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 15

1.     Existing Buildings are Poised for Upgrades - Department of Energy (DOE) regulations targeting electromagnetic T12 ballasts and 4- and 8-ft T12 lamps have eliminated a majority of these products from the market, forcing owners of these lighting systems to upgrade to more-efficient lighting systems. As more than 430 million linear 4-ft T12 lamps alone are still in use, according to DOE--with T12 lamps accounting for about 30 percent of 4-ft linear fluorescent lamp sales in 2011, according the National Electrical Manufacturers Association--this is a major untapped opportunity to save energy.  http://www.ies.org/lda/HotTopics/LED/9.cfm

2.     LEDs Power Greener Lighting - A recent report by the U.S. DOE finds that, of the three most common choices, LEDs are the most efficient and friendliest to the environment. The report, “LED Manufacturing and Performance,” compares LEDs, incandescents and CFLs. It examines every stage of their life cycles, including manufacturing, assembly, transport, operation and disposal. CFLs bested LEDs in only one of 15 measurements: their contribution to landfills. The aluminum contained in an LED’s large heat sink causes a greater environmental effect because of the energy and resources consumed in its manufacturing. The report projects that, in five years, the environmental effects of LEDs will be significantly lower than today’s LED products, based on expected near-term improvements in LED technology. http://www.ecmag.com/?fa=article&articleID=13886

3.     NEC 2014 Outlook - The 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC) development process is in full swing with the NEC technical committees acting on 3,745 proposed new articles and revisions. New and improving technologies and industry advances are driving changes into the electrical industry at an accelerated pace. Important factors—such as energy conservation, reduction of oil dependency and preservation of existing electrical infrastructures—are driving many changes. Future NECs will place significant emphasis on energy management and effective energy solutions. http://www.ecmag.com/?fa=article&articleID=13901

4.     NEMA Publishes Annual Standards and Products Guide - The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published the 2013 edition of its "Electrical Standards and Products Guide," a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products. It is used by military, government, and private buyers who work in lighting, motors and industrial controls, transmission and distribution, transportation, medical imaging, architecture and construction, and other industries that specify and use electrical equipment.  No charge reprints at: http://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/NEMA/espg_nxtbook/

5.     LEDs Dominate and are Set to Take Over $1.8 Billion U.S. Flashlight Market - ElectroniCast Consultants, a market research firm covering LEDs and electronic devices, reports that the United States flashlight (torch) market reached $1.824 billion in 2011. The company says that LED flashlights dominate the product mix. Additionally, the LED flashlights are forecast to gradually displace the other light-source types of flashlights which include: Halogen, Argon/Krypton Incandescent, Xenon Incandescent, Fluorescent and High-Intensity Discharge (HID). In 2011, Rechargeable LED flashlights held the leadership position in relative market share. http://www.sslighting.net/news/?id=122151#top

 

6.     Acuity Brands Sheds Lumens on Energy Savings - The P Series LED Downlighting Modules have a bar-setting efficacy of 70 lumens per watt, which is more than 86% more efficient than incandescent luminaires. They are designed for general-purpose lighting in residential and light commercial applications.  They use advanced Center2Edge technology to dim seamlessly from full illumination, creating the look and feel of a single-point source. Center2Edge technology triggers the module’s LED board to act like an incandescent point source while dimming. 10/8 HCN

7.     RAB Lighting Rates LED Products for 100,000 Hours of Life - RAB Lighting announced that it now rates its LED-based lighting fixtures for 100,000 hrs of life, equating to 27 years based on a 10-hr usage day. The extended rating for the SSL products is based in part on the TM-21 standard for projecting LED component lifetime that was released by the IES last year. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/9/10/5

8.     ARCHITECTURAL SSL Product Awards Open to Submissions - The publishers of ARCHITECTURAL SSL magazine have announced the third annual Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards. Manufacturers are invited to enter these awards by the deadline of November 9, 2012. http://www.architecturalssl.com/pia/