GlacialLight LED Lighting Products Help Save Significant Amounts of Money
GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that their well-designed, environmentally-friendly lines of LED lighting products are being used in numerous applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest quality. In the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, Marrons Cake Factory has greatly benefited by replacing their traditional T8 tube lights with GlacialLight’s 595 x 595mm LED Panel Lights.
Since the switch, Marrons has seen a 61% reduction in energy used for lighting, as well as better light quality. Like Marrons, consumers around the world, using GlacialLight’s products, are reporting energy savings and increases in lighting quality.
LED Lighting Solution
GlacialLight is excited to see their product lines being used to make other businesses more successful and at the same time benefiting society as a whole by offering lighting products that have longer lifetimes and higher energy-saving levels, as compared to traditional lighting products, and that emit no harmful UV or IR radiation and contain no hazardous materials such as mercury.
Excellent LED lighting products you can trust
Design of LED lighting products is based on three core technologies including electrical design (LED drivers), mechanical design (cooling devices), and optical design (lamp holders), respectively performed by GlacialPower, GlacialTech, and GlacialLight in the GlacialTech family. With the three core technologies in hand, GlacialTech has integrated all the resources required for exceptional designs and manufactures excellent LED lighting products you can trust.
Advantages and benefits of LED lighting compared to traditional lighting
Directional lighting: ideal for flashlights/torches and spotlights
No warm-up time in cold environments: LEDs don’t require warm-up time like conventional CFLs
No harmful radiation and no hazardous metals: LEDs don’t emit harmful radiation such as Ultraviolet or Infrared emitting halogen lamps and don’t contain hazardous metals such as mercury contained in mercury lamps
Extremely long lifetimes free users from frequent bulb replacement
Extremely small carbon footprints: an environmentally-friendly technology
2011年7月20日 星期三
Prices of LED lamps and luminaires halve over last 9 months
Prices of LED lamps and luminaires halve over last 9 months
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Prices of LED lamps and luminaires have almost halved in the past 6-9 months, thanks to a fall in global prices of their chips and local output by Philips.
Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps-which are nearly three times more energy efficient and lasts six times longer than compact fluorescent lamps (CFL)-are now selling at as low as 600, down from above 1,000 earlier. They still cost much more than CFL lamps available at 80-250. LED luminaire prices now start at 2,000.
The price reduction is led by Philips, which has signed production contracts with local partners for manufacturing LED lamps and luminaires designed at Philips research centre in Noida.
"Local production will give a big boost to LED lamps and luminaires, since the high import duty varying between 10-30% can be directly passed on to the consumers," Philips Electronics India Business Head & vice-president (Lighting) Nirupam Sahay said. LED chips, which are still not manufactured in India, attract 5% import duty.
LED segment accounts for less than 3% of the country's organized lighting market estimated at 7,000 crore and growing 25-30% a year. The CFL market is estimated at 2,000 crore and LED at 200 crore. With prices coming down and awareness increasing, the industry expects the LED lighting market to grow rapidly, even though players such as Havells believe the market is too small to start production locally.
Havells imports LED lamps from US-based light maker Cree, but it has started assembling LED fixtures at its Neemrana factory.
"Instead of importing fully assembled LED fixtures, most companies are assembling it in India to increase value-addition and reduce prices," Havells India President Sunil Sikka said.
LED prices may ease by 10-20% annually due to fall in global prices, he said.
Philips, however, recently launched locally developed LED lamps of 5W and 7W and promised to expand its made-in-India portfolio.
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Prices of LED lamps and luminaires have almost halved in the past 6-9 months, thanks to a fall in global prices of their chips and local output by Philips.
Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps-which are nearly three times more energy efficient and lasts six times longer than compact fluorescent lamps (CFL)-are now selling at as low as 600, down from above 1,000 earlier. They still cost much more than CFL lamps available at 80-250. LED luminaire prices now start at 2,000.
The price reduction is led by Philips, which has signed production contracts with local partners for manufacturing LED lamps and luminaires designed at Philips research centre in Noida.
"Local production will give a big boost to LED lamps and luminaires, since the high import duty varying between 10-30% can be directly passed on to the consumers," Philips Electronics India Business Head & vice-president (Lighting) Nirupam Sahay said. LED chips, which are still not manufactured in India, attract 5% import duty.
LED segment accounts for less than 3% of the country's organized lighting market estimated at 7,000 crore and growing 25-30% a year. The CFL market is estimated at 2,000 crore and LED at 200 crore. With prices coming down and awareness increasing, the industry expects the LED lighting market to grow rapidly, even though players such as Havells believe the market is too small to start production locally.
Havells imports LED lamps from US-based light maker Cree, but it has started assembling LED fixtures at its Neemrana factory.
"Instead of importing fully assembled LED fixtures, most companies are assembling it in India to increase value-addition and reduce prices," Havells India President Sunil Sikka said.
LED prices may ease by 10-20% annually due to fall in global prices, he said.
Philips, however, recently launched locally developed LED lamps of 5W and 7W and promised to expand its made-in-India portfolio.
Highland Street to get makeover
Highland Street to get makeover
Rick Johnson, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP, announced July 12 that the core of Haliburton's downtown will be refurbished to help satisfy growing needs and boost the economy.
This revitalization will include improving roads and curbs, bringing in new vehicle and pedestrian lighting, along with interlocking brick sidewalks and updated drainage, buried communication utilities and electrical support.
"I'm extremely pleased to make the announcement today, it's going to be great for the downtown. I know we've been talking about this for a couple of years," said Johnson.
The hydro poles will be removed, and sleek black poles with LED lights will be put in place. The improvements will take place on Highland Street and the area around the intersection at Maple Avenue, a few feet up Cedar Avenue and ending just past the Haliburton Echo office.
The improvements are part of an eligible project cost of $1,695,030, where the province of Ontario will contribute a third of the costs and the municipality with contribute a third, which is approximately $565,010.
This is part of Ontario's long-term infrastructure plan Building Together project to help rebuild communities.
Dysart et al Reeve Murray Fearrey was at the announcement on the corner of Highland Street and Maple Avenue, and he thanked Johnson for all his hard work.
"I think I speak for council and the community when I say we're delighted," Fearrey said about the improvements.
"To see the difference [this project] will make, it's really going to improve the area, and I'm really looking forward to seeing this job get done," Johnson said.
Dysart et al road superintendent Brian Nicholson plans to get started on the project after returning from vacation and they hope to get to work this winter.
Rick Johnson, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock MPP, announced July 12 that the core of Haliburton's downtown will be refurbished to help satisfy growing needs and boost the economy.
This revitalization will include improving roads and curbs, bringing in new vehicle and pedestrian lighting, along with interlocking brick sidewalks and updated drainage, buried communication utilities and electrical support.
"I'm extremely pleased to make the announcement today, it's going to be great for the downtown. I know we've been talking about this for a couple of years," said Johnson.
The hydro poles will be removed, and sleek black poles with LED lights will be put in place. The improvements will take place on Highland Street and the area around the intersection at Maple Avenue, a few feet up Cedar Avenue and ending just past the Haliburton Echo office.
The improvements are part of an eligible project cost of $1,695,030, where the province of Ontario will contribute a third of the costs and the municipality with contribute a third, which is approximately $565,010.
This is part of Ontario's long-term infrastructure plan Building Together project to help rebuild communities.
Dysart et al Reeve Murray Fearrey was at the announcement on the corner of Highland Street and Maple Avenue, and he thanked Johnson for all his hard work.
"I think I speak for council and the community when I say we're delighted," Fearrey said about the improvements.
"To see the difference [this project] will make, it's really going to improve the area, and I'm really looking forward to seeing this job get done," Johnson said.
Dysart et al road superintendent Brian Nicholson plans to get started on the project after returning from vacation and they hope to get to work this winter.
2011年7月13日 星期三
Light bulb phase-out offers new role for unsung heroes of electronics revolution
Light bulb phase-out offers new role for unsung heroes of electronics revolution
With the United States' phase-out of conventional incandescent light bulbs set to start in a few months, an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) describes how the ban on 100-watt bulbs portends a huge new wave of growth for the once lowly light-emitting diode (LED). C&EN is the American Chemical Society's weekly newsmagazine.
In one of a three-part cover story package on the raw materials that enable the electronics and related industries, C&EN Senior Editor Alexander H. Tullo explains how LEDs have crept into everyday life in multiple waves. LEDs are perhaps best-known for their initial application as tiny light sources that form the numbers on digital clocks, serve as indicator lights on appliances, and transmit data on remote controls.
However, these unsung heroes of the electronics revolution have extended their reach. LEDs, for instance, first replaced fluorescent lights as the mainstay for backlight illumination on cell phones, laptop computers, and other small devices. Then LEDs' advantages — including longer life, small size, and low energy consumption — carved out a new role as backlights in flat-panel TVs. Now LEDs are poised to become an alternative to incandescents and fluorescents in home lighting.
With the United States' phase-out of conventional incandescent light bulbs set to start in a few months, an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) describes how the ban on 100-watt bulbs portends a huge new wave of growth for the once lowly light-emitting diode (LED). C&EN is the American Chemical Society's weekly newsmagazine.
In one of a three-part cover story package on the raw materials that enable the electronics and related industries, C&EN Senior Editor Alexander H. Tullo explains how LEDs have crept into everyday life in multiple waves. LEDs are perhaps best-known for their initial application as tiny light sources that form the numbers on digital clocks, serve as indicator lights on appliances, and transmit data on remote controls.
However, these unsung heroes of the electronics revolution have extended their reach. LEDs, for instance, first replaced fluorescent lights as the mainstay for backlight illumination on cell phones, laptop computers, and other small devices. Then LEDs' advantages — including longer life, small size, and low energy consumption — carved out a new role as backlights in flat-panel TVs. Now LEDs are poised to become an alternative to incandescents and fluorescents in home lighting.
Consortium for Solar Lighting Releases Preliminary Recommended
Consortium for Solar Lighting Releases Preliminary Recommended Practices Paper for Solar Powered Lighting Industry
The Consortium for Solar Lighting ("CSL") announces the release of Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: Introduction, a preliminary guide to the effective sizing of solar lighting systems. Representing the first technical paper by the newly formed Consortium, to which Carmanah Technologies Corporation /quotes/zigman/23770 CA:CMH 0.00% is a founding member, the introductory document defines the process of selecting and configuring a solar lighting system to ensure that the system will operate reliably 365 days a year. According to CSL founding members, a gap in lighting industry standards exists surrounding the effective sizing of a solar lighting system, which can adversely affect the rate of solar adoption in the lighting industry. The CSL was formed in early 2011 with other founding members Sharp Electronics Corporation, Inovus Solar, Inc., and SolarOne Solutions, Inc. to accelerate the adoption of solar lighting technology through the development of specifications intended to support customers' fair and comprehensive evaluation of commercial-scale lighting systems. The CSL believes that recommendations such as this introductory guide will help foster awareness of solar powered lighting and the applications where it is a viable alternative to conventional grid-connected lighting technology.
This "Introduction" document represents the first installment of the CSL Recommended Practices reports, which presents an overview of the Consortium's mission and discusses the emergence of solar lighting as a new category of outdoor lighting. The paper then investigates current industry standards as they relate to solar technology and where the notable system sizing gap exists. Standards such as NEC, UL, CE and IES (among others) touch on a few aspects of solar lighting, but the CSL contends that no standard addresses solar lighting directly. The purpose of the recommended practices document is to sift through and pull together information on best practices from the array of existing standards. Where existing standards are silent on important topics, the CSL will continue to add new information and recommendations. The preliminary document presents solar lighting terminology and diagrams in a user-friendly form with the expectation that the practices can be readily adopted by municipal, government and commercial customers and specifiers. The paper is now available to the public at no cost.
In addition to accelerating solar lighting adoption, the CSL is driven to communicate the importance of energy balance of a solar lighting system to ensure that operation is aligned with customer's expectations. Other aspects of the system design, including standards that apply to individual components of the system, lighting characteristics or aspects that relate to safety are already being addressed through national and international bodies such as Commission International D'eclairage ("CIE"), Illuminating Engineering Society of North America ("IESNA"), International Electrotechniques Commission ("IEC") and Underwriters Laboratories ("UL").
To view Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: Introduction and to learn According to the CSL, the full 1st edition of Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: System Sizing will be released in the Fall of 2011. Consortium for Solar Lighting Releases Preliminary Recommended
The Consortium for Solar Lighting ("CSL") announces the release of Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: Introduction, a preliminary guide to the effective sizing of solar lighting systems. Representing the first technical paper by the newly formed Consortium, to which Carmanah Technologies Corporation /quotes/zigman/23770 CA:CMH 0.00% is a founding member, the introductory document defines the process of selecting and configuring a solar lighting system to ensure that the system will operate reliably 365 days a year. According to CSL founding members, a gap in lighting industry standards exists surrounding the effective sizing of a solar lighting system, which can adversely affect the rate of solar adoption in the lighting industry. The CSL was formed in early 2011 with other founding members Sharp Electronics Corporation, Inovus Solar, Inc., and SolarOne Solutions, Inc. to accelerate the adoption of solar lighting technology through the development of specifications intended to support customers' fair and comprehensive evaluation of commercial-scale lighting systems. The CSL believes that recommendations such as this introductory guide will help foster awareness of solar powered lighting and the applications where it is a viable alternative to conventional grid-connected lighting technology.
This "Introduction" document represents the first installment of the CSL Recommended Practices reports, which presents an overview of the Consortium's mission and discusses the emergence of solar lighting as a new category of outdoor lighting. The paper then investigates current industry standards as they relate to solar technology and where the notable system sizing gap exists. Standards such as NEC, UL, CE and IES (among others) touch on a few aspects of solar lighting, but the CSL contends that no standard addresses solar lighting directly. The purpose of the recommended practices document is to sift through and pull together information on best practices from the array of existing standards. Where existing standards are silent on important topics, the CSL will continue to add new information and recommendations. The preliminary document presents solar lighting terminology and diagrams in a user-friendly form with the expectation that the practices can be readily adopted by municipal, government and commercial customers and specifiers. The paper is now available to the public at no cost.
In addition to accelerating solar lighting adoption, the CSL is driven to communicate the importance of energy balance of a solar lighting system to ensure that operation is aligned with customer's expectations. Other aspects of the system design, including standards that apply to individual components of the system, lighting characteristics or aspects that relate to safety are already being addressed through national and international bodies such as Commission International D'eclairage ("CIE"), Illuminating Engineering Society of North America ("IESNA"), International Electrotechniques Commission ("IEC") and Underwriters Laboratories ("UL").
To view Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: Introduction and to learn According to the CSL, the full 1st edition of Solar Lighting Recommended Practices: System Sizing will be released in the Fall of 2011. Consortium for Solar Lighting Releases Preliminary Recommended
2011年7月7日 星期四
'Green is growing' with All-Star Game initiatives
'Green is growing' with All-Star Game initiatives
The 82nd All-Star Game Tuesday in Phoenix will have a major impact, with the winning league securing the same World Series home-field advantage that the Giants enjoyed last fall.
MLB has partnered again with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to help ensure that the approaching 2011 All-Star Week incorporates environmentally intelligent features. It marks the fourth year in a row that the two entities have worked together to implement measures, both inside the stadium and with supporting events. It was not exactly priority-one during planning of most Midsummer Classics since the first in 1933, but green has grown.
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (D-Backs)
"These 2011 All-Star events clearly reflect MLB's ongoing commitment to environmental excellence," said Darby Hoover, Senior Resource Specialist for the NRDC in San Francisco. "Building on previous initiatives, for the first time, this All-Star Week will feature a comprehensive composting program, projected to increase landfill diversion by over 60 percent. The Arizona Diamondbacks have also contributed an impressive array of environmental achievements, such as LEED Gold certification of their new Spring Training facility, and recent installation of a solar shade structure at Chase Field.
"NRDC is proud to collaborate with MLB on its environmental initiatives, and applauds the steps taken by the league and the Diamondbacks to educate fans and help promote a healthy environment."
At Chase Field, in-stadium messaging will promote ways fans can be more environmentally conscious. To encourage fans to recycle, "All-Star Green Teams" presented by Pepsi will circulate throughout the stadium during all ballpark events to collect recyclables from fans. In addition, 100 new recycling bins will be installed at the ballpark for All-Star Week, and will remain there.
Food waste and food-soiled paper from the stadium will be turned into compost, which can be used as fertilizer for soil and promote plant growth to help increase land and air quality. This is the first time a composting program has been implemented at an MLB All-Star Week, and it is estimated that 66 tons of material will be diverted from the landfill through recycling and composting efforts.
To help reduce All-Star Week's environmental footprint, all of the major events at Chase Field -- as well as FanFest at the LEED Silver Certified Phoenix Convention Center -- will be offset with "Green-e Certified" renewable energy. FanFest volunteers are also receiving complimentary METRO light rail passes to encourage the use of public transportation.
The 82nd All-Star Game Tuesday in Phoenix will have a major impact, with the winning league securing the same World Series home-field advantage that the Giants enjoyed last fall.
MLB has partnered again with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to help ensure that the approaching 2011 All-Star Week incorporates environmentally intelligent features. It marks the fourth year in a row that the two entities have worked together to implement measures, both inside the stadium and with supporting events. It was not exactly priority-one during planning of most Midsummer Classics since the first in 1933, but green has grown.
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (D-Backs)
"These 2011 All-Star events clearly reflect MLB's ongoing commitment to environmental excellence," said Darby Hoover, Senior Resource Specialist for the NRDC in San Francisco. "Building on previous initiatives, for the first time, this All-Star Week will feature a comprehensive composting program, projected to increase landfill diversion by over 60 percent. The Arizona Diamondbacks have also contributed an impressive array of environmental achievements, such as LEED Gold certification of their new Spring Training facility, and recent installation of a solar shade structure at Chase Field.
"NRDC is proud to collaborate with MLB on its environmental initiatives, and applauds the steps taken by the league and the Diamondbacks to educate fans and help promote a healthy environment."
At Chase Field, in-stadium messaging will promote ways fans can be more environmentally conscious. To encourage fans to recycle, "All-Star Green Teams" presented by Pepsi will circulate throughout the stadium during all ballpark events to collect recyclables from fans. In addition, 100 new recycling bins will be installed at the ballpark for All-Star Week, and will remain there.
Food waste and food-soiled paper from the stadium will be turned into compost, which can be used as fertilizer for soil and promote plant growth to help increase land and air quality. This is the first time a composting program has been implemented at an MLB All-Star Week, and it is estimated that 66 tons of material will be diverted from the landfill through recycling and composting efforts.
To help reduce All-Star Week's environmental footprint, all of the major events at Chase Field -- as well as FanFest at the LEED Silver Certified Phoenix Convention Center -- will be offset with "Green-e Certified" renewable energy. FanFest volunteers are also receiving complimentary METRO light rail passes to encourage the use of public transportation.
2011年7月6日 星期三
LED industry faces continued challenges in 2H11
LED industry faces continued challenges in 2H11
LEDinside, indicates that there is no obvious increase in LED production in 2011. Although 2H11 is traditionally the peak season for the LED industry, doubt about oversupply spreads on weak market demand.
LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, estimates that LED chip supply volume in 2011 is about 100 billion units and demand volume is around 89 billion units; an oversupply ratio reaches 12%. In addition, after LED chip makers’ capacity expansion comes online in 2012, supply will increase rapidly. It is estimated that oversupply ratio will then rise to 21%.
Mobile phone market: affected by suppression of copycat mobile phones
The Chinese market, which is the main production base of copycat mobile phone in 2011, was affected greatly by the suppression of copycat mobile phones enforced by the Chinese government. Demand for LED chips used in mobile phone application did not show an obvious tendency to increase.
In the mean time, broad-based decrease in LED chip price has led price of LED chip used in mobile phone application to a new low. Additionally, with an increasing number of MOCVD equipment installation plans in China, LED chip capacity will continue to increase. As a result, along with weak end market demand in 2011, LED prices have started to decline.
TV market: peak season demand unexpectedly gloomy
As for the TV application, it requires a lot of LED backlight units, which is why TV application is one of main application areas that LED manufacturers believe will most likely have a good prospect. Besides, LED makers also sharply increased capacity since 2010 in response to TV vendors’ LED backlight demand. However, affected by the slow economic recovery, LED backlit TV shipment is less than expected.
In early 2011, TV brand vendors, such as Samsung and LG, aimed their LED penetration rate at well over 70%. However, since TV brand vendor put more emphasis on 3D TV and the price gap between LED backlight and CCFL backlight still exists, most TV vendors have downgraded their target LED penetration rate for TV to 50%.
In addition, due to the weak demand on the end market, it is estimated that TV shipment in 2011 is adjusted down to 203 million units from 220 million. Therefore, LEDinside predicts that LED usage volume for the TV application is only 17.5 billion units, equal to USD 167 million, which has decreased by 26%, compared to TV brand vendors’ expectation.
It also tells why the market pie is not large enough for LED manufacturers in the LED backlit TV business. Currently, many LED makers indicate that TV demand remains unclear until July. However, as demand from early inventory fulfillment for Christmas holiday season is going to end, many manufacturers take a pessimistic attitude toward the market condition of 2H11.
Tablet PC releases crowding out traditional NB market
The monitor and NB market, though attain high LED penetration rate, the weak demand continues to impact the LED industry. Notably, the NB market performance is worse than usual, and the Netbook market shows a stagnant trend. Only the tablet PCs market has a growth which can contribute to the LED backlight market.
LEDinside, indicates that there is no obvious increase in LED production in 2011. Although 2H11 is traditionally the peak season for the LED industry, doubt about oversupply spreads on weak market demand.
LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, estimates that LED chip supply volume in 2011 is about 100 billion units and demand volume is around 89 billion units; an oversupply ratio reaches 12%. In addition, after LED chip makers’ capacity expansion comes online in 2012, supply will increase rapidly. It is estimated that oversupply ratio will then rise to 21%.
Mobile phone market: affected by suppression of copycat mobile phones
The Chinese market, which is the main production base of copycat mobile phone in 2011, was affected greatly by the suppression of copycat mobile phones enforced by the Chinese government. Demand for LED chips used in mobile phone application did not show an obvious tendency to increase.
In the mean time, broad-based decrease in LED chip price has led price of LED chip used in mobile phone application to a new low. Additionally, with an increasing number of MOCVD equipment installation plans in China, LED chip capacity will continue to increase. As a result, along with weak end market demand in 2011, LED prices have started to decline.
TV market: peak season demand unexpectedly gloomy
As for the TV application, it requires a lot of LED backlight units, which is why TV application is one of main application areas that LED manufacturers believe will most likely have a good prospect. Besides, LED makers also sharply increased capacity since 2010 in response to TV vendors’ LED backlight demand. However, affected by the slow economic recovery, LED backlit TV shipment is less than expected.
In early 2011, TV brand vendors, such as Samsung and LG, aimed their LED penetration rate at well over 70%. However, since TV brand vendor put more emphasis on 3D TV and the price gap between LED backlight and CCFL backlight still exists, most TV vendors have downgraded their target LED penetration rate for TV to 50%.
In addition, due to the weak demand on the end market, it is estimated that TV shipment in 2011 is adjusted down to 203 million units from 220 million. Therefore, LEDinside predicts that LED usage volume for the TV application is only 17.5 billion units, equal to USD 167 million, which has decreased by 26%, compared to TV brand vendors’ expectation.
It also tells why the market pie is not large enough for LED manufacturers in the LED backlit TV business. Currently, many LED makers indicate that TV demand remains unclear until July. However, as demand from early inventory fulfillment for Christmas holiday season is going to end, many manufacturers take a pessimistic attitude toward the market condition of 2H11.
Tablet PC releases crowding out traditional NB market
The monitor and NB market, though attain high LED penetration rate, the weak demand continues to impact the LED industry. Notably, the NB market performance is worse than usual, and the Netbook market shows a stagnant trend. Only the tablet PCs market has a growth which can contribute to the LED backlight market.
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