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The investor coalition Ceres and the Clean Economy Network organized a clean energy debate forum at the White House in October 2009 including corporate executives from more than 100 companies, representing a wide variety of industries including renewable energy, information technology and athletic apparel. The business leaders met with Senators and representatives of the White House.

The companies that attended the forum were:

1 Block off the Grid/Virgance, Inc., CA A123Systems, MA Accio Energy, MI Adecco Government Solutions, VA Advanced Energy Panels, NY Agri-Tech Producers, LLC, SC AHL-TECH, OH Akeena Solar, CA Algaeventure Systems, OH Ameresco, DC American Electric Power, OH Archer Construction, MT Arkansas Business Leaders for a Clean Energy Economy, AR Baker & McKenzie LLP, DC Baldwin Ridge Consulting, LLC, VA BetterWorld Telecom, VA BlackCreek Group, VA Blue Hill Partners LLC, PA Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, VA Burdins Renewable energy, ME Business Council for Sustainable Energy, DC Calvert Asset Management Company, MD Calvert Group, Ltd., MD Carbon War Room, NY Carbonetworks Corporation, CA Christensen Global Strategies, LLC, DC Clean Edge, CA Climate Solutions, WA Clipper Windpower, CA COENCO Inc., AR Conservation Services Group, MA DAK Renwable Energy, SD Earth Aid Enterprises, DC eBay, CA Ecoventures 1, CA Efficiency First, MD EKO Asset Management Partners, NY ElectronVault, inc., CA Element Partners, PA Energy Coordinating Agency, PA Entergy Corporation, LA Environmental Defense Fund, DC Equator LLC, NY Equilibrium Capital, CO Expansion Capital Partners, NY Fisher Coachworks, MI FLS Energy, NC Foraker, CO Four Corners Solar, CO

Gaelectric, North America, MT Gamesa, PA Glacier Guides/Montana Raft, MT Global Solar Center, NY Green Harvest Technology, MN Green Water Consulting, CA Greenfire Development, NC GreenOrder, NY GreenScience Exchange, CA GreenVolts, Inc., CA Hara, CA Harvest Moon Partners, WA Heston Wind, WI Hewlett-Packard Company, DC Home Performance Washington, WA Illumination Renewables LLC, NC ImageTree Corporation, WV ImbuTec, PA Imperium Renewables, Inc, WA Independent Power Systems, MT INEOS Bio, IL Infinia Corporation, WA Interstate Traveler Company, MI Inventive Development, Inc., PA Johnson Controls, DC Jones Lang LaSalle, IL K&L Gates LLP, CA Komax Solar, PA Lennox International, Inc., TX Levi Strauss & Co., CA Limbach Facility Services, PA LivingHomes, CA/NC M.J. Bradley & Associates, LLC, MA Mann Plumbing/Solar Energy Systems, IN Mariah Power, MI/NV McKinstry, WA MDV -- Mohr, Davidow Ventures, CA Melink Corporation, OH MissionPoint Capital Partners, CT Montana Sustainable Building Systems, MT Nanosolar, CA Natel Energy, Inc., CA National Grid, DC National Venture Capital Association, VA Natural Power Concepts, HI New Energy Finance, MI NGEN Partners, DC Nike, DC North Face, CA NRDC, FL Nth Power, CA Object Management Group, NJ Orbit Energy, Inc., NC Osage Bio Energy, VA Outpost Solar, TN Pacific Carbon Exchange, CA Pacific Crest Securities, OR Pacific Gas and Electric Comapny, CA Pax, NH Pegasus Sustainable Century Merchant Bank/Lighting Science Group, NY Phanes Solar, a Division of Capial Communications, MT PowerHouse/ The Garage, MT Principle Power, WA Project Green America, MD PSEG, NJ PSi, NC Quinn Gillespie & Assoc, DC

Recycled Energy Development, LLC, IL Renaissance Lighting, VA Resolve Capital, CA Ridgewood Capital, CA Rive Technology, Inc, MA Rockwell Collins, VA SAIC, VA Schiller Consulting, CA Seagrass Recovery, FL Serious Materials, CA Seventh Generation, VT Sharp Solar, CA Shell, DC SJF Ventures, NC Sky WindPower, CO SoCore Energy, IL SoCore Energy, IL Solazyme, Inc., CA Solena Group, Inc., DC Soltherm/Vanir Energy, NC Spectrum Consulting, CA Sponsored by Interstate Traveler, VA Spring Ventures, CA State of AR/Lilly's, AR Stoel Rives LLP, WA Sun Microsystems, MA Sungevity, CA SunRise Solar Inc., IN Sustainable Future, TN SVB Financial Group, CA Symantec, DC SynGest Inc., CA TAS, TX TechVision21, DC The Building Doctors, CA The Dow Chemical Company, MI The Freshwater Trust, OR The Pacific Carbon Exchange, CA The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, SC Tioga Energy, Inc., NY Tree Hugger's Consulting, AR United Fisherman of Alaska, AL United Solar Ovonic, MI Virgin America Inc., CA Vortex Advisors LLC, NJ Vox Energy Solutions, PA Weber Shandwick, WA Wellford Energy Advisors, DC Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, CA WindPole Ventures, MA Winds of Change Leaseholding, LLC, AR Wolfensohn & Co., NY Workhouse, CA World's Greenest Building, OR WSGR, DC ZeaChem, CO

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Market conditions are right for the LED replacement lamp market to accelerate in the next few years, according to a new market report by Strategies Unlimited, the leading firm covering the LED market.

LED Market Advantages: quality of light, dimmability, controllability, lamp life and environmental cost of ownership.

Dramatic improvements in commercially available LED performance in recent years, as well as significant cost reduction, has made it feasible to design LED lamps to offer comparable lumen output and to compete with other established lighting technologies on the basis of cost of ownership.  

The market is in a state of flux as utilities, energy efficiency organizations and customers look for optimum solutions which save energy, minimize the cost of ownership, and give acceptable quality of light.

Customer Education

Customers are in the process of being educated about comparing cost of ownership rather than the initial price of lamps.

Regulations Drive European Market

Regulations in Europe will ban the 100W incandescent clear glass lamp starting in September 2009, and will progressively ban all inefficient incandescent lamps by 2012 and all incandescent lamps by 2016. The Energy Information and Security Act of 2007 began the process of restricting the sale of inefficient lamps in the US.

Market Opportunities for LED Replacement Lamps

By 2012, with a few exceptions, inefficient incandescent lamps cannot be sold. Although the awareness of these regulations is still weak in the marketplace, they will create market opportunities for LED replacement lamps.

Recognizing the potential of LED technology to save energy, policy makers have been supporting the research and development of LED technology and helping its commercialization.

In the short run, while LED replacement lamps become a viable alternative, regulators are encouraging compac t fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

However, over the next five years the advantages of LED technology over CFL will become recognized, especially with respect to the quality of light, dimmability, controllability, lamp life and environmental cost of ownership.

• Some well-designed LED lamps already offer effective lumen efficacies that compete with CFLs.
• The commercial and industrial segments will embrace LEDs to control costs and save energy.
• The LED lamps will be used for directed light applications, in hard-to-reach places and where the cost of re placement is very high.

Replacement Lamp Market Growth Projected at 107%

Although the market for LED replacement lamps is still in its early stages of development, the lamp revenues are forecast to grow at a CAGR of 107% through 2013.

Strategies Unlimited explores the market potential for LED lighting technology in its latest report titled LED Replacement Lamps--Market Analysis and Forecast, 2009. The report analyzes five LED-based lamp types that are designed to replace lamps that currently populate billions of sockets:

• A-lamp and globes;
  
• PAR and R lamps;
  
• MR 16's;
  
• candelabra and decorative lamps;
  
• linear fluore scent tubes.

The markets for five categories of replacement lamps are analyzed for market drivers and challenges, trends, units and revenues for 2008. The report also offers a five-year forecast for 2009-2013.

LED Replacement Lamps--Market Analysis and Forecast, 2009 is available from Strategies Unlimited at a price of $1,895. More information on the report is available by contacting Tim Carli, Sales Manager, at +1 650-941-3438 ext. 23, by e-mail at tcarli@strategies-u.com, or on the company web site, www.strategies-u.com.

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I appreciate many of the benefits of LED lights.  They ARE smaller.  They ARE less toxic.  They DO use less electricity. 

But, they are also potential contributors to the plastic proliferation plaguing our world -- and our oceans.  Manufacturacturers can nip the potential problem in the bud by designing effective "take-back" programs from the beginning of the industry.    Here' why:


This is serious...because much of the world depends on ocean life for food. Because we depend on the plankton and phytoplankton to replenish our oxygen supply -- yes, even far inland!

And we are the ONLY people who can solve the problem. What solutions can you provide?

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According to LEDs Magazine, "2008 is likely to be remembered as the Year of LED Standards, due to the publication of ANSI C78.377 (chromaticity), LM-79 (luminous flux) and LM-80 (lumen maintenance)."

Reporting on these standards trends is Kevin Dowling is the VP of innovation at Philips Color Kinetics (www.colorkinetics.com) and has been active in SSL for over 10 years. He founded and chairs the IES SSL Committee and the NEMA SSL Committee, and is a past Chairman of the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance.

The LM-80 standard describes the measurement of lumen maintenance of LED light sources including LED packages, modules and arrays (but not luminaires). Prediction of lifetime beyond the testing period is not included in the standard.

To read the full version of this article, visit the  LEDs Magazine page, where you can download FREE electronic PDF versions of all issues of LEDs Magazine.

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DOE found that LED lighting systems enable big energy savings in supermarket refrigeration and have been getting cheaper every year.

LED system prices dropped 9% in 2008 alone and DOE's Solid State Lighting Research and Development Program projects they will fall by 50% by 2012.

In preliminary analysis released in August 2008, DOE showed that, assuming a 50% decline in LED prices, the highest standards would make sense for all supermarket refrigeration systems and would save purchasers $5 billion in net savings over 30 years.

However, for the analysis underlying today's standard, DOE rejected its own LED price estimates, instead assuming that LED prices will stay at 2008 levels forever.

READ MORE at ACEEE.ORG

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Category B is established as a future target for performance of SSL-based luminaires.  Products cannot qualify under Category B until three years after the effective date of these criteria.  If technology improves faster than expected, and opening category B prior to completion of a three-year waiting period would be in the public interest, DOE will advance the date for allowing products to qualify under Category B.

DOE's intent, is to substantially increase future performance requirements of LED Luminaires, and to encourage continued improvement in technology selection and design of luminaires using SSL sources. Products for a wide range of general illumination applications will be eligible.

The minimum luminaire efficacy target given for Category B is intended to rival today's most efficient lighting systems using traditional light sources.

T8 Fluorescent Lamp and Electronic Ballast Comparisons For example, the best commonly available high-performance T8 fluorescent lamp and electronic ballast systems are rated around 100 lm/W.

High-quality fixtures for these lamp-ballast systems are about 70% efficient, yielding 70 lm/W luminaire efficacy.

Based on current commercially available technology, the Category B level of minimum luminaire efficacy is not achievable for LED luminaires. However, DOE anticipates performance will rise rapidly over the coming years due to on-going progress in LED efficacy, LED high temperature tolerance, power supply efficiency improvements, and luminaire design.

DOE believes a significant number of general illumination products will be able to achieve 70 lm/W luminaire efficacy within three years after the effective date of these criteria.

DOE will monitor the technical progress of the technology, steadily adding additional Category A products in future versions. If technology improves faster than expected, and opening category B prior to completion of a three-year waiting period would be in the public interest, DOE will advance the date for allowing products to qualify under Category B.

SOURCE: Energy Star Program Requirements for Solid State Lighting Lunminaires

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2008 -  McCain Incorporated introduced their 2070L Advanced Traffic System Controller Unit. The McCain 2070L controller has been approved by CalTrans and is designed to meet Transportation Electrical Equipment Specifications (TEES). 

The 2070L is a ruggedized multitasking field processor and communications system that can be easily configurable for traffic management applications.

This industry standard controller is used in various cabinet styles such type 332, 334, 336, 333, 332D, NEMA as well as the new ITS Cabinets. This versatile controller utilizes an OS-9 operating system, which mated with various off-the-shelf firmware packages is a powerful controller unit.

The McCain 2070L controller also exceeds the Joint AASHTO/ITE/NEMA Advanced Transportation Controller Specifications.  The design of the McCain 2070L is flexible to meet specific user needs; it is capable of multitasking with each unit running multiple applications and is physically compatible with Model 170 and 170E controllers and facilities. 

The backlit crystal display has 8 lines of 40 characters.

For more information on the McCain CalTrans approved 2070L or any of our products, contact McCain Incorporated today at info@mccain-inc.com

Established in 1987, McCain Incorporated designs and manufactures state-of-the-art traffic management and testing technology, including vehicle signals, pedestrian signals, traffic controllers and cabinets, the hardware and software for programmable CMS signs, and Amber Alert signs.  An industry leader throughout North America and 11 foreign nations, the company’s software division has produced the technology that controls more than 40,000 intersections, and more than 150 sophisticated traffic management systems.  McCain Incorporated has a solid history in the industry as well as a strong record of service backing product innovations.  Get to know McCain’s products.  But, more importantly, get to know the people behind the products.

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A new smokeless lighting technology that is set to replace pressure lamps used by Omena (sardines) fishermen in the 400 million-year old Lake Victoria is now available in Kenya.

Besides being handy for use, LED lighting technology is brighter than pressure lamps and is free from paraffin spillage that has dogged the lake for many years.

Unlike before when fishermen used over five pressure lamps to catch plenty of fish,  new technology now enables them to use only one source of lighting. 

Supplied by Osram Energy Hub, a German based firm, the rechargeable lamps are expected to cut paraffin spillage into the lake by 100 percent once adopted by all fishermen.

The move is expected to protect the aquatic life of more than 500 endemic fish species. Other low power devices such as radios and mobile phones can also be connected this battery box and recharged.

The firm also has complete luminaries such as the Osram O- lamp 2 in 1 which comprises an energy saving lamp that has an integrated battery that is recharged or exchanged at the Hub as a separate unit. 

The firm is collaborating with solarworld AG and the cell phone manufacturer Nokia and plans to cooperate with Siemens to provide water treatment systems after the pilot trial.

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Energy Star in Canada recently took a long look at how Energy Star branding if morphing in the Canadian market place.

Energy Star Awareness and Loyalty

Statistics from a recent public survey in Canada showed that as 57% of Canadians are aware of Energy Star in some manner and the younger the respondent, the greater the awareness. The survey indicated high level of loyalty towards Energy Star, as 70% of those asked looked for the Energy Star label when making buying decisions.

Resources help companies that support Energy Star strategies such as the Energy Star calculator, assistance in procurement, workshops and Energy Star in the news, employing common messaging that can be identified by the consumer or end-user. Managing the Energy Star brand to protect its importance to and integrity with the consumer and end-user is strengthened with consistent communications create brand awareness and understanding.

The brand and process must create differentiation while showing relevance. Credibility and satisfaction are important and must be maintained, all leading to the resulting outcome being loyalty due to consumer confidence.

US EPA Residential Light Fixtures Release

EPA release of Energy Star Program Requirements for Residential Light Fixtures (RLF), Eligibility Criteria – Version 4.2, includes fixtures using LED light engines that can now qualify as Energy Star, -- however recessed cans are not eligible. The LED light engine efficacy must be 50 lm/W for uncovered light engines and 40 lm/W for covered light engines. She covered criteria for driver temperature and lumen maintenance, such as the L₇₀ for indoor light engines the must equal or exceed 25,000 hours and for outdoor light engines this must be equal to or greater than 35,000 hours. The power factor must be equal to or greater than 0.7.

Read more at LEDs Magazine: Date: June 2008

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LUXEON power LEDs from Philips Lumileds are poised to rapidly increase their presence in front-of-vehicle applications with expected European Union regulations mandating daytime running lamps (DRLs) on new cars beginning in 2011.

One of the major factors driving LUXEON use will be the dramatic reduction in DRL power consumption (Watts), on the order of 80%, made possible by energy-efficient LED technology.

Audi and VW currently offer LUXEON-based daytime running lights, and several other carmakers are
preparing to release vehicles with LUXEON-based DRLs over 2008-09 as part of a movement to improve road safety by increasing vehicle visibility during daylight hours.


This energy savings is critical because DRLs built with conventional bulbs consume more power than any other exterior lighting application due to their always-on daylight use, potentially running afoul of today’s fuel economy standards.

A typical DRL solution with incandescent or halogen bulbs uses 40-80 Watts of power. LUXEON-based
DRLs consume 10 Watts of power or less because of the technology’s low power demands and energy
efficiency.

Given these benefits, any new regulation requiring DRLs is expected to drive broader LUXEON adoption for
daytime running lamps as well as other forward automotive lighting applications. Already, LUXEON
technology is lighting the world’s first all-LED headlight on the Audi R8 supercar.

“Today LED DRLs are used on fewer than 1% of vehicles, in part because daytime running lamps are not
required in most countries. If the new regulation by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe moves ahead as expected, it will increase that number dramatically because of the low power usage,
longevity and design flexibility of LEDs compared to conventional light sources,” said Scott Kern, Vice
President, Automotive Sales, for Philips Lumileds. “LUXEON LEDs promise to lead the market because of
their reliability, high quality white light, and proven performance in the automotive industry.”

Over the years, Philips Lumileds has pioneered many automotive exterior lighting applications with its
LUXEON, SuperFlux and SnapLED products. In addition to driving the industry’s first all-LED daytime
running lamp and all-LED headlamp, the company’s solid-state lighting technology has enabled the world’s
first all-LED rear combination lamp, first single-LED stop-tail lamp, first LED front-, rear- and side-mirror
turn signals.

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Cree Inc. announces   the company’s 2007 ISO/TS16949 certification. This year’s audit includes the XLamp® LED production facility in Durham, as well as the company’s LED chip, power and materials manufacturing operations.

The ISO/TS certification demonstrates Cree’s commitment to high-quality product manufacturing.

TS16949 encompasses all requirements of ISO9001:2000 and additional requirements from the automotive industry. Upon the obsolescence of the QS9000 quality standard, Cree chose to fortify its quality certification process and seek compliance with the newer, more stringent ISO/TS16949 requirements.

“Compliance to TS signifies that Cree’s quality management system is capable of meeting one of the highest quality standards worldwide,” said Norbert Hiller, Cree vice president, Lighting. “By successfully implementing an ISO/TS16949-compliant quality management system, Cree has proven that it is not only an LED performance leader, but also a world-class leader in product and process quality.”

For additional information on Cree and its products, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com/xlamp.

About ISO/TS 16949
In 1994, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) was selected by the Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force to oversee the publication and distribution of the QS-9000 and related quality manuals and to administer the delivery of QS-9000 sanctioned training. Since that time, AIAG’s quality offerings have expanded to include ISO/TS 16949 and related manuals, as well as more than 30 training offerings related to quality. AIAG is a globally recognized organization founded in 1982 by a group of visionary managers from Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors. AIAG’s focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices involving trading partners throughout the supply chain. For additional information visit www.aiag.org.

About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency.

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The RoHS (Restriction of use of Hazardous Substances) legislation covers the restriction of lead and other potentially hazardous substances used in electrical and electronic equipment. Known as Directive 2002/95/EC, it is enforced throughout the EU since 1st July 2006 . 

Its purpose is very clear – to restrict the use of six substances within electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), thereby contributing to the protection of human health and the environment.

For many electronics manufacturers, this is a considerable environmental challenge.
Manufacturers who owns the brand under which the product is distributed, or persons who authorizes another original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to produce the product on their behalf can expand their market qualifications to compete in regulated areas that require RoHS compliance.

At a first step we will certify only homogenous material and electrical components. Once certified, a commitment that the product sold on the market is identical with the certified product and is produced by same production process and same constituents is required. RoHS conformity is required for Europe, China, Korea, Japan, California etc.

The SGS RoHS Certification Program is aimed at helping producers meet the strict requirements of RoHS compliance and RoHS standard (EU RoHS and China RoHS) and where necessary, take corrective actions to meet the maximum concentration of substances allowed.

The SGS RoHS Certification Program is a single product certification which can be extended for certification of a product series, as long as the range of products are produced using the same raw materials, the management system has a similar function and the “basic design” has not changed significantly. The RoHS certificate (RoHS label or RoHS mark) is valid for 5 years.

RoHS Certification / RoHS Compliance with SGS

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