-efficient. The goal of
the project is to reduce energy and water consumption by 20 percent by 2020.
The effort focuses on a 400-block area in downtown Atlanta and extends far
beyond office towers to include government buildings, hospitals and education
centers. The city is clearing
the way for financing options, too. Atlanta's economic development arm voted in
April to allow building owners to tap up to $8 million in public dollars. And the agency's board in October signed off
on a plan to create a separate pool of at least $200 million in private
funds. 12/28 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5. Ohio Energy Efficiency Project to
Be Finished by Spring - The Ohio Schools Facilities Commission approved the
$1.9-million project under House Bill 264 guidelines, which permit school
districts to make energy efficiency improvements that may be paid for with
energy savings in 15 years or less. 1/02 ThisWeek Community News
6. University of Tennessee Installs Bright Idea to Boost
Energy-Efficiency - Contractors are currently working to install new
energy-efficient lighting systems in four large buildings on campus. Federal
grants are helping fund the $2.3
million project to replace the old lights in the communications building,
student services, the Bailey education building, and HPER. UT said the combination of more efficient fixtures
and energy-saving sensors should cut the campus utility bill by about $700,000 a
year. http://www.wbir.com/news/article/248055/2/UT-installs-bright-idea-to-boost-energy-efficiency
7. Energy Visions in Kentucky - The idea is that
Kentucky could widely initiate and adopt best practices in energy efficiency
and production, as it has done successfully with school buildings across the state.
They recently brought the attention of Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance to
the state. Kentucky has invested in
high-performance schools, now numbering 120 across the state. SEEA can promote
Kentucky throughout the region as a model for the development of
energy-efficient schools. http://bizlex.com/2013/01/energy-visions-in-kentucky/
8. Future Lighting and LG Innotek Sign Distribution Deal - Future Lighting Solutions (FLS)
and LG Innotek have signed a worldwide
distribution agreement through which FLS will sell LG Innotek’s
entire portfolio of LED lighting products, ranging from LED packages to
integrated solutions. FLS recently restructured its distribution agreement with Philips
Lumileds, allowing FLS to distribute products from other LED
manufacturers. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/1/4
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10. The Wind Industry Gets to Draw Another Breath
- Wind not only got an
extension of its tax credit in the federal budget compromise, but the rules
were also restructured: while the extension runs for only one year, the nature
of the deadline has changed. Projects do not need to be finished and feeding
electricity to the grid by next New Year’s Eve; construction only needs to be
started.
11. DOE and EPA Release Annual Fuel Economy Guide
with 2013 Models - The
U.S. EPA and the DOE are releasing the 2013 Fuel Economy Guide, giving
consumers clear and easy-to-read information to help them choose the most fuel
efficient and low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles that meet their needs. The
2013 models include efficient and low-emission vehicles in a variety of classes
and sizes, but notable this year is the growing availability of hybrids and the
increasing number of electric vehicles. A complete version of the guide and
details on the fuel economy labels: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
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