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Richmond home developer installs LED-based solar street lighting
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LED Magazine reports that generally, most people think of solar power as a renewable green energy source and in some cases a way to save money relative to gird power, but increasingly the total cost of ownership of solar guides deployment decisions in outdoor lighting applications. Premiere Homes LLC (PHL), based in Richmond, VA, tapped Sol Inc. to install solar-powered LED street lights based primarily on lower upfront installation costs and secondarily on the long-term energy savings.
Richmond home developer installs LED-based solar street lighting
Indeed, in new construction, the cost of connecting outdoor solid-state lighting (SSL) to the AC grid can be significant. We covered a number of examples including LED trail lighting in Massachusetts and street lighting in Abu Dhabi in a feature article on presentations made at the February Strategies in Light conference.
Looking back, solar has not been the best match for street lighting because of the high light levels required for safety and the long operating hours. Solar panels, with efficiency just over 10%, couldn’t power legacy light sources without excessively large panels and expensive batteries. The efficiency of LED sources and improving battery technology, however, has made solar a viable option — especially in new construction projects where the cost of connecting to the grid is an issue.
Just such a situation arose at the PHL Randolph West community of 70 new single-family homes. “As we were developing the infrastructure for Randolph West, it soon became clear that grid-tied street lighting would be much less efficient and would add significant time to the project,” said Sean Bowers, chief operating officer at PHL. “Once we began to value-engineer possible options, we quickly identified Sol’s commercial solar outdoor lighting as the ideal solution.”
Richmond home developer installs LED-based solar street lighting
Indeed, the Richmond builder avoided the cost of trenching, wire installation, and electrical infrastructure connections that are commonplace in roadway lighting projects. Meanwhile, the city suffered lesser impacts to traffic and parking in the neighborhood, along with less noise. In the end both the builder and the city benefited from the solar choice and the city ended up with a notable green-energy success story.
“As demonstrated by the Randolph West project, solar-powered outdoor street lighting brings significant value to our community and helps us meet our sustainability, social, and economic goals,” said Christopher Beschler, chief administrative officer of operations for Richmond. “For this project, solar lighting was far more effective than traditional grid-tied street lighting, enabling us to provide our residents with visible proof of our city’s commitment to sustainability.”
The solar option is still a new one to most specifiers working on street-light projects where the lights must illuminate reliably. Solar is regularly used in area lighting projects that have a slightly lesser requirement in terms of the lights working all night every night. But the combination of better power electronics, more-efficient panels, LED sources, and battery technology are changing the landscape.
“There is no doubt that commercial solar outdoor lighting is now a cost-effective and high-quality alternative to traditional grid-tied outdoor lighting,” said Dibs Tailor, CEO of Sol. “As demonstrated by the public acclaim garnered by the Randolph West project, our commercial solar outdoor lighting systems provide significant economic benefits to budget-constrained municipal governments, while also contributing to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that mitigate the negative effects of global warming.”
Novel Energy Lighting supplies a wide range of cost-effective LED lamps and fixtures. These are cost-effective and deliver paybacks of less than 1 year, while lasting over 10 years. We provide full LED range at competitive prices. Moreover, these lights offer lifetime cost benefits with up to 90% energy savings and up to 50,000 hours of operational lighting. LED Lighting is recommended for cost efficiency and energy savings
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Lighting Industry Launches Joint Strategy with UK Government
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On Tuesday May 6, the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and UK Government launched a jointly prepared strategy for the UK Lighting Industry.
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Osram in five-year deal to light Vatican museums
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Lux magazine reports:
26 JUNE 2014
Osram is to supply lighting to the Vatican City’s museums under a new five-year framework agreement.
The German lighting giant has already supplied LED lighting for the famous Sistine Chapel (pictured), with the help of funding from a European Union technology programme.
The new agreement, covering ‘possible future projects’, aims to develop scientific and technological cooperation ‘to guarantee that the artistic heritage of the Vatican Museums is safeguarded’.
Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, said: ‘Our art and architecture present the most demanding requirements for light. Therefore, we are using outstanding lighting installations. With the opening of the Sistine Chapel at the end of October, the public can witness first impressions of this.’
Osram’s scheme at the Sistine Chapel uses 7,000 LEDs and is designed to conserve the artwork, while providing 10 times as much light as the previous scheme, and only using 60 per cent of the energy.
Photo: Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano
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LED GU10 – Brighten Your Home and Office
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LEDs create a quality, sophisticated ambience that everybody desires. Invest in LED GU10 lamps that are perfect for efficient illumination and have a longer rated life than halogen lights. Energy consumption can be as low as 10% of traditional halogen lamps, which will downsize your electricity bills to a great extent. However, lower energy consumption does not mean you compromise on light quality.
LED GU10s have a significantly longer-rated life than halogen lights. They also run much cooler than halogen lamps, which means less fire risk, less damage to fittings, fixtures, and wiring, and ultimately longer lamp life.. These LED lamps produce quality light with high colour rendering index and consistent colour temperatures.
Led GU10 Lamps
Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED GU10 lamps that are cost-effective and deliver a payback of less than 1 year, while lasting over 10 years. These lamps come in wattages ranging from 3.5W to 8W, equivalent to over 65W halogen. With low wattages, these lamps are rated for up to 50,000 hours, and come with warranties up to 5 years. We sell quality lights from manufacturers including Philips, Heathfield, Toshiba and Osram. These are available in both dimmable and non-dimmable configurations to suit your application and desired ambience.
We recommend Philips MasterLED GU10 lamps as a perfect replacement for halogen GU10 lamps, while consuming 90% less energy. They come with a 5 year warranty for complete peace of mind, are dimmable, and are the same size and shape as a halogen GU10 to make retrofitting a breeze
With these efficient lights you need not make repeated investments.
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LUX Magazine Jun-2014 reports:
On the ROAD
How new lights on the M3 will not only save energy and maintenance but could also save lives
LUX magazine reported that if it had been taken a short time earlier, the photo to the right would have looked distinctly more orange. It shows part of the M3, which stretches from southwest London to Southampton, which has been fitted with new LED luminaires that provide clear white light and replace high-pressure sodium (SON) light sources.
Saving energy was the main motivation behind the change, and the 250 and 150W SON fittings were found to be the main culprit in energy consumption. EM Highway Services, which operates and maintains this part of the M3 on behalf of the Highways Agency, was asked to find more energy-efficient lighting.
EM opted for an upgrade to Philips’ Luma 3 LED fittings, and a total of 476 luminaires were installed along the motorway. The brief was to create uniform light distribution across the lanes, but it was also important that the LED configurations were flexible because the M3 sometimes operates with a 10-lane arrangement with varying light levels. The new luminaires are modular and can be combined with a number of different optics, making the fitting ideal for the job.
As well as saving energy, the white LED light has improved visibility on the motorway. This might save lives in dangerous situations; drivers can detect movement faster and at a greater distance, giving them more time to stop if they need to. As an added bonus, the brighter light makes it possible to reduce light output without compromising light quality, saving even more energy.
Julian Nassar, electrical stream project engineer from EM Highway Services says: ‘By using the Luma LED technology, we have been able to provide high-quality, reliable lighting using less energy while also saving on maintenance costs. This has provided increased safety for the road user through an improved light source.’
Novel Energy Lighting sells top quality LED lamps, bulbs and tubes at the lowest trade, retail and wholesale prices. We are able to supply the full range of Philips trade and specification LED products including the Luma 3 LED road fittings. Contact us for your project. Most of our LED products have up to 5 years warranty and 30 days satisfaction guaranteed. These lights offer lifetime cost benefits with up to 90% energy savings and up to 50,000 hours of operational lighting. LED Lighting is recommended for cost efficiency and energy savings.
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LUX Magazine, 12 JUNE 2014
Increasing LED light levels boosted pupils’ cortisol levels by the same amount as fluorescent light, and slightly faster, in a study conducted by Fagerhult’s lighting academy.
Measuring the hormone levels of students at a university in Sweden, researchers found that the students’ level of cortisol, the hormone that keeps us awake, increased in LED-lit environments with luminance levels of 100cd/m2. The work was based on a previous study from 2009, conducted with fluorescent T5 luminaires, which showed that the cortisol in students’ blood level increased when they were exposed to boosts of a high luminance in the morning and early afternoon.
Henrik Clausen, director of the Fagerhult Lighting Academy, said: ‘People started asking whether LED would have the same effect as T5, so we had to repeat our research. We did that at a school in Sweden where we found the same hormone release results.’ Clausen added, ‘Actually the pupils’ cortisol levels raised a little bit faster with LEDs than they did with fluorescent. It’s probably because there is an inherent peak of blue light in LEDs, but we don’t know that for sure.’
The research facility is now looking at students’ grades to see if the improved hormone levels result in better academic performance, but has not yet proven a correlation in the LED-lit classrooms. The 2009 study on increased fluorescent light levels showed an increase in performance by one grade on average in the dark part of the year, Clausen claimed.
Another study from 2007, also comparing differently lit classrooms, showed that colour temperature did not make a difference to the students’ hormone levels, whereas light intensity did.
Speaking at the International Lighting Fixture Design conference in London last week, Clausen cautioned not to apply the research results too widely: ‘If you want to do research you have to choose a path and we chose to focus on classroom lighting, so we don’t claim that this approach works for everything.’
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LED GU10 Lamps – Energy Savings Coupled with Long-Life
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Illuminate your space with LED GU10 lamps for a preferred ambience without burning a hole in your pocket. With a consumption of only 10% of the energy of halogens, these lamps make a drastic change to your electricity bills, and over the long term these savings add up. Less power consumption does not mean you have to compromise on the quality. LEDs offer better light quality compared to halogen and fluorescent lamps, yet consume so much less power.
LED GU10 lamps
Do not worry about flickering or burn out with LEDs. These low power consumption lamps also have a long life. Many LED GU10s are rated for up to 50,000hrs, with warranties up to 5 years. So install these lamps – they are the ultimate fit and forget solution.
LED GU10s lamps come in wattages ranging from 3.5W to 8W, which are equivalent to over 65W halogen. With low wattages, these lamps last as long as 50,000 hours. We sell quality lights from manufacturers including Philips, Heathfield, Toshiba and Osram.
LED GU10 lamps
LED GU10s come in both dimmable and non-dimmable configurations. Dimmable lamps, in home settings, are an excellent choice for areas like living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms. In office setting, these lights can be installed in conference and meeting rooms. Non-dimmable LEDs are used in areas like lobbies, stairwells and receptions where the lights are always on.
Novel Energy Lighting supplies many brands of quality cost-effective LED GU10 lamps. Many of the lamps offered deliver a payback of less than 1 year, while lasting over 10 years. We provide a full range of LED GU10 lamps at competitive prices.
Unlike halogen lights, LEDs do not produce UV or IR radiation in the form of heat. LEDs convert electricity to light and not heat. Mercury-and lead- free, these LEDs are easy to dispose and do not require special attention. Along with saving money on electricity bills, LEDs help you save on maintenance as well.
It’s time you switched to these environmentally-friendly lamps.
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Megaman LEDs: High Performance Lighting with Low Energy Credentials
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It’s time you switched to LED lamps from the halogen and incandescent bulbs that consume excessive energy and have a short lifespan. LEDs offer several many advantages over traditional bulbs including large power savings, better lifespan, and superior light output. Unlike fluorescent lamps that contain mercury and phosphor and require specialist recycling, LED lamps contain no toxic chemicals, will not contaminate the Earth and are environmentally friendly. Using LED lamps can significantly reduce your carbon footprint. Megaman, a leader in LED lighting, makes LED lamps that have it all. Their product range makes retrofitting existing lighting a breeze, and their LED GU10s and MR16s are an ideal choice for recess spot lighting in your office, home, or restaurant.
Megaman
Novel Energy Lighting offers a wide range of cost-effective LED lamps and fixtures from Megaman.
Megaman LEDs come in both dimmable and non-dimmable configurations. In an office setting, dimmable lamps are ideal for conference and meeting rooms. Whereas, non-dimmable lamps can be used in areas like receptions and lobbies that require constant lighting.
Megaman LED MR16 and Megaman LED GU10 lamps offer a lifespan of up to 50,000 hours, and come in a range of wattages to provide light output to meet your needs.. By replacing your halogens with these LED lamps, you can reduce your power consumption by up to 90% with absolutely no compromise on brightness. Also, these lamps do not emit any kind of UV or IR radiation in the form of heat, which make these ideal for lighting up heat-sensitive objects, or paintings.
Megaman LED MR16 lamps directly replace traditional halogen lamps and fit existing MR16 fixtures. Megaman LED GU10 lamps are also compatible with many GU10 fixtures. With LED lamps, you are saving on electricity as well as maintenance costs.
Megaman is known for its quality LED lighting technology. It has evolved from manufacturing CFLs to making LED reflectors. Although it makes a range of LED lamps, the lamps are comparatively different from the usual lens-style LEDs. Megaman uses a reflector design and Thermal Conductive Highway technology that enhances the efficiency of heat dissipation, beam control, and optical focus, and reduces glare lighting.
The heat sink in Megaman lamps aid in dissipating heat efficiently, to avoid weakening of the LED multi-chip and other components . This optimum thermal control technology allows Megaman LED lamps to have a longer life and high lumen maintenance. As a result, the rated lumen maintenance life ( L70) is up to 50,000 hours. Megaman delivers comfortable lighting with its axial LED geometry. This method helps the LED reflectors produce precise beam control and less glare when focused on a specific area.
Megaman
Megaman’s LED lighting provides high optical efficiency of up to 98%, due to its unique technology, which uses reflectors as light sources. This efficient optical design reduces the potential for energy loss and helps in creating an energy saving solution. These LED lamps are perfect replacements for traditional lamps, and deliver equivalent lumens output at high colour rendering indexes, with good distribution of light. LEDs also prevent light wastage beyond the designated beam angle.
Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED spots made by Megaman to commercial, retail, and end-user customers. These LED lamps produce more pleasing light while conforming to the expected brightness of the spot. One of Megaman’s more popular LED spots is the 6W GU10; available in 2800K, 4000K, and 6000K colour termpatures. This GU10 is equivalent to a 50W halogen, is dimmable, and will fit all existing GU10 fittings. Rated for up to 50,000hrs (L70), and available at market leading prices. Use Megaman LED lamps for your next retrofit project.
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LED Downlights – Better than High Power Consuming Halogens
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LED Downlights are remarkably long lasting lighting solutions that consume much less energy than halogen lamps. The advanced technology associated with these lights delivers high energy efficiency and high performance. Unlike traditional lighting which requires frequent replacement, LED downlights are durable and sustainable and may last up to 50,000hrs, which means no more re-lamping. Novel Energy Lighting offers the highest quality LED downlights, with a wide range to select from; including fire rated, adjustable (gimble) and IP65 shower rated for your home or office to create an elegant ambience.
LED Downlights
LED downlights are suitable for most living and working areas, including offices, kitchens, bathrooms etc. Integrated downlights can also be used where building regulations restrict modifications in the ceiling for lighting installation. There are also dimmable, microwave, and daylight sensor downlights sold at Novel Energy Lighting. The Philips IP20 – Dimmable DN125B LED Coreline Downlight is perfect for replacing conventional CFL downlights, and saves up to 60% energy.
Novel Energy Lighting has an incredible range of Fire Rated LED Downlights available in White, Chrome, Brass, Stain Nickel, and Satin Chrome finish. These lights make a perfect energy saving substitute for power consuming halogen lights. Some of the fire-rated downlights available here are the Ansell iCage Tilt Fire Rated Gimble White Downlight for LED, and the Robus Fixed Low Voltage RF101 Fire Rated Downlight.
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