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Along with offering a status check on the adoption of LED lighting
systems, the Department of Energy's three-day Solid-State Lighting
Market Introduction Workshop provided more than 250 lighting
professionals with a three-day immersion into the practical application,
science and art of LED lighting systems. Held July 13-15 in Chicago, the
conference agenda touched upon a wide range of topics of critical
importance to a segment of the lighting market that has captured the
imagination of lighting professionals. Included on the agenda at the
workshops were panel discussions on LED lighting standards, marketing,
reliability, design and cost effectiveness. Click here for the full story.
--Jim Lucy, Electrical Wholesaling magazine and Electrical Marketing
newsletter.
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DuPont
will receive $3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy
for a solar research program on Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS)
type thin-film photovoltaic modules. The company will provide solar
photovoltaic products for commercial and residential applications over a
three-year period. The research program will cost $9 million, with
DuPont providing the other $6 million.
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GE Consumer & Industrial, Louisville, Ky., believes the day when
homes can be built to produce as much power as they consume is only six
years away, and the company intends to drive the market in that
direction. The company announced this week that it's developing a
turn-key product portfolio that will enable home builders and owners of
existing homes to consume, manage and generate electricity for an
overall net-zero annual energy cost. GE said it plans to add residential
power generation products like solar photovoltaic (PV) and residential
wind products to its existing array of energy-efficient lighting and
appliance products and demand response technology already under
development.
"We have a long, trusted relationship with consumers, strong presence
with home builders, demand response appliance technology and, the
extremely critical, smart grid technology leadership of GE Energy that
makes the GE net zero energy home an exciting prospect for our future
growth," said GE Consumer & Industrial President and CEO James
Campbell.
The GE net zero energy home offerings will comprise three major groups
within the portfolio: energy-efficient products, energy -management
products and energy generation and storage products. The energy
management and demand response technologies under development are
designed to give consumers the power to manage their energy consumption
while helping to reduce utility demand peaks if the utilities follow
suit.
"GE plans to be the first manufacturer to offer a full suite of demand
response appliances that will work with utility smart meters to help
shed load from the grid, while helping consumers save money during peak
demand usage and pricing times," said a GE release announcing the
net-zero vision.
GE said as soon as 2010 it will introduce the Home Energy Manager -- a
central nervous system for the home that will work with all the other
technologies to optimize energy use. On the same timeline, GE will
introduce a line of smart thermostats.
In collaboration with GE Energy, the company's distributed generation
products to be introduced over the coming years, including solar PV,
advanced energy storage, thin film solar and small wind generators will
be integral to making the net-zero home a reality. For a closer look at
the concept, click here.
--Doug Chandler, Electrical Wholesaling magazine & Electrical
Marketing newsletter
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Kendall-Jackson Winery, Santa Rosa, Calif., aims to save more than
$100,000 annually in energy and maintenance costs as a result of an
energy efficiency program that’s incorporating GE's combined
lamp-ballast solution with MetalOptics' Greenbay fixtures, a
high-intensity fluorescent solution that couples energy savings with
environmental savings by significantly reducing packaging, material
waste, weight, floor space requirements and installation times.
The well-known winery opted for the GE T5 Watt-Miser system with
shatter-resistant covRguard technology in more active areas such as
bottling and blending, and GE Ecolux T8 fluorescent lamps in case goods
and barrel storage areas. NEMA Premium UltraStart high-efficiency
ballasts from GE are at work in all locations. The location, a central
production and storage facility, provided the main stage for the
lighting retrofit. The 11.5-acre location includes a high-bay area that
contains mostly barrels and cased goods, and a low-bay area that houses
production and bottling operations. The facility's previous lighting
design relied on a 400W metal-halide system throughout.
"This segmented lighting design allows Kendall-Jackson to maximize
functionality while minimizing energy costs," said Eric Leber, regional
manager of Energy Industries, a national energy project development
company based in Honolulu, Hawaii. "Areas with lower light requirements
were adjusted to meet their exact application and provide even greater
returns."
Kendall-Jackson has the lighting systems in all the production areas of
its facility on controls. For example, it uses sensor shields in certain
areas to limit false activations, so forklifts operating up and down the
aisles won’t trip fixtures even ten feet away. The successful lighting
upgrade at this location is now serving as the model for additional
lighting upgrades across more than a dozen facilities, including wine
tasting rooms, warehouses, offices and exterior applications.
Kendall-Jackson is considering how Energy Industries and GE's breadth of
experience in areas such as efficient lighting, solar, wind, motors and
drives could further increase the energy efficiency of its operations.
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Over the last few years, AT&T Inc.'s re-branding efforts across the
country included a redesign of the company logo that necessitated the
replacement of 7,000 channel letter signs on more than 6,500 AT&T office
buildings and retail locations. With a switch to the energy-efficient,
long-life GE Tetra LED lighting system, AT&T is expected to save more
than 5.8 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year and eliminate
3,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Because GE LEDs are up to
80 percent more energy efficient than commonly used neon, the new
lighting system will also provide AT&T with financial savings.
"We knew a switch to more efficient signage would be a sustainable
business decision, both environmentally and financially," said Shawn
McKenzie, senior vice president of Corporate Real Estate at AT&T. "We
researched our options, analyzed the data and ultimately chose the GE
system for its reliability, energy efficiency, environmental benefits
and long-term value proposition. It also helped that GE is built to
handle such large-scale efforts."
Click here for more info.
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A July 15 report at www.solarbuzz.com
said Pennsylvania will triple its solar capacity with nearly $23 million
in new grants and loans for companies throughout the state that are
embracing the renewable energy industry, according to Pennsylvania
Governor Edward G. Rendell. Eight projects were approved for funding by
the Commonwealth Financing Authority yesterday. The grants and loans
that were approved are funded by the solar energy program, a key
component of the $650 million Alternative Energy Investment Fund that
Governor Rendell signed into law in July. "Even in this economic
downturn, we're creating jobs, expanding Pennsylvania's manufacturing
base and producing more environmentally friendly, home-grown energy
options," he said. "These projects -- which will also help consumers,
businesses and local governments lower their energy costs and fossil
fuel consumption -- illustrate how Pennsylvania is becoming a leader in
the renewable energy."
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Prescolite's AKT6LED, a LED track head with a robust and high tech
design, is the lighting manufacturer’s newest addition to its LED
line, which was created specifically for supermarket produce and many
other retail applications. The new LED track head offers less glare and
higher levels of contrast in the merchandising space to create a more
appealing presentation of merchandise in high impulse-buy retail
settings. The AKT6LED consumes a mere 14W. Compared to the 79W used by
the T6 70W metal-halide track heads, the resulting reduction in energy
consumption is 80 percent. In addition, the AKT6LED track head provides
70 percent average lumen maintenance at 50,000 hours, virtually
eliminating maintenance costs in many applications. Prescolite/Hubbell Lighting
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Halogen-Xenon BT-15 lamps offer a brighter, whiter light and are 25
percent more energy efficient than standard incandescent bulbs. They
can be used in nearly any retrofit or new construction installation
where a standard A-bulb is used. Ideal for use in a broad range of
lighting applications, the Halogen-Xenon BT-15 can be used in recessed,
wall mounts and sconces, outdoor and security fixtures, ceiling mounts,
chandeliers and portables. The lamps
operate on 120V, offer a long life of 2,000 hours and are fully
dimmable. Bulbrite
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September 13–16, 2009
28th Annual Street and Area Lighting Conference;
Philadelphia;
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America (IES); 212-248-5000;
www.ies.org
September 24-25, 2009
Selling Energy Solutions: A Hands-on Workshop for Distributors on How
to Sell Green
Hilton Chicago O’Hare; National Association of
Electrical Distributors (NAED) Registration
info
October 19-22
Solar Power 2009
San Jose, Calif. Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), 866-229-2386,
www.solarpowerconference.com
Nov. 11-13, 2009
GreenBuild International Conference and Expo
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Washington, D.C., 800-795-1747, info@greenbuildexpo.org; www.greenbuildexpo.org;
Have an event for the Green Events section? E-mail it to jim.lucy@penton.com
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