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ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING & DESIGN MAGAZINE

Energy Efficient Buildings: Global Outlook Energy efficiency has become a central part of corporate and government strategies to reduce carbon emissions and manage assets in a more strategic manner. The global market for energy efficient buildings is thus supported by country- and region-wide legislation and initiatives. Governments worldwide are introducing policies aimed at promoting energy efficiency through incentives, prescriptive measures, building codes, and other means. Coupled with rising energy prices, these policies are driving governments and organizations to adopt new technologies to monitor and control energy use in buildings.

Technology- and service-level innovation show the market's response to the growing interest in and proven cost-effectiveness of energy efficient products and services for buildings. Energy efficient technologies such as LED lighting are seeing improved performance and lower prices. At the same time, building automation and controls software is leveraging the increase in data availability and analytical capabilities to identify a range of low and no cost performance improvements. According to Navigant Research, the global market for energy efficient building products and services is expected to grow from $307.3 billion in 2014 to $623.0 billion in 2023.

This Navigant Research report analyzes the global market for commercial building energy efficient products and services. The study summarizes the market drivers and barriers for energy efficient products and services, including the services provided by energy service companies (ESCOs) through energy performance contracting, across the policy and technology landscape in seven regions. Global market forecasts for revenue, broken out by product and service, building type, construction type, and region, extend through 2023. The report also examines the key technologies related to energy efficient building products and services, as well as the competitive landscape.

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Explosive growth in the UK LED Lighting market

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n 2014, the UK LED lighting market was estimated to be worth £350 million at manufacturers’ selling prices (MSP). This incorporates all finished, mains-operated LED lighting products, domestic and nondomestic used within construction and building. The LED lighting market is currently experiencing an explosion in growth as the new technology becomes more widely accepted in the mainstream lighting market, further encouraged by energy cost savings and CO2 concerns, driven by legislative changes.

The market is largely reliant on total system upgrades and new installation applications. Nondomestic end users dominated in 2013, accounting for 95% of the market in terms of value. Infrastructure is the leading sector within LED lighting with many councils replacing or planning to replace conventional street lighting with LED lighting, attracted by significant energy cost savings, lower CO2 output and long life cycles.

estimated 75% of the market, with the rest of the market made up by replacement LED lamps and LED controls and accessories. The use of this technology for lighting often requires installation of specific luminaires in order to achieve the full benefits. However, product development within LEDs is largely focused on development of replacement and retrofit products, greater efficiency and improved colour rendering index (CRI).

Distribution is led by direct sales as many manufacturers introduce, and have a better understanding of, the new technology, but this will change longer term. This channel is further supported by the dominance of larger public sector projects, which tend to source directly from manufacturers.

Electrical wholesalers and specialist distributors are also significant players and their share is likely to

grow as the technology becomes more widely established and used by the electrical contractors more widely. Retailers, including DIY, supermarket, and high street stores are the principal suppliers to the domestic market.

The supply of LED products is led by five main suppliers who are estimated to account for around 80% of the market. The remainder of the market is fragmented comprising many second and third tier specialist and smaller firms.

The average price of LED lighting products has fallen in the last 12 months driven by the growing volumes of sales, manufacturing techniques and increasing competition in the UK market. However, LED products remain significantly more costly than many alternatives restricting volume sales, particularly in the domestic sector.

The LED lighting market is expected to continue to experience significant growth as the new technology further penetrates the lighting market. This is likely to be supported in the short-medium term by government cutbacks hitting public sector budgets and prompting investment in technologies which provide reductions in long term running costs.

The government is also committed to promoting energy efficient products, through their use within public sector projects and through the introduction and strengthening of energy conservation and monitoring legislation. However, the lack of product standards in the market has led to some consumer reluctance to purchase LED lamps due to poor experiences with lower quality products in the past. This may continue to restrict growth in the short term.

The Leisure & Entertainment and Health & Education sectors have been high early adopters of LED lighting and will continue to be major end use sectors in the near to medium term. Retail use is growing strongly whilst office, industrial and domestic use will expand over a longer time period.

In 2013, the LED lighting market was characterised mainly by sales of LED luminaires, accounting for an THIS IS FOR THE KIND INFORMATION FOR LIGHT EXPRESS READERS THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH PUBLISHED ON PAGE 25 WITH THE ARTICLE “OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONTROLS” IS BELONGS TO SCHRÉDER. 4 | July-August 2015 | lightexpress

Smart Cities Require Smart Streetlights

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anaging a city today can be especially challenging.

Making cities attractive for companies and residents, while still offering security and comfort requires city officers to carefully manage budgets so they can create opportunities and services to compete with neighboring cities.

The term “Smart City� is often used to describe the cities that adopt and leverage innovative technologies that provide: safety and comfort for residents, lower operating costs and energy usage, deploy security cameras and safety sensors, reduce traffic, enhancing parking options and improving traffic management systems. More information is available now than ever before from smart sensors, while less energy is being consumed thanks to advanced building management systems and innovative streetlight control systems.

Startups and established high-tech companies are increasingly rushing to provide cities with new solutions, more often proposing their own proprietary sensors, communication networks and software. On the other hand, the smartest cities are purchasing a standardized communication platform with central management software, so they can share a citywide communication network. This open, standardized approach allows all sensors and other smart city devices to communicate with each other and/ or with the central management software to provide more value to the city and its residents.

Decision makers within these smart cities are asking what applications they should be deploying for such a city-wide network at a budget that will be able to support both current requirements and future enhancements? The answer is in what you see when looking through the window last time you landed by plane at night. With a light pole every 30 meters or so, networking streetlights are ideal to provide such

a city-wide network. These new streetlight networks pay for themselves by enabling cities to save energy by adapting light level to the time and the activity. These streetlights also save on maintenance because they enable automatic failure identification instead of receiving hundreds of thousands of calls from unhappy residents. Also, if the cities choose the right open and standardized networking technology, they can remotely communicate with parking sensors, traffic sensors, environmental sensors, safety sensors, electrical vehicle charging stations, advertising panels, trash bins, water/gas/energy meters and other communicating devices, while receiving live data for city officers to make smarter decisions.

Many cities including Oslo, Paris, Berlin, Brasov, Lyon, Dongguan and GuangZhou, already understand the benefits their streetlight networks offer their cities. More of them are replacing conventional highpressure sodium outdoor lights with networked LEDs to drastically reduce their energy and maintenance OPEX budgets. A large part of the networked streetlight projects are based on open and standardized networking technologies that allow many manufacturers and startup companies to provide additional smart devices that can be used with existing streetlight networks.

With more than 500 projects in 17 countries, the ISO/IEC14908 networking standard is probably the most widely adopted standard for networked streetlights. This open networking standard, managed by LonMark International, is the choice for many manufacturers of light point controllers because it provides cities with a competitively priced solution.

The controllers based on this popular standard can save up to 50 percent in energy costs, while providing cities with Big Data resources to help with future planning. Christophe Orceau,

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Chairman Outdoor Lighting LonMark committee To learn more about LonMark International and its street lighting initiative, please visit http://www.lonmark.org/connection/solutions/lighting/ streetlighting.

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SHUFFLE PREVIEW AT NEW MOBILITY WORLD:

DISCOVER THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Great places make people feel like being part of a community that is worth sustaining!

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ith the current trajectory of urbanisation and citybuilding, the challenge of offering a sense of safety and wellbeing as well as infrastructure services to more and more citizens while taking into account financial and environmental factors is huge. A people-centered approach is necessary for creating better living spaces.

Resolute in our ambition to be “Your Partner Beyond Light”, Schréder is launching the Shuffle - the ultimate solution that will play a pivotal role in supporting the managers of public and privately-managed spaces to engage people with their environments, creating social cohesion, boosting local trade and fostering civic pride.

Much more than a lighting column, the Shuffle connects people to their social environment. It can integrate control systems, loudspeakers, surveillance cameras, hotspots, electrical vehicle chargers, signage and a lot of other features to make people feel truly at home. Managers of cities and privately-managed sites can integrate up to 5 modules in each column to suit the specific needs of their environment, securing better services and infrastructure for themselves and their citizens.

LIGHT State-of-the art LED technology and a wide range of photometries adapted to various applications such as roads, streets, squares, pedestrian crossings, footpaths and architectural illumination ensure all lighting requirements are met in one column.

CONTROL SYSTEMS Achieve energy savings of up to 85% thanks to our lighting and

control systems. For autonomous or interoperable networks (managing, monitoring, controlling and metering) with or without detection scenarios (PIR sensor). One controller can command all the lighting modules of a Shuffle and propose different scenarios per module.

LIGHT RING A touch of colour creates identity and a vivid ambiance. It can also be a useful tool to manage living spaces. For example, in flashing mode, it can guide people in the right direction in an emergency situation. It could also indicate if the EV charger in being used.

WLAN Two wireless internet versions are available: campus scale (for shopping centres or business complexes) as an extension of an existing network or urban scale (for city applications) so multiple users can connect at the same time. The bandwidth can be divided to assign a part to city operators with the remaining WiFi offered to the public so people can stay connected.

CCTV CAMERAS A superior compact CCTV camera with perfect night vision efficiency, high brightness compensation and advanced event detections helps reduce crime and increase public safety.

LOUDSPEAKERS An integrated sound system can be used for advertisements, public service announcements or to broadcast music or a local radio for specific events or simply for convivial open spaces.

EV CHARGER As electric vehicles become more affordable, this advanced AC charging station offers an integrated solution for E-Mobility. With more

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charging points available, mobility will become greener and the air in the city purer.

Information, identity, safety, communication, entertainment, health and mobility in one single column!

No need to multiply the devices each time a need is identified for an environment.

Thanks to a smart design, the Shuffle is an affordable, completely energy efficient solution that requires very low maintenance. It takes advantage of a unique energy supply to effectively deploy various services.

By providing multiple requirements in a single column, it minimises the material needed in spaces and lowers the carbon footprint of an installation. "Schréder is dedicated to creating innovative solutions that

will help connect people to their social environments (public or private). They reflect our vision and our ambition to be the Partner Beyond Light of our customers. The Shuffle is the ultimate solution available on the market today for transforming public and private spaces into more sustainable, safer and convivial environments that will create engaging and intuitive experiences for citizens." explains

André Papoular, CEO of the Schréder Group.

Don’t wait to discover this unique concept for bringing environments into the future!

Preview the Shuffle with all its different features on stand A31 in Hall 3.1 at New Mobility World at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt/Main from 17th to 27th September.

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INDI LED luminaire SANT LED lumineire The INDI luminaries have a minimalistic and simple design. They consist of an aluminium profile and are fitted with LED boards with a high efficiency. There is a built-in suspension system in the luminary to which different components as hooks etc. can be inserted. They are distinguished by a soft light the intensity of which can be set up. They can be used separately or extended to long lines and other shapes. The luminary can be mounted as suspended, surface mounted or wall one. www.halla.eu/indi

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An aluminium linear LED luminaires with an opal diffuser and a unique design.

The SANT luminaires has an excellent performance, the embedded LED light sources achieve the operational efficiency of up to 150lm/W. The luminaires can be dimmable with direct-indirect lighting and the possibility of tunable white LED temperature as currently needed (2700K – 6500K). SANT is an ideal solution when low power consumption, high efficiency and attractive design are required. SANT may be used as a single standing or as a continuous lighting system. Design by Rob van Beek. www.halla.eu/sant

DOE Issues New Fluorescent Lamp Regulations

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he U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued new energy standards for general-service fluorescent lamps that are expected to reduce availability of standard 4-ft. linear and 2-ft. Ubend 32W T8 lamps as well as some reduced-wattage T8 lamps. The rules go into effect January 26, 2018. After that date, distributors may continue to sell their inventories of noncompliant lamps until these are exhausted.

DOE estimates consumer cost savings with a cumulative net present value (including both energy cost savings and increased initial cost) of between $2 (7% discount rate) and $5.5 billion (3.3% discount rate) over the next 30 years. Previous regulations, which took effect in July 2012, eliminated a majority of 4-ft. linear and 2-ft. U-bend T12 lamps and many 8-ft. T12 and T12HO lamps. Low-color-rendering (70-79 CRI) T8 lamps also failed to comply, but several manufacturers gained a temporary exception for their specific products, which expired in July 2014.

The new rules strengthen existing energy standards (minimum source efficacy in lumens/W) by 14% for 4-ft. linear T8 and 2-ft. U-bend T8 lamps, approaching the maximum technology level.

Lamps that do not comply are prohibited from manufacture and importing as of the effective date. The rules also strengthened energy standards by 7-10+% for 4-ft. linear T5 and T5HO lamps while expanding covered wattages. Energy standards for 8-ft. lamps were not changed.

Previous exceptions still apply, including 1) lamps designed to promote plant growth, 2) lamps designed specifically for cold-temperature applications, 3) colored lamps, 4) impact-resistant lamps, 5), reflectorized or aperture lamps, 6) lamps designed for reprographic applications, 7) UV lamps, and 8) lamps with a CRI of 87 or higher. Over the next three years, manufacturers will review their products and reengineer or discontinue them on a case-by-case basis. Interviews with lamp manufacturers suggest likely outcomes. In the T8 category, a majority of lamps pass the standards. However, these are primarily reduced-wattage (e.g., 25W, 28W) lamps. Today’s basicgrade 32W lamps do not comply. Some standard 32W T8 lamps may be reengineered, but overall, availability will be reduced. Extended-life lamps will continue to be available but may be limited to wattages lower than 32W. The T5 category does not appear to be adversely affected. Manufacturers stated that today’s 4ft. T5 and T5HO lamps will satisfy the new rules with little or no reengineering. The net effect is consumers are likely to have fewer T8 lamps to choose from, with surviving options presenting a higher average initial cost. Consumers will have two compliance options that save energy. They can switch from full- to reduced-wattage lamps, or they can operate compliant lamps on a dimming ballast and control. DOE estimates an average payback of 3-4 years for switching from full- to reduced-wattage lamps.

If the existing installation contains continuous-dimming ballasts, owners will need to determine that these ballasts are rated for reduced-wattage lamps. This information is on the ballast label.

Operating reduced-wattage lamps on dimming ballasts not rated for them will produce unsatisfactory performance. If the existing dimming ballasts are not rated for reduced-wattage lamps, the owner will need to replace the existing lamp with a compliant full-wattage lamp or replace the dimming ballast with one rated for reduced-wattage lamps. Lighting practitioners should advise their customers about the new regulations and the benefits of a lighting upgrade. They should consult with manufacturers to confirm availability of compliant alternatives.

Owners should consider the benefits of an upgrade compared to replacing non-compliant lamps individually as part of maintenance. Replacing all lamps at once ensures consistent lighting quality, reduces the risk of matching incompatible components, and provides an opportunity to completely re-evaluate the existing lighting system. DOE’s 2010 National Lighting Inventory estimated that 20% of all lamps in the commercial building sector and 44% in the industrial sector are 4-ft. T8. In 2010, DOE estimated that there were 532 million 4-ft. linear T8 lamps and 14 million T8 U-bend lamps installed in commercial and industrial buildings in the United States.

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LIGHTFAIR® INTERNATIONAL 2016 CALL FOR SPEAKERS: GLOBAL INVITATION TO EXPERTS IN DIVERSE DISCIPLINES submit proposals that share how elements such as: inspiration, applications research, methodology and technology and tools contribute to the overall integrated design process. Sessions highlight how experienced project contributors collaborate to optimize environments.

LIGHTFAIR International 2016 offers a vibrant atmosphere where experts in diverse disciplines come together to present, discuss, debate, exchange and explore best practices and emerging concepts to enable the creation of socially responsible, effective, pleasing environments.

New in the Call for Speakers for 2016: • Tour – Session incorporates a visit to a local lighting installation or significant project.

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he LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) 2016 Call for Speakers is now open in a global invitation seeking responses from top lighting and design practitioners looking to participate in the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference in San Diego April 24 – 28, 2016.

The highly rated 2015 LIGHTFAIR Conference provided over 11,000 contact hours of education with attendees. For the 2016 LIGHTFAIR Conference, experts are invited to

• Forum – Sessions of a similar theme, including the session submission, which may be organized into a 1-day forum during the conference on the topic of transportation, color, controls or health.

Experts from various industries such as lighting, architecture, design, engineering, facility management, government, healthcare, hospitality, alternative energy including solar power, security, transportation and more are encouraged to pursue presentation opportunities at LFI 2016.

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The LIGHTFAIR 2016 Conference provides knowledge and perspectives on how a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach can improve design outcomes for the betterment of the human experience through four Focus Areas/Tracks: • Inspiration – Art and nature, along with thought leaders, trailblazers and visionaries dramatically influence creativity. This focus area identifies origins of the lighting profession’s “big ideas.”

• Applications Research – Scientific analysis and research informs recommended practices. Realworld applications with quantified results inform integrated design.

This focus area explores how together these ultimately inform our interaction with the environment.

• Methodology – Successful tactical implementation can be individually motivated. Alternatively processes using collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches can result in effective project solutions. This focus area will explore diverse methods that can streamline these processes.

• Technology & Tools – New lighting equipment, software, techniques and metrics are introduced every year. The development of innovative technology provides tools for elevating the lighted environment – enhancing the design and simplifying the execution for an improved user experience.

Courses range in level (all levels, foundational, intermediate and advanced) and length (60-minute sessions, 90-minute seminars, 3hour workshops, 1-day courses, 2day courses and – new for 2016 – tours and forum submission options).

Visit http://www.lightfair.com/lightfair/ V40/index.cvn?id=10301 for additional information about the LIGHTFAIR International 2016 Call for Speakers. Submissions and speaker suggestions will be accepted online only from August 10 – September 14, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST. For LIGHTFAIR International 2016, the Pre-Conference program will take place from Sunday, April 24 – Monday, April 25, 2016 and the LFI Trade Show and Conference will run from Tuesday, April 26 – Thursday, April 28, 2016. For more information about LIGHTFAIR International, please visit LIGHTFAIR.COM.

LIGHTFAIR® International is the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference and is sponsored by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

The event is produced and managed by AmericasMart® Atlanta.

HUNT Dimming Announces Simplicity® PhotoSlide™ Lighting Controller photoslideHUNT Dimming, the Fort Collins, CO-based manufacturer of lighting products, has launched the Simplicity ® PhotoSlide™ lighting controller, which combines manual dimming and daylight harvesting control in a single wall-mounted device.

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he versatile slide controller allows users to switch (ON/ OFF) or dim (continuous raise/ lower without flicker from full output to five percent) both fluorescent and LED lighting, with a choice of 120V or 277V power supply and single-pole or three-way configuration. Additionally, an onboard light sensor automatically reduces light output and energy consumption in response to available daylight by maintaining a target illumination level, providing ongoing energy cost savings during daylight hours. Ideal for any space receiving ample daylight and requiring manual control, from classrooms to private offices, the PhotoSlide™ offers opportunities for commercial building energy code compliance in new construction and a simple energy-saving retrofit in existing buildings.

to accommodate specifier, contractor and owner needs: stateof-the-art Simplicity® Series digital systems that answer the most demanding of architectural and energy management needs, including sophisticated closed-loop daylighting applications; simple-touse, easy-to-understand analog slides that satisfy clients with more basic dimming needs; small, highpower, modular “mini-systems” that provide great value where singlepoint-of-control is all that is required; our industry leading Simplicity® LED Controllers which provide infinitely variable control for state-of-the-art LED drivers and lamps, and more than 200 specialty and hard-to-find wallbox dimmers that are kept in stock and shipped same day.

HUNT's 12 circuit rack is the industry's smallest, lightest-weight, convection-cooled dimming panel.

As a low-voltage control device, the PhotoSlide™ controller installs quickly and easily, using only lowvoltage wiring. Up to 50 dimmable ballast-driven light fixtures can be connected to a single controller.

HUNT Dimming Dimming. It’s all we do. Since 1960.

HUNT's 12 circuit rack is the industry's smallest, lightest-weight, convection-cooled dimming panel.

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Custom LCD Touchscreens are available in many foreign languages, with international symbols or utilizing your AutoCAD layout drawings. LCD Touchscreens are also I/R compatible.

Simplicity® LED Controller provides infinitely variable control for state-ofthe-art LED drivers and lamps.

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Adds Motion Sensor Option to LED Wallpack Family

hubbellHubbell Outdoor Lighting’s LNC2 LED wallpack now features a motion sensor option to enhance energy savings, safety and security.

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vailable with two sensor options, the upgraded LNC2 LED wallpack now delivers even greater control and energy savings. The SCO option features an ON/OFF sensor, while the SCP option offers a programmable sensor with adjustable time delay and dimming level and Integral Photocell (SCP-REMOTE accessory is required to program in the field).

With a typical mounting height of 15 feet with 50-60 foot fixture spacing, the LNC2 delivers maximum perimeter illumination for safety, security and identity. The LNC2 also comes standard with quick mount that allows for simple mounting without having to open the fixture.

the standard for all others to follow in the application of technology to the business of energy-saving lighting controls. HBA is a subsidiary of Hubbell Incorporated, an established leader in the electrical industry for more than 120 years.

Hubbell Building AutomationNetworked Lighting Control Panels The LX Series provides unmatched simplicity and functionality in a topology and polarity-free lowvoltage network including: Advanced programmable lighting control panels Digital Switch Stations Photocell Control Modules Dry Contact Input Modules

Hubbell Building Automation (HBA) is a manufacturer of a wide range of occupancy sensors, networked lighting controls, daylight harvesting and high bay controls. From the industry’s first self-adaptive occupancy sensor to the introduction of the LX Series of Networked Lighting Control products, HBA sets 18 | July-August 2015 | lightexpress

The industry’s only networked, dual-technology, self-adaptive occupancy sensor Full web-based programming and integration with major BAS systems.

Hubbell Building AutomationOccupancy Sensors HBA has long been the innovator in occupancy sensing technologies with the invention of both leakage-to-ground and self-adaptive sensor technologies. HBA continues to lead the way in occupancy sensor design. Today HBA produces the most comprehensive line of occupancy sensor products on the market. With Infrared, Ultrasonic and Dual Tech sensors, HBA has a product for virtually any application.

Hubbell Building Automation Daylighting Controls HBA produces a full line of daylight harvesting products for indoor, outdoor and atrium applications.

High Bay Controls Hubbell Building Automation offers the industry’s most capable and reliable High Bay lighting controls available for both HID and Fluorescent lighting applications.

Daintree Networks Takes Building Energy Management into the Cloud

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aintree Networks is a trusted provider of the industry’s smartest building energy management solution. Daintree’s ControlScope™ is an open standards driven energy management and monitoring solution for lighting, temperature, and other energy controls. The solution delivers up to 70% energy savings, operational efficiencies, as well as occupant friendly work environments while providing actionable decision-support information through Big Data analytics. The solution can also support monitoring of other environmental conditions such as air quality, humidity, food safety, and more that comprise the “Internet of Things” (machine-tomachine) eco-system.

By employing innovative technology, Daintree is able to offer facility managers, operations managers, and CFOs a powerful system to achieve significant savings and lower CO2 emissions. ControlScope is the leading open and interoperable solution using the ZigBee standard, breaking the stranglehold of proprietary control manufacturers, allowing customers to use enddevices from a wide range of vendors, out-of-the-box.

Some of ControlScope’s key differentiators include: Cost-Effective: By using a truly interoperable wireless network, Daintree offers significantly shorter payback periods than others because wireless network dramatically reduces expenditure and using true open standards allows multiple vendors to develop devices to work on the system, reducing cost by allowing them to integrate wireless directly into the device, and through competitive price pressure. daintree-photo2Breadth of devices: Because any vendor can make their devices (sensors, LED drivers,

thermostats, etc) work seamlessly on ControlScope, end users have a much broader selection of devices to choose from. Most conventional systems are ‘closed’ and all devices must be bought from the system vendor. In contrast Daintree already supports 20 Zigbee certified device partners out-of-the-box, with many more in development.

Comprehensive: There are systems available for lighting control, thermostat control, or plug-load control individually. However, only ControlScope provides facility managers a single platform to manage all three applications, and other environmental conditions effectively.

Flexible: Daintree solutions can be used stand-alone as a BMS (Building Management System) or significantly enhance systems like BACnet, Tridium and others by providing granular level data and intelligence for various controls.

Daintree Networks is a global company with major locations in Silicon Valley, California, and Melbourne, Australia. We are a channel-friendly company with leading strategic and technology partners helping serve our customers.

Daintree Networks recently launched an offering that merges cloud-based computing with building automation technology to enable comprehensive energy management that far surpasses simple lighting control.

Daintree’s Building Energy Management as a Service (BEMaaS™) approach makes its ControlScope™ software available as a subscriptionbased cloud application instead of locally on a physical server.

Choosing this option will give customers a simple, cost-effective and highly scalable solution for

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managing all facets of building energy loads and related applications with a low total cost of ownership (TCO).

Additionally, customers can buy monitoring and optimization services that allow them to continuously stay on top of changes in their building operations by leveraging expertise from Daintree Networks’ building energy professionals. This is a true end-to-end energy management service offering that spans various building applications and control down to individual devices including lighting, thermostat, plug load, fans and more.

Daintree Networks Partners with CLTC to Advance Lighting Controls Daintree Networks, a provider of open wireless smart building solutions for enterprise control and energy management, recently announced its affiliate partnership with UC Davis’ California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) with the goal of advancing lighting controls.

Daintree and CLTC will collaborate on efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of networked lighting controls. The widespread adoption of energy-efficient technologies such as lighting controls will help reduce energy use.

The partnership will demonstrate how open standards-based communications and controls can simplify the integration process for commercial buildings to meet California’s building energy efficiency goals.

ETC Expands Unison Aero product family

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TC expands Unison Aero product family Unison Aero DimmerIn 2012, ETC introduced the Unison® Aero® family, which brings costeffective, energy-saving control to existing or new lighting systems in a wide variety of commercial applications. Now ETC is adding three new products to the line that conserve even more energy and further increase flexibility.

The Unison Aero Contact Interface joins the Aero system’s lighting-control offerings. With four contact inputs or outputs, the Contact Interface can communicate with third-party equipment, ensuring all components work together. When used with Aero SmartClick Stations, SimpleTap Sensors and Power Controls, it wirelessly passes system-function back and forth between devices.

connection or the groundbreaking wireless ArcMesh network developed exclusively by GDS. BluesSystem is a system of dimmable LED blue running lights that were designed for placement in catwalks, stairways, backstage hallways and tight spaces that require discrete illumination during live productions. The BluesSystem allows designers to plan for and seamlessly integrate blue running lights into the overall design of theatrical and studio spaces.

The new Aero Outlet Controller and Aero Dimmer are new tools in the Aero power-control family. With a Duplex Edison receptacle that combines a 15A switched receptacle and a 15A constant-power receptacle, the Aero Outlet Controller meets current energy codes by allowing automatic shutoff based on occupancy. This allows a quick and easy way to upgrade outlets using existing wiring.

The Aero Dimmer can control tungsten, LED and two-wire fluorescent lighting loads, automatically detecting if a fixture needs to be in forward- or reverse-fade mode. And its operation can be manually overridden using simple commands with just a few button presses.

ETC and GDS forge North and South American partnership ETC and GDS forge North and South American partnershipGDS_ArcSystem_Pro_Four-Cell_PendantETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) recently signed a licensing and manufacturing agreement with U.K.-based company GDS (Global Design Solutions). Under the agreement, ETC will manufacture the GDS ArcSystem and BluesSystem product lines for distribution in North and South America. GDS will continue to manufacture and distribute ArcSystem and BluesSystem for other worldwide markets from the company’s Bristol, U.K., headquarters.

ArcSystem is an award-winning range of overhead dimmable LED products designed specifically for auditoriums, commercial and retail spaces. Most recently, the GDS ArcLamp won 2014 PLASA Awards for Innovation and Sustainability at this year’s show, marking the second time that a single product has won both awards; the first time was in 2011 when the ArcSystem was awarded both simultaneously. ArcLamp is a series of screwbased LED lamps designed to be a direct replacement for their incandescent predecessors.

System installations are fully retrofittable and offer customers a 70-90% reduction in energy consumption while typically paying for themselves within two to five years. ArcSystem products can use either a wired-DMX lightexpress | July-August 2015 | 21

Where now for the LED domestic market?

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he lighting industry got its fingers burnt trying to persuade householders to replace incandescent bulbs. Can the transition to LED lighting be smoother?

Many were 'incandescent' when the EU banned their favoured white-hot lightbulbs. The energy-efficient replacements, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), were unpopular because many took a while to light up from cold, had unflattering light tones and cost more.

The fact that they tended to last longer was little compensation to a public used to the gratifying effects of incandescent lightbulbs, though they were cheap enough for hoarders to buy in bulk ahead of the ban, which was announced by the UK government and implemented EU-wide from 2009.

Light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulbs are becoming increasingly popular, but claims made by some manufacturers on longevity have been disputed. The EU brought in directives to increase the quality of LED construction as the lamps are more complex to manufacture and there are varying levels of quality. But there are anecdotal stories about poor quality construction.

There are two distinct markets: the retail market, which is still relatively small because of the high price of LED bulbs; and the new build market, specifically builders who are incentivised to make new build homes as energy efficient as possible. The new build market is the larger of the two, although the retail market is expected to catch up.

LED lamps have greater energy-

efficient advantages over CFLs but without the problem of unflattering tones and uncomfortable flicker.

However, unlike CFLs and incandescent products, the weakest component of LEDs is not the lamp, which can often last a great deal longer than some of the other intricate components.

One point of contention is with the claims made on the packaging for some LED products. A manufacturer may claim, for example, that their LED light would be expected to last for 50,000 hours. In practice, this would mean that the product would last for more than 17 years on the assumption that the light was on for approximately eight hours a day.

The reality is far more nuanced.

Firstly, LED lights do not burn out suddenly like incandescent bulbs.

Their efficiency decreases over time.

The confusion is at what point should the efficiency drop before the product is deemed to have failed?

"The performance characteristics of an LED chip will change once it is incorporated into a lamp or luminaire, potentially impacting lifetime. Therefore, it is important to understand which lifetime is being quoted – the chip or the system," says Steve Wrapson, product marketing manager for Philips. "Our lifetime statements are based on a moment that LEDs reaches 70 per cent of their light output."

To resolve many of these matters, the EU brought in a new directive that came into force in September of last year. The EcoDesign DIM2 Regulation, created to improve the accuracy of information on the packaging of LED lamps, will help consumers make better-informed

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choices. There are now tougher performance requirements and the new regulation states that directional lamps, such as spots and reflectors, need to meet a certain lumen level to claim a certain wattage replacement.

"Historically, lightbulb purchases have been based on wattage, which actually refers to the energy

consumed rather than the bulb's brightness. Now consumers need to understand lumen output to help them make the adjustment," says Wrapson, who points out that Philips' packaging gives Lumen equivalent to existing wattage measurements.

Additionally, 90 per cent of the lamps must survive and still have at

least 80 per cent of their initial lumen output after 6,000 burning hours; and 95 per cent of the lamps must survive for at least 1,000 hours.

Making the switch to LED Will this level of transparency be enough to persuade more consumers to switch to LED luminaires? Visit your local DIY

superstore and you will still see rows and rows of CFL-based lighting and perhaps just a small space devoted to LED lighting.

Retailers appear to be unconvinced about stocking too vast a range of LED alternatives, possibly driven by market confusion and uncertainty. In the meantime, consumers are left with what many consider a poorer alternative in CFL lights.

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One way the government is managing to increase the uptake of LED lighting for businesses is by offering tax incentives and warranties. The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) energy scheme provides tax allowances for a variety of energy-saving products.

It offers a 100 per cent First Year Allowance (FYA) for investments in certain energy-saving plant and machinery including energy-efficient LED lighting systems, of which 100 per cent of the cost could be written off against that year's taxable profits. This has enabled many businesses to save money, as well as reduce energy use, carbon footprint and climate change levy payments. But no similar scheme exists for consumers, in the UK at least.

In the US, however, State Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) have been set energy-saving goals by state and federal government to provide an alternative to the capital expense of expanding power plant capacity. Utilities in almost every state offer rebates for LED lighting.

The majority of these are a predetermined monetary amount for each fixture replaced, most of which is reliant on the products being bought with a US Energy Star rating scheme.

Low-energy, high-cost lighting Cost is still the main issue for many home owners. With prices of up to £25 per bulb, some consumers currently consider LED lighting too costly. Rising electricity prices and falling LED costs mean that, for homes with a large number of halogen bulbs at least, the new generation of low-energy lighting finally makes financial sense.

Concerns over the weak or cold quality of LED lightbulbs have abated. Despite usually costing more than five times as much as CFLs, the payback for LEDs now comes in 15 months or less – and for homeowners changing dozens of halogen bulbs, the savings can be in the hundreds of pounds every

year thereafter.

A typical 35W halogen replacement LED could use as little as 4W, which is considerably less than the 10W or so a CFL would use to produce the same level of light.

Dimmable versions cost significantly more, and while 35W halogen replacements are available for just £10 pounds each for the newest perfect fit bulbs, that price jumps dramatically for higher wattage replacements – this will delay the payback by a couple of years.

Manufacturers are looking at other methods to reduce the cost of production and to pass on those savings to consumers. One such company is Plessey Semiconductor, which has a manufacturing plant for LEDs in Plymouth.

"Our aim is to get the bill of materials down for the high-end companies such as Philips or Osram," says Neil Harper, product group director for Plessey.

Harper explains that many LEDs are manufactured using expensive substrates such as sapphire on wafers, which are only 2in in diameter. Plessey's answer is to look into manufacturing on cheaper substrates – such as silicon, without compromising on quality, and increasing yields by increasing the diameter of the wafer to 6in.

"We've just commissioned a test production line," says Harper, although he remains tight-lipped on when these new LEDs will be available.

There are other ways prices could drop. New competition is likely as big manufacturers from the AsiaPacific market enter the UK and European market. Companies such as Toshiba in Japan and LG from South Korea have an excellent reputation in their native countries but are relatively unknown in Europe. Toshiba, for example, has a history in the lighting industry going back more than 120 years. Additionally, there are cost savings available

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in the other components that make up a modern LED lightbulb. The driver houses a microcontroller to provide the correct output current and voltage for powering the LED chips to emit light at the required level of brightness. This is a significant cost on the overall bill of materials, but the semiconductor industry is relatively dynamic compared to the lighting industry overall and therefore the cost of microcontrollers are like to drop massively over the next few years.

Other components, such as housings, connectors and the heat sink, are also expected to drop as

manufacturing efficiency improves – but at a smaller rate to the silicon.

The business has set high expectations with LED lighting and hopes it has done enough to avoid the controversies of the recent past.

Soraa Launches PAR 20 LED Lamp

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oraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology, announced today that it has added to its full visible spectrum LED product portfolio a PAR20 lamp with incredibly high CBCP, flawless beam definition and edges, and outstanding color and whiteness rendering. Ideal for both commercial and residential applications, the PAR20 features the company’s POINT SOURCE OPTICSTM and Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP3) COLORTM and VP3 WHITETM technologies—providing a superior replacement for 75W to 90W legacy products.

“Neither too big nor small, the PAR20 is perfect in every way,” explained George Stringer, Senior VP of America Sales and Marketing at Soraa. “Powered by the world’s most efficient LED, the PAR20 provides unmatched color quality with our VP3 technology and superior optics with our POINT SOURCE OPTICS technology, while still delivering 85% energy-efficiency over standard halogen lamps.”

Soraa’s POINT SOURCE OPTICS technology enables the offering of the industry’s only 10-degree

narrow spot version of a PAR20 LED lamp while delivering a Center Beam Candle Power (CBCP) almost double that of its nearest competitor. The optics seamlessly produce beautiful, high intensity and uniform beams and are available in four beam angles including 10, 25, 36 and 60 degrees. With a color-rendering index (CRI) of 95 and deep red (R9) rendering of 95, the 10.8W PAR20 not only crushes its halogen counterparts, but easily outperforms its LED competition as well.

The company’s Violet-Emission 3Phosphor (VP3) LED technology allows for perfect rendering of colors and whiteness. Utilizing every color in the rainbow, especially

deep red emission, Soraa’s VP3 VIVID COLOR renders warm tones beautifully and accurately. And unlike blue-based white LEDs without any violet/ultraviolet emission, the company’s VP3 NATURAL WHITE is achieved by engineering the violet emission to properly excite fluorescing brightening agents including natural objects like human eyes and teeth, as well as manufactured white materials such as clothing, paper and cosmetics.

Soraa’s PAR20 LED lamps are offered in 75W (Soraa VIVID) and 90W (Soraa BRILLIANT) equivalents, and a 50W replacement option will also soon be available. The lamps are available in four color temperatures ranging from very warm white to cool (2700K, 3000K, 4000K and 5000K), and Soraa is the only lamp manufacturer that guarantees lamp-to-lamp color consistency to be within a 3-Step MacAdam Ellipse for its PAR20 products.

The PAR20 Series is compatible with enclosed fixtures and suitable for damp operating environments. Additionally, all of Soraa’s PAR20 10 degree LED lamps are designed to work with the company’s award-winning magnetic accessory SNAP system. With a simple magnetic accessory attachment, beam shapes can be altered and color temperature can be modified, allowing endless design and display possibilities.

Philips Lumileds Launches LED for Single-Source Beam Control in Directional Lamps

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akers of directional lamps now have a more affordable LED option that offers single-source beam control: the Philips Lumileds LUXEON 5258. This multi-die emitter enables the most cost effective design of PAR 16, PAR 20, MR16 and GU10 lamps using existing drivers at 24V and 96V. “We are providing a high flux, high efficacy LED that improves the quality of light and avoids the unfortunate “showerhead effect” that users experience with distributed, multi-die solutions. The LUXEON 5258 can achieve lower system costs compared to solutions using multiple LEDs for 35W and 50W MR16 today,” said Ahmed Eweida, Product Manager. Lumileds initial offering of the LEDs in the 5258 plastic package is in warm white CCTs with a minimum CRI of 80. The 24V solutions provide 425 lumens at 110 lm/ W, while the 96V solutions provide 400 lumens at 105 lm/W. However, both can be driven to deliver up to 650 lumens. A 5mm diameter optical source enables precise beam control in directional applications.

The LUXEON 5258 is designed to provide the best efficacy and flux metrics with superior reliability and droop curve than all competing solutions on the market.

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Crescent Electric Names Universal Lighting Technologies Supplier of the Year Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. has been named “Supplier of the Year in the Lamps, Ballasts & Lighting Controls category” for the second consecutive year by Crescent Electric Supply Company. The award was presented to Universal at the recent annual National Sales Conference.

43 Percent of Energy Leaders To Invest More in Efficiency Forty-three percent of energy leaders say their investment in energy efficiency next year is projected to be more than it was last year, according to survey results recently released by Schneider Electric. Twenty-two percent said their projected investment would stay the same, and 10 percent reported their investment would be less than last year.

Crescent Electric Supply Company represents more than 600 vendors and operates more than 120 distribution facilities in 27 states.

The survey, conducted in June at Schneider Electric’s Xperience Efficiency events in Washington, D.C. and Dallas, includes responses from 369 leaders in energy efficiency from business and government sectors.

Leviton Acquires JCC Advanced Lighting

The survey also looked at what drives energy management investment decisions. Some 64 percent of respondents reported energy cost savings as the biggest driver. Government incentives came in second with 10 percent, followed by government policies and industry standards with 8 percent, executive mandate with 6 percent and brand image with 5 percent.

Leviton recently the acquisition of JCC Advanced Lighting, a United Kingdom (UK)-based manufacturer of LED lighting suitable for a wide variety of residential and commercial applications. The acquisition establishes Leviton in the UK market and affords the company growth opportunities internationally.

Integrating JCC’s energy efficient LED lighting into Leviton’s smart solutions provides a unique opportunity to develop the next generation of intelligent design. Through the work of the combined companies, customers will be able to receive even more efficient lighting solutions, including the incorporation of occupancy sensors and dimmers to help achieve nearly 50 percent energy savings when compared to typical installation.

“Leviton’s acquisition of JCC provides a significant presence in the UK and a good base for the future,” said Don Hendler, CEO of Leviton.

JCC will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Leviton, maintaining operations in the UK. The company will continue to be led by Richard Adey, currently the Executive Chairman of JCC, who will report directly to Daryoush Larizadeh, Leviton’s Chief Operating Officer.

Daintree Networks Partners with CLTC to Advance Lighting Controls Daintree Networks, a provider of open wireless smart building solutions for enterprise control and energy management, recently announced its affiliate partnership with UC Davis’ California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) with the goal of advancing lighting controls.

CLTC is a not-for-profit research, development and demonstration facility dedicated to accelerating the development and commercialization of nextgeneration, energy-efficient lighting and daylighting technologies.

Daintree and CLTC will collaborate on efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of networked lighting controls. The widespread adoption of energy-efficient technologies such as lighting controls will help reduce energy use. The partnership will demonstrate how open standards-based communications and controls can simplify the integration process for commercial buildings to meet California’s building energy efficiency goals.

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The majority of respondents, 63 percent, reported they had invested in energy efficiency programs in the past 12 months. Specifically, the two most common energy management practices that respondents’ organizations have adopted in the past 12 months were tracking and analyzing data (29 percent) and energy audits (also 29 percent).

The respondents also shared their thoughts on which energy management approaches will take hold in the next five years, predicting that building automation (24 percent), efficient lighting (21 percent) and data center efficiency (16 percent) would become the most popular.

Other significant survey findings include: • 41 percent of respondents cited tax credits or incentives as the energy policy that has had the greatest impact on improving energy efficiency in their organization.

• 60 percent of respondents said that they have someone in their organization responsible for energy management.

Schneider Electric Unveils Product Selection Tool schneider electric new tool-2Schneider Electric Lighting Controls Division recently unveiled a new generation of product-selection tools. This mobilefriendly online solution selector finds the best code-compliant lighting control solutions for any room in just seconds. Users can then save selected applications for multiple rooms and building projects in a login-protected portfolio. The new Lighting Controls Application Guide saves time and increase accuracy in product selection. There are already over 100 code compliant pre-determined solutions; the company is adding more on an ongoing basis.

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Samsung is accelerating the development of silicon substrate

The 2014 global optoelectronics value is $ 576.6 billion

Recently, Samsung intends to merge LED production lines “Line 3? and “SR line” together to “Line 5? which is located in Gyeonggi-do. Line 5 was originally responsible for production of Samsung’s semiconductor products, but the company decides to convert it to LED chip production line, it mainly produces 4-inch and 8-inch products.

Taiwan Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA) pointed out that the 2014 global photovoltaic industry output is $ 576.6 billion, and Taiwan’s optoelectronics industry output accounted 12% that’s $ 67.4 billion, which is nearly same as 2013. Taiwan’s LED components output accounts the global first, it is predicted that the Taiwan LED components industrial will continue to grow to 14%, that’s about $ 5.366 billion in 2015.

Samsung has 150 sets of MOCVD equipments, which is the most MOCVD equipments in South Korea, and the main purpose is to manufacture LED chips. The industry believes that the transfer production line is expected to take more than one year.

It is reported that Samsung intends to develop two kinds of LED chips in Line 5 at the same time, which based on the silicon substrate and the sapphire respectively. Among them, silicon substrate LED chip has been produced by Line 3.

Currently, the LED chip mainly adopts sapphire substrate, if the sapphire substrate can be replaced by silicon, then the cost of LED chip can be reduced greatly, also can accelerate the expansion. Samsung is stepping up research and develop 8-inch silicon wafer-based LED. Indian Andhra Pradesh plan to replace large-scale LED street light P Narayana, the Minister of Municipal Administration Department said at the LED manufacturing National Conference that “Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu set a goal to install energy-efficient LED lighting systems in 110 streets and private companies at the end of June.”

“21 days after the occurrence of Cyclone Hudhud, Visakhapatnam 90,000 inefficient sodium or mercury lamp has been replaced by LED lights, and since then, all cities are required to install the LED street lights.” he said.

In recent years, the LED components scale changed a lot in the global regional, among which the most rapid growth is Chinese mainland. PIDA LED Division senior analyst Lv Shaoxu said, as Chinese LED plant rising, American LED manufacturers such as Cree declined in output. South Korea also declined because of the higher proportion of the LCD display, and Samsung exited LED lighting market and other issues. Taiwan’s performance was quite satisfactory, showing double-digit growth; Japanese growth is small, but Nichia also had double-digit growth. Overall, the future LED factories will still have good development in China.

China had dazzling performance in LED package and module production in 2014. Lv Shaoxu pointed out that Chinese LED plants will continue growing is an indisputable fact; Taiwan’s LED lighting accounts for less than 5% of the global market, the influence is relatively weak, so the enterprises should look for the positive transformation to high-potential markets, such as UV (Ultraviolet) LED and IR (Infrared) LED product applications.

Parisian designer designed lace LED lamp by 3D printing technology

However, the participated LED manufacturers and suppliers stated that the duration of the project is too short; they need more time to complete it.

Lace is a classic ornament for women, a Parisian couple designers Linlin and Pierre-Yves Jacques applied lace to the lighting design. By using 3D printing technology, they embedded plastic lace in the metal shade, when the lamp is on, it will project beautiful pattern on the wall. They designed two different lamps, named Sky and Land.

“To supply 450,000 LED street lights within three months is not a problem, however, before installation, in order to ensure the safety and LED bulbs life, they should launched an investigation for infrastructure of municipalities and enterprises, such as cabling, pole grounding and other issues.” they said.

The designers also said, 3D printed plastic lace with good heat resistance and can even withstand high temperatures of incandescent lamps, but they recommend the use of LED lamp for energy saving. If mounted with colorful LED lights, it will achieve more amazing effect.

CREE granted 15,000 units LED bulbs On 16th Nov, CREE launched the “Great American Light Bulbs Swap” activities in New York, Boston and Washington; the activities will grant a total of 15,000 LED bulbs. Local people can swap a new LED bulb by one of incandescent bulb or energy-saving lamp.

The action of CREE is aim to enhance its brand image, and seize the end consumer market. CREE is the first LED epitaxy manufacturers, and now gradually extends to the downstream products, covers LED modules and light engine manufacturing, offers traditional lighting. Recently years, CREE aim to sell light bulbs to consumers directly.

Experts pointed out that the US market is very huge, but LED light penetration rate in US is still very low, so there will be great potential in future.

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Linlin and Pierre-Yves Jacques still not launch this product in market yet, but they received good feedback in September when they display it in Paris Design Week. They said the next step is to launch this lamp to the market.

BMW released LED street light can charge for electric vehicles BMW announced last Friday (7th Nov) that it has developed a new LED street light with special socket that can charge for electric vehicles, and plans to run a pilot project next year in Munich by using the existing lighting network. BMW said, by combining light-emitting diode (LED) with the company’s “ChargeNow” charging technology, it has produced two Light and Charge street lights, and already installed those two light in front of headquarters. This rechargeable light can be used by many electric car drivers, no matter what kinds of car they are driving.essential if we want to see more electric vehicles on the road in our cities in the future.”

Thailand lighting annual market growth is expected to reach 30%

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saving lighting actively and LED price declined sharply, it results LED lighting demand

increasing a lot. According to statistics, in 2014 the Thai lighting market will be valued at $ 800 million, an increase of 12% compared to 2013. In the near future, the total value of Thailand’s lighting market will reach 900 million to 1 billion U.S. dollars. It is expected that the annual growth rate will reach 30 percent in the next five years, interior and industrial lighting will become two important markets for LED lighting.

According to the introduction of local Electricity Generating Authority, Thailand needs to import 80% of lighting products, the government strongly supports the chose of energy-saving products in recent years, Thailand’s huge market potential and the increasing purchasing will bring opportunities for LED enterprises.

According to reports, the first Thai International Lighting Fair was held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre from August 19– 21th, 2015. The organizers Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand and Messe Frankfurt, Germany recently held a press conference in Shanghai, and welcomed Chinese companies to participate this fair.

The first Thai International Lighting Exhibition brought 250 exhibitors together, it is a comprehensive show for exhibiting lighting, energy efficient lighting equipment, LED materials, controllers, replacement lamps, LED related accessories, lighting equipment, renewable energy and solar architecture, intelligent lighting and so on, and attracts more than 5,000 professional visitors from different industrial areas.

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Japan developed two inches SCAM crystal to replace blue LED substrate

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apan Fukuda crystallization Institute of Technology has developed 50mm (2 inches) caliber of ScAlMgO4 (SCAM) crystals successfully, and plans to use this material as GaN-

based light-emitting substrate for blue LED component and blueviolet semiconductor laser. Compared with sapphire substrate, SCAM can reduce the crystal defects of the GaN-based semiconductor; it is expected to increase the brightness of the light emitting component. According to the institute reports, the team led by Professor Takashi MATSUOKA from Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University used stacked GaN semiconductor designed the LED, and confirmed the usefulness of the material.

The feature of SCAM is the lattice mismatch with GaN is only 1.8%, not prone to defect of lattice dislocations. While previous the industry find it difficult to make SCAM crystals, but Fukuda crystallization Institute of Technology produced two inches highquality SCAM crystals by CZ method successfully. According to introduction of the institute, it improves the crystal quality by improving the conditions and furnace structure of the crystal growth. When using X-ray diffraction method to assess C surface of SCAM crystal, they found its demi is 12.9 seconds, the crystal quality is equivalent to Si completely.

In addition, the Institute does not adopt cutting and grinding process, but produce wafer by cleaving SCAM crystal, this process will reduce the wafer cost. It is also a great achievement to obtain low-dislocation crystal by the use of organic metal chemical vapor deposition method to grow GaN films on the cleavage plane of SCAM crystal vertically at 1040?.

Fukuda crystallization Institute of Technology will try to increase the caliber of SCAM crystals in the future, also implement this material with commercial operations. The Institute will start to sell two inches SCAM substrates at the spring of 2015.

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Government Projects & Initiatives, Declining Prices and Domestic Manufacturing Poised to Spur Indian LED Lighting Market

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ver the years, demand for power has increased exponentially in India that has resulted into usage of appliances or products that are power efficient in nature. In India, lighting application

consumes significant share of the country's total power.

Owing to demand-supply gap and need to conserve power, utilization of power efficient lighting source has become critically important. LED based bulbs are emerging as key viable sources of power, which can save power up-to 50%.

According to 6Wresearch, India’s LED Lighting market is projected to reach $2.2 billion by 2021. LED Lighting market in India is in its nascent stage; however, high growth is anticipated due to government initiatives to replace incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs in streetlight application.

Also, with growing awareness and reduction of prices the market for LED Lighting is exhibited to attain tremendous growth in the forecast period. Additionally, with government initiatives to promote domestic manufacturing, prices are expected to decline further, thus boosting the growth of the market. In 2015, the Government of India announced the distribution of LED bulbs at subsidized rate would further drive the adoption in the country.

Amongst all applications, streetlight is one of the key growing applications in India’s LED lighting market. Central and State governments have taken initiatives to deploy LED bulbs at various locations.

For the same, several pilot projects are under process or in planned phase, where traditional streetlights would be replaced by LED bulbs.

Chandigarh, Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttrakhand, and Punjab are some of the states where such initiatives have been taken.

Also, in the coming years, as the concept of green building and smart homes increases, demand for LED bulbs is exhibited to surge, which would bolster growth of the market especially in outdoor and indoor applications.

In India’s LED lighting market, Philips has captured key share of the market pie in 2014. Through the forecast period, share of Philips is expected to increase further. Other key players of the market include- Syska, Havells, GE and OSRAM. “India LED Lighting Market (2015–2021)”provides in-depth analysis of the report with 50 figures and 16 tables covered in 112 pages. The report estimates and forecast LED Lighting market by revenue, by applications and regions. The report also gives the insights on competitive landscape, market share by companies, company profiles, market drivers and restraints. lightexpress | July-August 2015 | 37

Taiwan will fully replace mercury street light by LED in two years

Osram announced the appointment of its new CEO: Olaf Berlien

The premier of Taiwan Jiang Yihua today (14th Nov) approved the “Mercury streetlight sunset plan”, it is expected to invest NT$ 5.49 billion yuan (about 178.44 million US dollars) in the next two years, aim to assist local governments on replacing 692,000 units mercury street lights by LED street lights in the end of 2016. After the completion of replacement, Taiwan will become the world’s first region which eliminates mercury lights comprehensively. It is expected to save up to 640 million Kwh annually, will reduce NT$ 1.1 billion yuan (about 35.75 million US dollars) electricity cost and NT$ 346 million yuan (about 11.24 million US dollars) maintenance costs, the local government expenditure can save up to NT$ 7.23 billion yuan (about 235 million US dollars) in five years.

Osram announced in its official website that the company appoints Olaf Berlien as the next chief executive officer (CEO), and he will also serves as the company’s chief technology officer, this appointment will come into effect in January 2015.

The premier spokesman Sun Liqun said that in order to accelerate the development of LED optoelectronic industry and reduce carbon emissions, Taiwan promoted LED traffic light since 2008, and make Taiwan became the second area that fully using LED traffic lights; also develop LED street light standard (CNS15233) in the same year, and began to promote the LED street lamp demonstration project.

Since split out from the Siemens Group, Osram is experiencing sales decline during traditional lighting transfer to the new LED lighting. In this July, the company announced to cut 7,800 jobs in worldwide, its operating conditions is worried. It is focus of attention that whether Olaf Berlien can turn over the situation or not.

The premier stated that besides the promotion of LED street light by government funds, they will add mandatory regulations to prohibit the use of mercury lights at the same time, and finally achieve the goal of fully replaced the mercury lights. Taiwan LED street lamp performances were improved significantly, the average luminous efficiency is more than 100lm / W, which is about three times of mercury lights, while the life is up to six years, also three times of the mercury lamp, so it can fully replace the traditional mercury light.

Samsung will quit oversea LED lighting market South Korean media Dong-A Ilbo reported on the 27th Oct that Samsung has decided to fully suspend the LED lighting sales and other related businesses in overseas markets, and notice the overseas customers that it will not launch LED lighting and related businesses in overseas markets in the future. According to reports, Samsung will continue its LED lighting business in Korea market, due to the small size of the Korean market, if Samsung exits the overseas market, it will equivalent to quit the whole LED lighting market.

According to Samsung relative officer said, because the severe competition with existing LED lighting manufacturers, besides there is also Chinese enterprises hit the market with low price strategy, it forces Samsung to make the decision, and then Samsung will focus on LED component business.

According to reports, more than 90% of Samsung LED related business revenue is contributed by the “electronic LED component business” which used as backlight in panels. Besides LED lighting business, Samsung’s auto LED component market also has little influence, so it is necessary to concern about their auto LED business marketing strategies in the future.

Yonhap reported on Oct. 22 that South Korea Industry Alliance Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) invited the think tanks and Korean brokers such as Kiwoom, Daishin, HI Investment and Securities to analyze difficulties in several industries they will face next year, which predicts the LED products will face fierce competition by Chinese manufacturers.

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According to report, Olaf Berlien has served as senior management in a number of German high-tech industrial groups, including the current CEO of M+W Group GmbH, CEO of the Technologies division at Essen-based ThyssenKrupp AG, as well as consultants of Commerzbank. In addition, the announcement mentioned the former CEO Wolfgang Dehen is voluntary separation.

LED lighting market will reach 25.7 billion US dollars in 2015 Global lighting market will reach $ 82.1 billion in 2015, driven by the emerging markets, LED lighting market will reach $ 25.7 billion, penetration will up to 31%.

If divide the 2015 global LED lighting market by area, the European region accounts for 23% of the market size; due to its high electricity cost and different lighting culture, even there are no massive subsidies, LED in commercial lighting and outdoor architectural lighting demands will continue improving. China holds 21% market share, mainly because China is the main LED lighting manufacturer country, plus the cost advantage and complete supply chain, the market competition are more intense. In order to improve the sales, regardless of LED package manufacturers, application factories, or other related enterprises are all do their best to enhance the penetration rate.

Looking to 2015, Chinese domestic and overseas lighting market demands will continue to improve. However, due to intense competition, the product prices will be declined, this is a crisis that many manufactures need to face in next year.

Norwegian designers developed LED jacket can change colors Norwegian design studio DRAP OG designed a LED jacket called “Interacket” which can change colors according to the user’s touch; this design is inspired by the ability of chameleon and squid that change colors to integrate into the environment. The inner of Interacket jacket adopts aluminum coating which is same as emergency rescue blanket and can be used to reflect heat, and covered with red, green and blue LED lights; also adds Arduino chip and color sensor which make it can change color according to the user’s touch in the environment. DRAP OG designer hopes to increase security for evening activities and works by this changing color LED jacket, and add funny at the same time.

Narita Airport lighting system will change to LED lamps

OSRAM new LED package factory in China put into operation officially

According to Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported, in order to meet the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Narita Airport Terminal II renovation project will be started in this September. For deepening the impression of overseas visitors, the terminal II will be more Japanese specialties.

Osram Chinese Wuxi plant commissioning ceremony was held at the plant in Wuxi New District, this plant will strengthen its leadership position in the LED market.

Narita Airport Terminal II has never been large-scale renovated since opening in 1992. This renovation will focus on the arrival and negative layer, the arrival will renovate to traditional sliding doors. After the transformation, the overall tone of terminal II will change from gray to white, and the lighting fixture will also be replaced to LED lamps.

It is reported that Terminal II renovation is expected to be completed in spring of 2016, the total project budget is about 900 million yen (about 8.23 million US dollars). Narita Airport introduced that the Terminal I renovation will also be started in the future.

The EU issued a warning on Chinesemade LED power supply The European Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a warning on Chinese-made LED power supply, this case originated from Finland. The product name is “Waterproof LED Power Supply”. This power packed in a white carton box, electrical parameters: Input voltage: 110-260V, 50 Hz, 0.37 ~ 0.26A; Output voltage: 12V, 3.7A, 45W, lkI, IP67. The model is: 12V45WIP67/LNM-45, OECD Portal Category is 78000000 (electrical).

The insulation performance of this LED power supply is substandard, because the distance between primary and secondary windings is not enough. As a result, the user may be subjected to electric shock during usage; it does not comply with European Low Voltage Directive and relevant standard EN61347.

Currently, the Finnish authorities have taken coercive measures to withdrawn the product from the market.

South Korea will invest 22 billion won in OLED lighting industry Recently, the Korean Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that it will launch an OLED lighting industry support program, called “OLED lighting industry cluster construction project”, this project will be started from the end of September 2014 and last for five-years, it plans to invest the amount of 22 billion won (about 21.51 million U.S. dollars).

South Korea plans to promote industrial development and enhance the global competitiveness of the OLED industry through the up and downstream supply chain. The program covers items: OLED material, light source, the components and module system.

In order to encourage the commercialization of OLED products, the project also supports testing and evaluation for OLED lighting technology and products, including the evaluation of product performance and safety, and it will also set the domestic and international standards.

This Wuxi factory was constructed and operated by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors; the main business is the LED chip package. This is the company’s second backend factory, the other one is in Penang, Malaysia. In addition, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors also has two front-end chip manufacturing plant in Regensburg, Germany and Penang, Malaysia.

Public data shows that in May 2012, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors signed an agreement with the Wuxi New District Government to set its world’s third LED factories in Wuxi New District. And the construction was started on August 8, 2012 officially.

It is reported that hundreds of millions Euros was invested in Wuxi factory, and covers an area of 100,000 square meters, annual production will reach billions of LED optoelectronic semiconductor components. By 2017, the number of employees will reach 2,100.

The Chief Executive Officer of OSRAM Licht AG Wolfgang Dehen said “With this step, we’re not only expanding our fully loaded backend LED capacities but also boosting our presence in the world’s largest single lighting market,” he also added: “Asia, and particularly China, are key growth drivers for the global lighting and therefore the LED industry.”

LED helps underwater visible light communication achieved 50Mbps Japanese companies TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. and Toyo Electric Corporation jointly developed an underwater high-speed wireless communication device by using visible light. They adopt blue LED which is low attenuation rate under the water, and the communication speed in the water can achieve 50Mbit/s maximum.

When underwater, since the radio waves attenuation rate is very high, so it’s difficult to perform wireless communication, and therefore, there are lowspeed wireless communications by using acoustic or visible light, but no high-speed communication system capable to transmit large amounts of data like images.

When Taiyo Yuden and Toyo Electric validate the device, they in collaboration with Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), and carried out in swimming pool. They will make this device downsize and lightweight in the future, and will develop a variety of applications at the same time.

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INDIAN GOVERNMENT SLASHING COSTS OF LED LIGHTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS

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s innovative light-emitting diode (LED) technologies continue making groundbreaking progress around the world - and with the Japanese inventors of blue LEDs being awarded the Nobel Prize last week India is stepping up to the plate by slashing the prices of LEDs. According to an official statement released by India's Power Ministry, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), by working closely with electricity distribution companies (discoms), a business model has been developed that enables EESL to buy LEDs in bulk and sell subsidized lights to households at a meager INR 10 (US$0.16) against the market price of INR 400 (US$6.50).

The impact on India's climate action efforts could be huge: LED lamps can cut CO2 emissions by 50-70% as they use one-tenth of the energy of a normal incandescent bulb and half as much energy as a traditional compact fluorescent lamp, to produce the same amount of light.

LED DEMAND With the growth of larger production capacities in India, a surge in domestic demand is anticipated which will likely lead to a further decrease in the cost of LED bulbs. On top of this, the savings accrued through the sale of subsidized LEDs will eventually be repaid to EESL by the discoms.

The Government statement went on to add that EESL managed to procure two million LEDs under a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. State Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the program, under which two high quality LED bulbs each will be provided to 3.7 million households at a subsidized cost of INR 10.

The Power Ministry also intends to provide LED technology to all belowpoverty line households at the time of electrification under the initiative Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikaran Yojana.

LIGHTING UP INDIA Praising the government decision, Aditi Dass, Director Programs, The Climate Group, commented: “The LED technology in India has come a long way in India and the Power Ministry’s decision to sell LED bulbs at subsidized prices serves as a recognition to the massive energy saving potential that low cost energy efficient LEDs offer. This also falls in line with The Climate Group’s continuing endeavor to promote faster adoption of the LED technology in Indian cities.”

Previously EESL – a joint venture of four central public sector undertakings in the power sector – successfully managed several projects to install LED street lights and a 750,000 LED bulb replacement project for households in the Indian city of Pudhuchery.

The Climate Group promotes energy efficient LED technology through its LED Lighting program and a series of global workshops are being conducted this year to address local barriers to scale-up.

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Using Less Energy Energy Efficiency: Lighting

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t takes a lot of energy to light up the world. Lighting is responsible for 19% of electricity use worldwide. In the United States alone, lighting accounts for almost 25% percent of electricity use in homes, and about 13% in offices, stores, schools, and other commercial buildings. Clearly, reducing the amount of energy used for lighting would make us more energy efficient. But modern society relies on electric lights so we can remain active at all hours of the day and night. What makes current lighting systems so inefficient?

The easiest and most obvious step to save energy is to turn off lights that are not in use. While that helps, it does not solve the problem. The big question is, how can we make artificial lighting more energy efficient?

What We Currently Use Most electric light fixtures use either incandescent or fluorescent lightbulbs, or lamps, as the light source.

Incandescent lamps produce a pleasing warm light.

They are relatively inexpensive to manufacture and come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Many different types of lighting fixtures are designed to fit the screw-in base of this type of bulb.

The incandescent lamp consists of a large glass bulb attached to a metal base that serves as the electrical contact. The outside of the base is threaded, to be screwed into the light fixture. The hollow glass bulb contains a metal wire called a filament—the filament is made of tungsten—attached to the electrical contacts in the base of the bulb. The filament is very long— about 2 m (6.5 ft) in a standard bulb—but extremely thin, at about 0.254 mm (0.01 in). The wire is very tightly coiled and that coil is then wound again, to fit inside the bulb. An inert gas such as argon fills the inside of the bulb. When an electrical current runs through the filament, it heats up and glows.

There are a number of drawbacks to incandescent lamps. The tungsten evaporates over time of use, weakening the filament until it breaks. At that point the lamp no longer works and needs to be replaced. A 100-watt incandescent lamp is rated to last 750 hours, not a very long time. However, the biggest issue for incandescent lamps is that they are not very energy efficient: they produce heat as well as light. This heat escapes into the surrounding environment. In fact, incandescents produce the least light for the amount of energy used to power them. This makes them huge wasters of energy.

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The halogen lamp is another type of incandescent light bulb. Halogen lamps also use a tungsten filament, but a hollow quartz covering (quartz is much harder than glass) filled with halogen gas encloses the filament. When the filament heats up, the halogen gas reacts with tungsten vapor, redepositing tungsten atoms back on the filament.

This enables the filament to last much longer, and to be heated to a hotter temperature. Thus a halogen lamp lasts longer than a standard incandescent and gives off light that is brighter and purer in color. However, halogen lamps get extremely hot, much more so than standard incandescent lamps. That means that halogen lamps are also energy wasters.

Fluorescent lamps, the other common type of electric lightbulb, are much more efficient than incandescent lamps. Fluorescents use approximately 30% of the energy of an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light. They are commonly found in institutional settings: schools, offices, stores, and public buildings. Lighting fixtures that use fluorescent lamps are cheaper to operate, and they produce a fair amount of light for the money.

Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs The compact fluorescent bulb uses the same process as a traditional fluorescent tube, but uses a smaller spiral shape and a screw-in base that allows it to fit into fixtures made for incandescent bulbs. The compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) is one very popular option for reducing lighting costs. The CFL is a fluorescent lamp manufactured to fit the same fixtures as incandescent bulbs. This type of lamp has been available since the early 1980s but is only now catching on with consumers. The big advantage: CFLs use much less electricity—70% to 75% less, according to some sources.

CFLs have the same energy-saving advantages of standard fluorescent lamps. But only now are these lamps being used regularly. Why? The early CFLs were terrible. The light they produced was dim and dull, with an awful color. On top of that the lamps took a long time to reach full power, and even at full power, they flickered. Today’s CFLs are much better. The color has been softened, the light is no longer dim, and the lamps start up much more quickly.

The improvements have resulted in greater popularity with consumers. In fact, some countries, including Australia and Canada, have mandated that consumers switch from incandescent lamps to CFLs by specific dates. Other countries are also encouraging consumers to make the switch to save energy. CFLs are not perfect replacements for incandescent lamps. Many consumers do not like the

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light these lamps produce, despite the vast improvements in the last few years. And the lamps still take some time to warm up to full power. Like their longtube predecessors, CFLs contain a very small amount, usually 4 to 5 mg (0.00014 to 0.00018 oz), of mercury, a toxin. If the lamp breaks the mercury enters the general environment. A portion of that mercury evaporates, but so little enters the environment that researchers believe it poses little or no danger. Proper cleanup and disposal of the broken lamp takes care of the rest of the mercury.

Light-Emitting Diodes Another promising approach is the use of lightemitting diodes (LEDs) for interior lighting. LEDs are commonly used already for many things, such as digital clocks and the lights on light-up wristwatches. But now these little lights are being used in lamps, to replace incandescent bulbs for interior lighting.

The LED bulb is the newest type of lower-energy lamp projected to replace incandescent bulbs. Made from durable plastic, an LED bulb uses the movement of energy in a semiconductor material to create light.

LEDs use a different technology from incandescent and fluorescent lamps. Instead of relying on a filament that gets used up or electrodes with a limited number of starts, LEDs produce light by the movement of electrons in a semiconductor, a material or compound that allows some flow of electricity. Electricity is sent to a diode made of a semiconducting material, causing the electrons to increase in energy level. As the electrons drop back down to normal levels, they release photons, or light energy. The color of the light depends on the material used in the diode. A silicon diode produces infrared light, but other materials produce different colors in the spectrum. In addition, the semiconductor material used for the diode must be one that does not absorb the photons, but releases them outward, to produce light. The light coming from the diode goes every which way, but the lamp has a plastic cover, which concentrates the light.

Individual diodes are not bright. Thus they are grouped together in lamps, to produce the desired amount of light for the bulb.

LED lamps have many advantages over other types of lighting. They are made of durable plastic, not morebreakable glass. LED lamps do not burn out the same way as lamps that use filaments. The diode does degrade, producing less light after thousands of hours of use. But the bulbs are long-lasting, with a lifetime between 50,000 and 100,000 hours until the degradation of light becomes noticeable. The small size of LEDs fits modern electronics. Most important, LEDs are energy efficient. Much more of the energy is used to create light and not wasted heat.

LEDs are not without disadvantages. Until very recently they were prohibitively expensive, reflecting the cost of the semiconductor material. The material price has started dropping, but the lamps remain significantly more expensive than traditional lamps. For example, in

2009 a standard incandescent bulb was around US$0.75 per bulb, while a replacement LED bulb was US$45. The longer life of the LED balances out some of the expense.

Colored LED lights are used to create a distinct look for modern buildings like this one in Seoul, South Korea.

The quality of light given off by LED lamps poses a more significant problem. The light tends to be diffuse—it does not focus well for spot lighting. Color also remains an issue. LED lamps produce excellent shades of red, green, blue, purple, pink, and a very bright white.

Because of this, LEDs are increasingly being used for dramatic and colorful interior and exterior architectural lighting, including holiday lights. However, LED technology thus far has not been able to produce a light similar to daylight. The very harsh light of a white LED makes colors look odd. Researchers continue to work on developing an LED lamp that can produce a color similar to daylight.

Daylighting Natural light is a very important source of energyefficient light. Architects and builders are making more use of daylight, working with lighting designers to help place windows and skylights in new homes or commercial buildings. Modern double-paned windows can keep the cold out during the winter, although not as effectively as insulated walls, and with special coatings to reflect light, they can prevent interiors from heating up too much during hot summers.

Newer buildings use natural daylight National Lab–David Joseph/The New York Times Newer buildings use natural daylight to light interior spaces as a way to save energy. Lighting designers help place windows in locations that will make the best use of light without burdening the building with extra heating or cooling costs. For example, north-facing windows let in even light year-round, while south-facing windows maximize light in winter; neither lets in much glare.

Proper roof overhang and planting of trees can prevent extra heat coming in during in the summer in windows that receive direct sunlight. West- and east-facing windows are avoided as much as possible, because they let in light and heat, as well as glare. Skylights also let in light without too much heat, if positioned and installed properly. The skylight must have a slope that maximizes winter heat and lessens summer heat.

Installation must be done carefully, to prevent leaking during rainstorms.

Down the Road Motion-detector lights have a sensor that switches on the light when movement occurs within the sensing field. When the motion stops, after a certain time the light switches off. Light fixtures with this feature are commonly used on building exteriors, as a way to have light only when it is needed. Installation of this type of fixture in building interiors for rooms that are not in regular use, such as storage rooms, is one way to save energy; this type of use is on the rise. lightexpress | July-August 2015 | 45

Wireless flexibility and bus-based reliability

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he new bidirectional KNX EnOcean gateway series 63x brings EnOcean and KNX closer together. The gateways now make it possible to control EnOcean actuators from KNX.

By Dr. Thomas Weinzierl, Managing Director, WEINZIERL ENGINEERING GmbH A gateway connects different technologies together - and with the new three-headed gateway family KNX ENO 63X (630, 632 and 634) Weinzierl offers the perfect combination of reliability and configurability of a mature bus system (KNX) and the flexibility of an innovative radio system with batteryless sensors (EnOcean ).

Based on a new platform is the device family in a subtly designed casing for wall mounting and allows an integrated illuminated display and three buttons with easy and convenient on-site programming.

While the smallest model, the KNX ENO 630, as unidirectional gateway sends sensor values in one direction from EnOcean to the KNX bus the

two larger units operate 632 and 634 bi-directional and so also EnOcean actuators KNX from now can be directly controlled. By the new gateways supported EnOcean Equipment Profiles (EEP) compatibility is achieved with virtually all EnOcean devices.

The new gateways are of particular interest due to their additional logic and control functions. So now stand alongside the simple logic and time functions, complex algorithms for light control and heating control available. Here are two examples: Save energy with the windows open Everybody knows this situation: no matter whether residential or office complex, once you get in cold weather and you open a window while heating you literally heat "out the window" and must be in complete control of the heating system before and after ventilation.

In addition, most heating systems rely on to be automatically or manually turned on and shut down when the rooms are used by people.

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This can be solved by a heating control through a combination of EnOcean and KNX. Both the actual temperature and the set point temperature is sent from a room control unit via EnOcean. The controller in the KNX ENO Gateway 632 calculates the variable and sends it via the KNX bus to the heating valve which adjusts the temperature by opening or closing.

The HMI device can be mounted on almost any location thanks to EnOcean technology and by the simple configuration of the KNX ENO 632 gateways via the ETS and the device itself, the setup is done quickly.

Integrate a presence detector or window/door contact additionally into the system and their values can be also considered by the regulation for optimum heating efficiency. The presence detector registers the presence of people in the room and adjusts the heating accordingly. No longer empty rooms and offices which are unnecessarily heated only because the last employee or resident had forgotten to regulate the heating down. The EnOcean window contact also supports those people who do not think about the heater when they open a window for

ventilation. You no longer have to manually turn down the radiator and turn it up again, but you can rely on the automatic thanks to EnOcean and KNX when venting now.

Let there be light (and shadow) Another example of energy saving is the networked lighting control with the KNX ENO 632, as shown in Figure 2. Via the Gateway the user can manually turn on and off the light with an EnOcean switch. In conjunction with an EnOcean presence detector with light sensor a simply and easy power saving function can be realized with the user still being able to turn on the light when needed.

However, the automatic function via the KNX ENO 632 turns off the light when it was obviously forgotten to be switched off. For example, if the lighting conditions have improved significantly or the presence detector noted that no one is in the room.

Thus, this deluxe automatic subtly works in the background and the residents or employees may still decide to turns lights on or off if needed. In addition, an automatic switch on and off can be configured additionally.

GLP impression X4's Faultless Strictly Ballroom Performance specific feature that impressed us is the ability to control each individual LED in the fixture. As an example, our X4 footlights are mounted just off the front of the stage. To keep them out of sight lines they are mounted just below the level of the stage. When Hugh wanted to do a face shot of someone standing further upstage than normal, we had to tilt the fixture down.

But this meant we were lighting the front face of the stage as well as the actor. Hugh’s solution to this was to turn off all the LED’s on the bottom three rows of the fixture.

This stopped the light hitting the front edge, and still left enough of the very bright LED’s on to light the actor’s face upstage.”

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ince premiering with a flourish of sequins and feathers in Sydney back in April 2014, Strictly Ballroom the Musical has been touring Australia, currently residing at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne.

The musical is produced by the original creative team behind the classic 1992 film, including director and co-writer, Baz Luhrmann and set and costume designer, Catherine Martin. Lighting designer for the production is Hugh Vanstone who was keen to specify the GLP impression X4 into the show, describing them as “tremendously useful” and declaring himself to be a big fan. Consequently there are 19 impression X4 fixtures in the lighting design, primarily rigged low. Some act as footlights, some are in low FOH box boom/ashtray positions and some are on the tops of each of the roving booms used throughout the show.

The impression X4 is principally

used for tight lighting of faces, as well as to highlight scenery. The face lighting is generally in skin tone colours, whilst the scenery shots use the rich colours that the X4 is particularly effective at delivering. For example, they do a gorgeous deep red colour that is used several times in the show.

pipe. Our roving boom units travel pre-rigged at the top of our booms.

We have never had any travel related issues with touring them in that way.”

With over 350 shows under his belt, Head Electrician Ben Wilcocks comments that since the show opened, they haven’t had to swap out any of the impression X4 fixtures. “To tell you the truth, apart from the odd clean, we haven’t had to do anything to the impression X4 so I’ve been really happy with them!” he remarked. “Because they are so small and easily moved, they are ideal for getting shots that other lights can’t.”

The impression X4 features 19 RGBW high output LED’s that deliver a wide colour palette from soft pastels to deep saturates. In its slimline body, with no base unit, the impression X4 houses a 7 to 50 degree zoom range, full colour mixing including CTC and customizable pixel patterns across its front face. Weighing just 7.5 kilos, the impression X4 delivers high output with even colour mixing across the beam at all angles.

“The units do transfer and rig easily,” agreed Production Electrician Dale Mounsey. “Their light weight makes them easy to rig by one person in any position, even over-rigged on a

“There are many features to be impressed about, including the pan and tilt speed, which is great,” added Dale. “Another

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The show is scheduled to move to Brisbane’s QPAC Theatre in September.

Directed by Baz Luhrmann Lighting Designer: Hugh Vanstone Associate LD: Richard Pacholski (R2) Programmer: Jason Fripp Head Electrician: Ben Wilcocks Production Electrician: Dale Mounsey

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he growth of commercial LED lighting opens up new opportunities for controls.

This is the most exciting time for the lighting industry since the early 20th century. We are truly at an inflection point, and the forthcoming shakeout over the next five years will determine who will be the lighting giants of the future.

LED technologies are providing vast opportunities to improve lighting products with controls. This has coincided with government efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in buildings and benchmark energy use, opening up a major opportunity for controls companies.

Over the next seven years, growth in the developed markets of Europe and North America will increase at a little more than half this rate, while Asia will well exceed average growth across the world. These figures do not include any other controls and value-add services that could become part of the lighting controls contract in the future.

Looking back over the last seven years, we can see a volatile performance for lighting controls in the developed markets of the world. The main reason for this has been a significant decline in the rate of construction of new buildings.

The U.K. market is a typical example of the poor performance of lighting controls during this period. The market peaked at £197 million (USD $322 million) at installed prices in 2008 following the liquidity crisis in 2007 and the financial meltdown in 2008. Demand for lighting controls dramatically declined in the following two years and bottomed out in 2010 when new construction in the commercial sector started to pick up. For the last three years, demand has grown by approximately 4 percent per year.

Having struggled for the last fifteen years to get all the environmental services in buildings to work together, we have now reached a point where connectivity can be achieved directly through IP, allowing the internet of things to become a reality. Our report shows how LED lighting controls could act as a catalyst for the internet of things in buildings. With new intelligent lighting networks in place, it is relatively simple to extend it to other value-add services.

Each new LED fixture can, in essence, become the node on an intelligent control. Those sensors can be used to harvest other useful data about temperature, occupancy, and the surrounding environment that has many other applications.

Historically, building controls applications have been HVAC-centric, since that was the element of the building where controls could add significant value, particularly in new construction applications. At the lower end of the market, the ROI rate for HVAC-oriented building energy management has not been compelling. LED lighting controls could deliver much more; they penetrate further down the building size spectrum and then act as a “Trojan horse” by adding many other building services to their network.

However, if the lighting controls market is to maximize the growth opportunities we forecast, then they must increase their share of the retrofit market. While the case for retrofitting buildings with LED lighting has become very compelling, wireless technologies are needed in order to bring down the installation cost and improve the ROI. LED lighting and controls will be retrofitted in many thousands of buildings that don’t have building energy management systems (BEMS), and this presents an even stronger case for connecting to the bus-based lighting controls, fan coil units, chilled beams and natural ventilation controls. The BEMS suppliers will contest this, but it could be welcomed by the product manufacturers after a slight tweaking of the distribution channels.

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UAE’S AMBITIOUS NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND SUSTAINABLE CITY PROJECTS DRAW INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING MAJORS TO VIBRANT MIDDLE EAST

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overnment-backed pavilions from UK and Italy to lead large global turnout at Light Middle East 2015 Dubai, UAE: Recent announcements of major developments across the UAE coupled with ambitious sustainable lighting projects have drawn the attention of the international lighting community to the Middle East, with global manufacturers from the UK and Italy among the big names gearing up to participate at Light Middle East 2015.

Dubai has put in place plans that include the installation of sustainable lighting in parks and streets and the implementation of green building codes across new projects in the city, in order to make it among the top ten sustainable cities in the world by 2020.

Abu Dhabi Municipality also recently revealed a major sustainability initiative, whereby the UAE Capital will install LED lighting across public spaces and thoroughfares, bringing down the cost of public lighting by up to 75% over 20 years, while reducing carbon emissions by 75% and maintenance costs by up to 80%.

Additionally, the announcement of spectacular new developments such as Meydan One in Dubai – which on completion will house 78,000 residents, includes the world’s tallest residential tower, a 5star hotel, a marina yacht club, and a shopping mall – will create fresh demand for state-of-the-art lighting technology and design.

The latest innovative systems and equipment will be under the spotlight when more than 350 exhibitors from 27 countries showcase 430 brands at Light Middle East 2015, the region’s

dedicated exhibition for lighting design and technology.

Taking place from 6-8 October 2015 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the three-day event is organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East, and will be the launch-pad for new products leading sustainable and contemporary lighting design.

“The UAE’s commitment to sustainability and energy conservation is transforming the way the country uses energy, while driving demand for environmentally-friendly lighting systems and technology,” said Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East.

“This sustainability shift is continuing to spread into the wider Middle East, making it one of the more attractive markets for leading names in the international lighting industry, and every year we’re a seeing growing interest in the region from global players at Light Middle East.”

At the forefront of the robust international participation at Light Middle East 2015 are more than 30 brands from Italy and the UK, many of which are exhibiting at the countries’ Government-backed pavilions.

A total of 14 UK exhibitors will be on board the British Pavilion supported by the UK Lighting Industry Association, including Bell, Collingwood, LED Flex, Luxonic, Mike Stoane, and Whitegoods. Standalone UK exhibitors include acdc, Luceco, Abacus, and Orlight.

The Italian Pavilion will feature more than 10 companies, including Futura Progetti, Ilmas, Living Light, Paber, while standalone exhibitors include C Luce, Fivep, PUK Italia, Civic, and Targetti.

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Many are launching new product lines and looking for large-scale growth in what they perceive as a very active market. LED Flex, for example, is launching a range of LED Pro Panels and High CRI (colour rendering index) LED Flex's at Light Middle East 2015.

Anthony Kerr of LED Flex said: “The futuristic vision that the UAE is built on is something we really want to be a part of. We are at the forefront

of the lighting industry and there is no better place in the world to show our technologies to the key decision makers to see our products in the buildings of the future.”

lighting industry. Situl Jetha, Design Director at Orlight, said: “Currently the value of business we undertake in the Middle East is set to expand tenfold with the inclusion of a direct base in Dubai.

Further underlining the positive market sentiment is Orlight, which is looking to expand within the Middle East region, and will launch at Light Middle East 2015 its innovative LED Linear Product that is unique to the

“Within this region, it’s apparent that finding low energy solutions is paramount, but what we can offer as a company is unparalleled customer service with innovative and unique products that allow us

to provide turnkey solutions all the way from design through to the supply of our products.”

UK and Italian brands also have strong representation at Light Middle East among regional suppliers, including the show’s Gold Sponsor Huda Lighting, which has British luminaire and systems brands Lucent, KKDC, njo LEDs, and Radiant, along with Italian brands Luce & Light, 3f-Filippi, and Slamp as part of

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its product line-up. UAE-based Lightitude will showcase UK brands Alphaled, Photonstar, and Precision Lighting, while Speclight will represent Blight from Italy.

Light Middle East 2015 will also feature a country pavilion from Korea, while the international flavour will be complemented by exhibitors from Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, and the USA. Now in its 10th edition, Light Middle East 2015 returns with the fastgrowing Future Zone, a special section dedicated to innovative products and technologies and trend-setting lighting solutions previously unseen in the region.

Other returning features include the Light Middle East Conference on 7-8 October, highlighting key issues impacting the regional lighting industry, while the prestigious Light Middle East Awards will celebrate the region’s most outstanding

lighting projects and designers.

Light Middle East Light Middle East is the Middle East’s premier conference and exhibition for lighting design and technology. It is the region's unique platform for exhibitors to network with one another and meet major clients, industry experts, leading lighting designers and architects involved in the delivery of major public and private development projects. A focused event where key industry decision makers, involved in the design and build of the region's major projects and initiatives, come to meet major international manufacturers and solution providers.

Show website: www.lightme.net Background information on Messe Frankfurt Messe Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading trade fair organisers, generating around €554 million in sales and employing 2,130 people. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 29 subsidiaries and 57 international

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Sales Partners, allowing it to serve its customers on location in more than 160 countries. Messe Frankfurt events take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2014, Messe Frankfurt organised a total of 121 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.

Comprising an area of 592,127 square metres, Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds are home to ten exhibition halls. The company also operates two congress centres. The historic Festhalle, one of the most popular venues in Germany, plays host to events of all kinds. Messe Frankfurt is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com About Messe Frankfurt Middle East GmbH The portfolio of events for Messe Frankfurt Middle East in Dubai includes Automechanika Dubai, Automechanika Jeddah, Beautyworld Middle East, Hardware+Tools Middle East,

Intersec, Leatherworld Middle East, Light Middle East, Materials Handling Middle East and Paperworld Middle East. The subsidiary also organises a series of conferences and seminars including the BOHS Worker Health Protection Conference, the Beautyworld Spa and Wellness Management Summit, the Light Middle East Conference, and Smart Traffic Middle East. For more information, please visit our website at www.messefrankfurtme.com