Efficient lighting

Article (11)
  • New BCA lighting requirements - a careful balance of lux and watts
    The new BCA lighting requirements restrict lighting to 5 W per square metre, as opposed to the previous 25 W per square metre.
  • LEDs: leading the future of lighting
    Lighting, in the home, in commercial and industrial situations and even on the streets, has come a long way in the last 70 years or so. Tungsten lights, sodium lights, cold cathode tubes, mercury vapour, halogen, neon, iodine, CFLs and fluorescent are all still with us but beginning to take a back row compared with the all-advancing, all-shining LED (light emitting diode) that threatens to take over any time soon.
  • OLED lighting materials market to hit $1bn in 2015, says NanoMarkets
    Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets projects substantial growth in the OLED lighting materials market 
  • Solutions for rising energy bills
    Households and businesses can make their homes, stores and warehouses more energy efficient by introducing low-energy lighting technologies.
  • LEDs: a matter of quality
    LEDs hold great promise as a new light source for general illumination. While there are some excellent products available, LEDs are beset by quality problems and many in the marketplace fail to match suppliers’ claims of efficiency, longevity and other critical parameters. For this reason, Lighting Council Australia has introduced a quality scheme for LEDs.
  • Top tips to save power
    As energy becomes increasingly expensive and a price on carbon turns out to be imminent, the need to save energy is at the forefront of business minds.
  • Surge in LED demand, but still a long way to go
    LiquidLEDs Lighting has introduced Liquid Immersed Thermal Management Solution (LITMS), a liquid solution that encapsulates the diode, effectively eliminating heat-caused problems. LiquidLEDs has also introduced another design which combines the engineering found in incandescent light bulbs with new LED innovations. The company has an extensive range of ‘LED filament bulbs’, which features a filament of LEDs - similar to the old filaments found in incandescent bulbs.
  • Occupancy sensors yield energy savings
    Scientists at the University of California have come up with a software and sensor-based solution that helps reduce energy usage.
  • Minimum energy performance limits for lamps
    The electrical industry has been under pressure from both the community and government regulators in recent years to produce more and more energy-efficient products in order to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Emerging LED lighting standards
    A new US standard for LEDs promises to help standardise LED lighting products around the world.
  • OLED lighting in 2010
    According to technology analyst firm NanoMarkets, the year ahead for OLED lighting is significant.
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  • Call to make cities more energy efficient
    Philips called for action at the global climate change forum to ensure that renovation of existing infrastructure and buildings in cities is accelerated in the battle against climate change.
  • Energy efficient lighting - what's the future?
    Is the government's banning of incandescent lamps in favour of compact fluorescents the right step, or we should look for better lighting technology to save our environment? What are the consequences and what are the other options?
  • Energy efficiency builds platform for climate solutions
    A nationwide building energy efficiency program offers a more effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study
  • Energy efficient lighting strategies
    Electrical contractors can implement many strategies in commercial buildings to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and save their clients money. But steps taken to conserve energy must be future-proof
Product (33)
  • Brightgreen DR700 LED bulb
    The DR700 LED bulb offers one-for-one 50 W halogen performance on brightness, dimmability, beam width, light colour and light quality. At 720 lm and 10.5 W, the DR700, claims Brightgreen, is the world’s first LED bulb to match a 50 W halogen on brightness, while being compatible with all dimmers and transformers on the market, enabling a simple, fast and hassle-free retrofit.
  • Osram TopLED Black Series 30° beam angle colour range
    Osram has added three colours to its TopLED Black Series 60° beam angle range. A 30° beam angle version is available with all five colours; red, yellow, blue, green and orange.
  • Ecco work lamps
    The Ecco work lamps come in different patterns such as spot or flood beam models from a range of halogen, HID (Xenon) and LED models. Square, rectangular, round, pedestal mount, side mount, flush mount, single beam, twin beam are just some of the options available in the halogen line-up.
  • enLighten Chamaeleon LED light
    The multifunction LED light ‘Chamaeleon’ is fitted with microwave (motion) and PE (light) sensors to ensure that permanent low-energy background lighting is available at all times and provides full lighting when a space is occupied. It provides a range of low-energy solutions for fire stairs, car parks and back of house areas where energy is typically wasted due to lights being left on continuously.
  • Hunza Euro Spot luminaire
    The Hunza Euro Spot luminaire comes with flexible mounting options that allow discreet and unobtrusive installation across a range of outdoor environments. The MR11 LED lamp option for this luminaire is claimed to provide good illumination without compromising its compact dimensions.
  • Banner Engineering EZ-Light K50 beacon light
    Banner Engineering’s EZ-Light K50 beacon light is claimed to provide intense levels of light output from all directions. The light is designed to be a solution where high brightness is needed, including both indoor and outdoor environments.
  • JW Speaker LED strobe
    JW Speaker’s LED strobe is designed for heavy-duty applications such as mining, large agricultural machinery, military, emergency services and industrial. It is designed to withstand extreme shock and vibration and the die-cast aluminium base provides secure mounting and maximum protection. It features a heavy-duty, UV-resistant, hard-coated polycarbonate lens. The high-powered LEDs in the top of the lens provide warning to larger vehicles that would not normally see a traditional emergency light.
  • Vibe LED tubes
    Vibe LED tubes replace fluorescent tubes as a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of lighting. Their efficiency provides extra long life and the tubes do not contain the mercury and phosphorus that is found in fluorescent lights.
  • EELCO 1848A_5LT5 energy-efficient high bay light
    The EELCO 1848A_5LT5 energy-efficient high bay light is a suitable replacement for the 400 W metal halide or mercury vapour high bay industrial luminaire. It is said to save up to 50% on electricity running costs.
  • Cree XLamp MX-6S and MX-3S high-voltage LEDs
    The Cree XLamp MX-6S and MX-3S high-voltage LEDs have the same footprint and performance as the MX-6 and MX-3 LEDs they supersede. These LEDs offer high-voltage configurations for space-constrained LED lamps and bulbs to achieve smaller, more efficient power supplies and thermal system, in applications such as A-19-bulbs or GU10 lamps.
  • Vibe T8/T5 retrofit fluorescent tube converter kit
    The Vibe eco-friendly T8/T5 retrofit fluorescent tube converter kit allows a thinner, more efficient 28 W T5 fluoro tube to replace inefficient 36 W T8 fluorescent tubes, with a claimed 35% improvement in energy efficiency.
  • Recom LightLine RACD12 and RACD20 LED driver series
    The Recom LightLine 60 W open-frame AC input LED driver series is a 12 and 20 W solution for high-brightness LED lighting. With universal AC input and constant-current output of 350 or 700 mA, the modules are suitable for driving almost any LED manufacturer’s products and almost all LED systems as they have a wide output voltage range over which the constant current regulation works. They can be used with single LEDs or with strings of up to 16 LEDs.
  • Vibe halogen GLS lamps
    The Vibe halogen GLS lamps are designed to be replacements for incandescent lamps, claimed to be 30% more efficient than incandescents.
  • Cree XLampXM single-chip LED
    The Cree lighting-class XLampXM single-chip LED delivers efficacy of 160 lumens per watt at 350 mA and 750 lumens at 2 A, which is equivalent to the light output of a 60 W incandescent light bulb at less than 7 W.
  • Osram Opto Semiconductors Orbeos OLED surface-emitting panel
    The Osram Opto Semiconductors Orbeos OLED energy-efficient surface-emitting panel is suitable for applications in architecture, hotels and catering, offices, private homes and shops.
  • Dominant SSW-HLG white SpiceLED
    The Dominant SSW-HLG white SpiceLED provides a consistent luminous intensity of 500 mcd at an operating current of 20 mA withstanding high operating temperatures of up to 110°C.
  • Tenrod mercury-free T8 LED replacement tube
    The T8 replacement LED tube lead-free and mercury-free lighting uses LEDs for solid-state lighting and is encased in a durable polycarbonate and aluminium casing. It is designed as an alternative to the mercury-containing fluorescent lamps.
  • GE Lighting 4 W GU10 LED retrofit lamp
    GE Lighting’s 4 W GU10 LED retrofit lamp consumes only 4 W of power and is claimed to enable 80% energy savings to be achieved over conventional 50 W GU10 halogen lamps and provide a vastly longer operating life of 15,000 h.
  • Pierlite Starburst and Crompton XL LED downlights
    Gerard Lighting’s LED downlight has been released under the Pierlite brand as ‘Starburst’ and under the Crompton brand as ‘XL LED’.
  • Marexim dimmable MR16 LED lamp
    The dimmable MR16 LED is an MR16 replacement lamp that can be used as a direct retrofit where existing halogen or CFL lamps are in place.
  • Marexim Xe Hybrid Convertible light bulbs
    The Xe Hybrid Convertible range of bulbs combines the efficiency and long-life aspects of modern CFL and LED lights with the instant full brightness, colour quality and dimmability of incandescent lights.
  • Dominant NMRTB-USD RGB SPNovaLED
    The Dominant NMRTB-USD high-intensity RGB SPNovaLED replaces the existing NMRTB-USS LED light source device. It is designed for use in a variety of applications such as full-colour display boards, signage, channel lights and architecture and decorative lighting.
  • Eco Smart Lighting 8W-LEDD-FW LED downlight
    The 8W-LEDD-FW is an 8 W LED downlight fitting designed as a direct replacement for 50 W 240 V halogen lamps with GU10 bases.
  • Dialight LED industrial and commercial lighting
    Dialight has launched two principal types of LED alternatives for conventional industrial and commercial luminaries targeting fluorescents and high intensity discharge (HID) low bay lighting fixtures.
  • Efficiency Matrix Halogen Mitt
    The Halogen Mitt is a halogen lighting kit that comprises a thermal shroud that covers the rear of a halogen light fitting and a 35 W high-efficiency halogen lamp.
  • Sylvania Lighting Hi-Spot ES50 LED lamp
    The Hi-Spot ES50 LED is designed to be a high-efficiency, direct replacement for tungsten halogen mains voltage GU10 lamps.
  • GE Tetra PowerStrip
    The GE Tetra PowerStrip is designed to be a replacement for fluorescent tubes that are used in single- and double-sided illuminated box signs.
  • Vibe Lighting MR16 LED downlights
    The 7 W MR16-style LED downlights (with Nichia 183 LEDs) are intended as low energy consumption alternatives to CFL and halogen lamps.
  • Osram Classic PowerStar HQI-TS Excellence lamp
    The Classic PowerStar HQI-TS Excellence is a direct replacement for the conventional Osram HQI-TS lamps.
  • Nimbus LED light fittings
    The Nimbus LED.next energy-efficient LED light fittings are claimed to deliver energy savings of up to 70% compared with conventional fluorescent and incandescent lighting and more than twice as energy efficient as low-voltage halogen lighting.
  • Lighting management software
    MapView lighting control software provides scalable, facility-wide lighting control, programming and energy management.
  • Digital lighting controller
    The DALI Control BM2600 is a digital lighting controller that utilises DALI - the common language between lighting and control devices to control lighting systems that include electronic ballasts, transformers, LED lights, emergency lights, exit signs, motion sensors, wall switch and touch-screen controls at both system and individual component levels, as well as monitoring their status.
  • LED downlight multi-dimmer
    The M-Dim multi-dimmer is a central dimming unit made specifically for LED downlights. It can be wired to several LED downlights so they can all be dimmed simultaneously.
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Case Study (6)
  • Project: Energy-efficient technology distribution centre
    Ingram Micro expects EELCO’s lighting system will enable the company to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1230 tonnes per year. Its electricity consumption will be reduced by 1.15 gigawatts per year - the equivalent of 150 average Australian households’ annual power consumption.
  • Reducing a shopping centre’s operating costs and carbon footprint
    Tamworth’s boutique shopping centre, The Atrium, recently installed Philips Lighting’s latest LED lighting technology, LuxSpace Compact Power LED downlight throughout its mall.
  • Project: Environmentally sustainable lighting in office complex
    One Shelley Street, the new Sydney premise of the Macquarie Group, was developed by Brookfield Multiplex to set new standards in sustainable office design. The building boasts many environmental initiatives that saw it awarded the Green Building Council of Australia’s 6-Star Green Star - Office Design v2 Certified Rating, representative of ‘world leadership’ in environmentally sustainable design and/or construction.
  • Reducing energy consumption at a large power station
    A large power station in NSW recently finalised an agreement with Maser Communications to supply LEDpak and SafeSite industrial LED lighting fixtures, manufactured by Dialight, to fit out their power station on a progressive basis for all future general area and task lighting applications.
  • Energy-efficient lighting upgrade at large apartment complex
    Balmain Shores residential complex reduced the operational and maintenance costs of its lighting for 460 apartments while minimising greenhouse gas emissions through an energy efficiency program that included lamp replacement and intelligent control
  • Victoria University cuts greenhouse gases through efficient lighting upgrade
    Victoria University (VU) is leading a new school of thought on environmental savings with the installation of a new energy-efficient fluorescent lighting system across six campuses
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