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1. Smart Lighting Markets and Opportunities 2013 - This report is NanoMarkets' latest analysis
of the worldwide smart lighting market. It offers guidance on where new smart
lighting business revenues will be generated over the next few years and
beyond. The report shows how new value is being created in the lighting market
by adding enhanced electronics and intelligent luminaires and how such product
strategies will be able to build on the massive trend towards introducing LED
lighting. Also included in this new report
is an analysis of the smart lighting strategies of the firms that NanoMarkets
expects to see as major players in the smart lighting space. For more
information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/publication/mlo68qz/smart_lighting_markets_and_opportunities_2013
2. New
Law Leads to Light Bulb Hoarders - As of Jan. 1, federal legislation will ban the manufacture of bulbs
rated at 40, 60, 75, and 100 watts. Even though the manufacturing of 40-watt
and higher bulbs will shut down, stores will be able to sell existing
inventories that could last months, and specialized or lower wattage bulbs will
still be permitted. 12/06 The Beaumont
Enterprise
3. Cree Ushers in the End of the
Incandescent Light Bulb - Home Depot has
been selling 60w and 40w
Cree bulbs for about $10. Now Cree has reached another milestone with the
introduction of a 75-watt replacement bulb. At $24 per bulb, it’s going to take
a while to catch on, but the thing uses just 13.5 watts to produce 1100 lumens
of light. And it is cheaper than a competing offering from Phillips at $30. Shares in Cree
have been on a roller coaster ride in recent months, but are up nearly 350% in
five years, and 79% in the past year. 12/09 Forbes
4.
BD+C Publishes Special LED Section - by
Craig DiLouie - BUILDING DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION recently published a special LED
section in its November issue. The special section talks about the relationship
between LED technology and sustainability building practices, which was a
general theme for the issue, and presents several projects that exemplify good
design using LED lighting. http://editiondigital.net/publication/?i=182550&p=83
5.
DOE Excludes
R20 Short Lamps from Coverage
Under the EPCA Energy Conservation Standards - DOE is granting the
NEMA's petition specifically, to
exclude the lamp at issue, a 100-watt R20 short (having a maximum overall
length of 3 and 5⁄8 or 3.625 inches) IRL (“R20 short lamp”). http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2010-BT-PET-0047
6.
Fluorescent
Bulbs - 2013 Global Strategic Business Report - This report analyzes the worldwide
markets for Fluorescent Bulbs in US$ Million. Annual estimates and forecasts
are provided for the period 2010 through 2018. The rapid penetration of
LEDs due to its rising efficiency and declining price is forecast to dent
prospects of other energy efficient replacements of incandescents over the
coming years. For the present however, fluorescent lamps, including linear
fluorescent and CFLs, dominate the global lighting market in value terms. The report profiles 77 companies…click on: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/publication/mb441ak/fluorescent_bulbs_global_strategic_business
7.
Schools
Face a Potential PCBs Threat from Dated Lighting Fixtures -EPA released a management guide for
PCB-containing fluorescent lighting fixtures. School administrators and
maintenance personnel should take time to inspect fluorescent lighting fixtures
as some may have ballasts that contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The
EPA has released information that provides guidance on what to do if this is
the case. http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/pubs/ballasts.htm
8.
LED Street Lighting the Newest Challenge to Old
Utility Business Models - In most cities around the country, the local
electric distribution company provides overhead street lighting as a basic
service at a flat monthly rate per light, which includes the light itself,
maintenance, and electricity. Therein lies the rub—regulated utilities often
have little incentive to invest in more efficient streetlights, which offer a
reliable, consistent, and often lucrative revenue stream that comes at a time
of day (or night) when demand is low. http://blog.rmi.org/blog_2013_11_26_Street_Fight
9.
EW's LED Product Picks of the Week - In
this week's Electrical Wholesaling's Product Picks we highlight some
of the more interesting LED products that hit the market recently. Making the
EW Product Picks for this week are products from GE
Lighting, McGraw-Edison/Cooper Lighting/Eaton, Cree, Lutron, Kichler
Lighting and Modern Forms/WAC Lighting. http://ewweb.com/gallery/ews-led-product-picks-week-12112013
10.
Cree Supplies LEDs to Baytown,
TX - Baytown, TX became
the first city in the state of Texas to light freeways with LED fixtures
mounted on double-arm 54-ft poles spaced at 270 ft. The company also announced
the new LEDway High Output (HO) family that extends maximum output to 26,800
lm, enabling easy retrofit of 400W HID fixtures. Caltrans, meanwhile, is
installing LED lighting on the new eastern span of the San Francisco,
California Bay Bridge. http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/12/8
11.
Build a Greener Adirondacks (BAGA) - The older housing stock
and cold winters in the Adirondacks mean that even more energy is wasted in
this region than in others. The Build a Greener Adirondacks (BAGA) conference
and workshops provide information for local contractors, builders, code
officers and others in the building trade to learn more about how new building
technologies and ideas can erase energy waste for home owners and allow
builders to offer real options for their clients. The BAGA conference on January 30th and GPRO
training on January 29th are great places to join your fellow building
professionals in learning what works in the Adirondacks. http://www.wildcenter.org/baga
