News Updates for the Week of September 3

1.      DOE Publishes Updated SSL Manufacturing R&D Roadmap and 2012 Workshop Report - The U.S. DOE has published the 2012 edition of the Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Roadmap, www.ssl.energy.gov/techroadmaps.html and has posted the summary report from the fourth annual SSL Manufacturing R&D Workshop, www.ssl.energy.gov/sanjose2012_materials.html held in San Jose, CA, June 13–14. Complementing the SSL R&D Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) that guides the Core and Product Development R&D programs, the Roadmap's primary goal 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.

2.      The Top 10  America's Coolest Schools - Sierra's sixth annual list of the nation's greenest universities  http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201209/coolschools/

1: University of California, Davis

2: Georgia Institute of Technology

3: Stanford University

4: University of Washington

5: University of Connecticut

6: University of New Hampshire

7: Duke University

8: Yale University

9: University of California, Irvine

10: Appalachian State University

See Sierra’s complete ranking of 96 schools: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201209/coolschools/complete-rankings-cool-schools.aspx

3.      LIGHTFAIR Call for Speakers Deadline Next Friday 9/7/12 - LIGHTFAIR^® International (LFI^®) invites experts from the lighting industry and other industries such as architecture, design, energy, engineering, government, utilities, medical, real estate, facility management, hospitality and more to pursue presentation opportunities at LFI 2013. http://www.lightfair.com/lightfair/V40/index.cvn?id=10301

      4.      Cree Lighting Announces High-Output Edge LED Luminaire - The Edge High Output (HO) LED-based luminaires come in four flavors ranging from 279-851W and are designed for applications requiring more light output such as high-security areas and automobile dealerships where rendering car color is a vital sales tool. Cree Lighting targets replacement of 1000W metal-halide (MH) lights and delivery of 50% or more energy savings using solid-state lighting (SSL) technology.  http://ledsmagazine.com/news/9/8/22

5.      Innovation Through Collaboration - We’re witnessing the transformation of lighting. In the next 10 years virtually all lighting will be replaced with newer, more efficient lighting technologies like LED, induction or plasma. The big question is will they include controls? All this new lighting is 100% controllable and controls should be a part of the solutions. The Adaptive Campus Control System, developed by Lumewave, Inc. and California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), allows facility managers to monitor and control a variety of exterior lighting fixtures (bollards, wall packs, parking lot fixtures, streetlights, etc.) through one wireless control system. The smart lighting network supports the advanced operation of over 1,400 dimmable, addressable, programmable LED luminaires with integrated occupancy sensors. http://cltc.ucdavis.edu/content/view/1156/462/

 

6.      New Report Highlights Benefits of LED Technology for Airfield Lighting - LED technology holds significant promise for airfield lighting in the U.S, mainly in terms of the potential for longer operating lives and increased efficacy of LEDs compared to incandescent lamps, the most common light source on airport runways and taxiways today, according to a new report: Issues with Use of LED Airfield Lighting: ACRP Synthesis 35. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_035.pdf

7.      DOE Investment Shines the Light on Efficiencies in SSL Manufacturing Technologies - DOE funding is a targeted investment going to three innovative projects that aim to lower the cost of SSL manufacturing. The projects were chosen because they focus on significantly reducing manufacturing costs and improving the quality and performance of SSL technologies. Furthermore, the $7 million investment from the DOE will leverage an additional $5 million investment from the private sector. The projects that were chosen include the development of an optimized, cost-competitive LED fixture design that can be readily integrated into buildings and applications and uses fewer raw materials by Cree Inc. of Durham, N.C. The second project, by KLA-Tencor of Milpitas, Calif., aims to develop a measurement tool that will help reduce variation in LED production quality. Lastly, funding is going to a project by k-Space Associates of Dexter, Mich., that plans to create a more efficient manufacturing process by building on existing optical monitoring technology to enable high-precision measurements of OLED layers during mass production. http://www.ecmag.com/?fa=article&articleID=13842

8.      Smart Building Managed Services by Pike Research - New technologies and innovations are changing the building landscape and making smart buildings more efficient. In particular, the adoption of sophisticated energy management systems in commercial buildings has been proven to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This Pike Research report examines the global smart building managed services market trends, along with opportunities and challenges, business strategies, and key industry players. The report examines the technology issues in the smart building managed services market and includes profiles of 18 vendors. Market forecasts include total market growth from 2012 through 2020, market share and growth rate comparisons, and projections for five world regions. http://www.pikeresearch.com/research/smart-building-managed-services

9.      Pitt Downtown, North Shore Buildings to Halve Energy - Owners of 61 properties Downtown and on the North Shore agreed to cut energy, water and transportation consumption by 50 percent by the year 2030 as part of a national campaign to conserve resources. The effort--called the Pittsburgh 2030 District--sponsored locally by the Green Building Alliance, represent 38 percent of the Downtown business district and more than 23 million square feet of office space. As part of the effort, owners of the buildings will look for ways during the next 18 years to cut consumption, whether it's by installing new lights or windows, or replacing older or inefficient heating and cooling systems. Pittsburgh is one of three cities that have signed up for the challenge. The others are Seattle and Cleveland. 8/22 The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

10.  Experts Weigh In: Will California Meet Its RPS? - About one year ago, California made history by enacting a law that would require the highest amount of renewable energy to be incorporated into a continental state's energy mix: 33 percent by 2020. That number is at least 8 percent higher than the next most aggressive state renewable portfolio standards and upwards of 10 percent more than the average renewable portfolio standard for all the states in the nation. In the state with the most aggressive RPS in the continental U.S., opinions are mixed about whether or not California will be able to meet the goal of 33 percent renewables by 2020. A report issued by the California Energy Commission shows that the total cost of transmission to meet the 33 percent by 2020 goal is $7.2 billion dollars. http://www.energy.ca.gov/

News Updates for the Week of May 21

1.      Energy Efficiency Gaining Ground in Inefficient States, ACEEE Says - Energy efficiency is gaining momentum in states that have traditionally been behind the curve in pushing such technology, according to research by the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy. The report draws on a series of interviews with stakeholders in states ranked in the bottom ten of the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard: Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming. 5/17 Environmental Leader

2.      LEDs Revolutionize the Market for Recessed Lighting and Control by Susan Bloom - As an estimated 5-million-piece market valued at nearly $1 billion in U.S. sales, recessed lighting has been a familiar go-to configuration within millions of professional and residential lighting applications for decades. Once dominated by incandescent lighting, however, the recessed market has changed; LEDs now deliver a new level of energy efficiency, long life, low maintenance costs, and light and color quality to the recessed lighting market, proving this once-standard setup is anything but. 04/’12 Electrical Contractor

3.      The Overall Value of the Lighting Market Will Shrink as Energy Efficient LEDs Displace Conventional Technology, According to Pike Research - While today cost remains a barrier to the adoption of more efficient lighting, particularly LED lighting, those costs are declining rapidly and mass adoption could happen in a relatively short timeframe. According to a recent report from Pike Research, LEDs will displace more than 52% of the global market for lamps in commercial buildings by 2021. The cleantech market intelligence firm anticipates that the combination of declining prices for LED lighting and the accompanying extended lamp lifetimes will have the effect of shrinking the overall value of the market. While revenues from LED lamps in the commercial sector will rise by 8.5% through 2021, to $2.7 billion, Pike Research forecasts, the overall market for commercial lighting will peak at $54 billion in 2012 before contracting through the remainder of the decade, hitting about $30 billion in 2021. 5/18 BUSINESS WIRE

4.      ENERGY STAR Vision and Guiding Principles Document - The U.S. EPA finalized the Vision and Guiding Principles for ENERGY STAR products.  These include a focus on products that meet the highest energy conservation standards without sacrifice in performance or functionality and an emphasis on transparency and a collaborative relationship with industry and other stakeholders. www.energystar.gov/productdevelopment 

5.      Revised Solid-State Lighting R&D Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) Is Now Posted Online - The MYPP is an important part of DOE's SSL R&D program, because it guides our Core Technology Research and Product Development implementation as well as our funding solicitations. But the MYPP's influence extends well beyond the halls of government, with many of its figures, graphs, and projections being widely used throughout the industry – overseas as well as here in the U.S.
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mypp2012_web.pdf

6.      Quantum Light™ Optic - QD Vision's Quantum Light™ optic enables LED lighting companies to produce lamps and downlight fixtures that combine the familiar warmth and color of incandescent bulbs with the energy efficiency of LED technology. The first lamp incorporating Quantum Light™ optics became available in the first quarter of 2010. The Quantum Light™ optic is applied to the exit face of an LED replacement lamp or downlight fixture. These quantum dot-enhanced products demonstrate high color quality and efficiency, together with energy savings of up to 80% and 50,000 hours of product life. http://www.qdvision.com/quantum-light-optic

7.      Commerce Dept Slaps Tariffs on Chinese Solar by Doug Chandler - The U.S. Department of Commerce yesterday announced that it would order tariffs of 31% and more on solar photovoltaic (PV) panels imported from China after a preliminary finding that Chinese companies were selling panels in the United States at prices below fair market value—i.e., dumping.  If this preliminary finding is affirmed by U.S. trade officials this fall, will have a significant effect on the cost of solar power development and possibly on the availability of panels in the U.S. market. 5/18 http://livewire.electricalmarketing.com/

8.      Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Announces 2012 Indoor Winners - Winners in the Indoor category of the fourth annual Next Generation Luminaires^TM Solid-State Lighting Design Competition were announced at LIGHTFAIR^® International in Las Vegas. Out of 114 entries from 43 companies, 53 were recognized as winners this year, meaning they were considered worthy of specification. Three of this year's winners were designated as "best in class."

• Intense Lighting for its MBW2 LED Track accent lighting fixture 
• Albeo Technologies Inc. for its H-Series LED high-bay luminaire 
• Lithonia Lighting for its ST Series LED utility/general purpose luminaire

More information on all the winning entries is available at www.ngldc.org

9.      What Lamps Will Be Phased Out? - Lighting industry experts discuss the new standards for lamp efficiency. Results of a recent survey of energy-efficient lighting professionals across the country in December by Hudson, Wis.-based Precision-Paragon (P2), an online source for lighting retrofit systems and information, reveals the demand for energy-efficient lighting is growing, despite the sluggishness of the recovery of the general U.S. economy and the severe downturn in the construction industry. http://ecmweb.com/market_trends/what-lamps-will-be-phased-out-20120401/

10.  Construction Employment Remains Nearly Flat in April - The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5%—the lowest April level in four years, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released recently by the Associated General Contractors of America. 5/16 EC&M

11.  Home Energy Management - The home energy management (HEM) market continues to struggle for more traction.  By now, with major deployments of smart grid infrastructure in place, the expectation had been that a smarter grid would be enabling the wider use of new tools and incentives for consumers to use energy more efficiently.  This Pike Research report examines global and regional home energy management trends as they play out along a continuum of five segments: paper bills, web portals, standalone systems, in-home displays, and integrated HAN/HEM systems. The study also explores the drivers and inhibitors shaping the market, plus major technology issues. http://www.pikeresearch.com/research/home-energy-management   

12.  Rexel Expands Its Presence in the USA with the Strategic Acquisition of Platt Electric - In one of the largest acquisitions in years, Rexel has purchased Platt Electric Supply, Beaverton, Ore., the largest regional chain in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states. This acquisition represents an investment of c. €300 million (enterprise value) for Rexel and will be accretive by the end of 2013.

13.  Philips Signs 200th Licensee for Its LED Luminaire Licensing Program - Royal Philips Electronics has unveiled Paulmann Light GmbH as the 200th licensee of its LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program. The Philips licensing program was first launched in July 2008, and now includes a number of companies described by Philips as “key lighting players,” such as Cooper, Trilux, Acuity Brands, Cree, Osram, Neo-Neon and Zumtobel.  Through the program, licensees are given access to a wide range of basic LED control and system-level technologies available for use in branded LED-based luminaires and retrofit bulbs for general illumination, architectural, entertainment and theatrical markets. The royalty rates are 3% of the net selling price for a single-color luminaire, 4% for a tunable-white luminaire, and 5% for a color-changing luminaire or for a retrofit lamp. Luminaire makers do not pay a royalty if they have purchased all the components, including the LED light engine and driver, from a qualified supplier, namely Philips, Osram or Zumtobel. http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/9/5/16

14.  Peter van Strijp, Former Philips SSL CEO, Takes Helm at Planar LED Lighting Pioneer Oree - Oree announced that LED lighting veteran Peter van Strijp has been named as the company’s new CEO. Mr. van Strijp has served as Oree's Chairman of the Board. This move comes as Oree’s focus shifts into aggressive sales, while building new channels and acquiring new high-profile accounts. The company is increasing its emphasis on the general lighting market for its LightCell™ technology, with an emphasis on Europe and Asia. Mr. van Strijp is a former Exec Vice President at Philips Lighting, where he held senior management positions like CEO of the global Lighting Electronics business and later on he became the CEO of Philips Solid State Lighting business group as well as a board member at Lumileds. www.oree-inc.com

Monthly Special Feature: Intelligent Lighting Controls for Commercial Buildings

A Pike Research report: Sensors and Control Technology for Commercial Buildings and Common Areas of Multi-Family Residential Properties: Market Analysis and Forecasts…

Though lighting represents about 17.5% of all global electricity consumption, only a small percentage of the lighting in commercial buildings is controlled by anything other than an ON/OFF switch. Intelligent lighting controls enable the lighting system to react to the actual conditions in a space, such as whether the space is occupied and how much natural light is present, and only provide the amount of artificial light that is required. Increasing the use of lighting controls would be a very straightforward way of improving the energy efficiency of lighting systems.

A number of trends are leading to increased adoption of intelligent lighting controls. In addition to the drive to cut energy consumption, there is recognition that lighting control systems can contribute to the pursuit of green building certifications, an interest in increasing the amount of natural light available to occupants, and a desire to provide people with more control over the light levels in their work environments. In addition, more lighting control systems are networked and centrally controlled, enabling them to be connected to building energy management systems and Smart Grid applications. Wireless technologies are providing options for implementing lighting controls in buildings where installing wired systems wouldn’t previously have been practical.

This Pike Research report describes eight different lighting control strategies and the types of applications to which they are applicable, provides an update on sensor and control technologies, and discusses different options for wireless control and integration with other building systems. In addition, the study includes forecasts for lighting control equipment revenue for nine different building types across five world regions. The report also features in-depth profiles and SWOT analyses of 24 key industry players.

Key questions addressed:

• What are the trends that are driving the adoption of lighting controls, both globally and regionally?

• What are the barriers hindering the adoption of lighting controls and what are some potential ways to address these barriers?

• What are the different lighting control strategies that can be implemented?

• What lighting control technologies are available and what are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each?

• What kinds of lighting controls strategies and technologies are appropriate for different lighting applications?

• What is the outlook for lighting control product revenue in each type of commercial building, and multi-family residential common areas, in each world geographic region?

• How are various established and startup companies positioned for success in the lighting control market?

http://www.pikeresearch.com/research/intelligent-lighting-controls-for-commercial-buildings