LED Lighting for a brighter future!

We now have on-shelf stock of new LEDVance LED Downlight from Osram in all 3 outputs: 14W, 25W, and 35W.  Product benefits High luminous efficacy Direct replacement for compact fluorescent lamp downlights Energy savings up to 60 % (compared to luminaires that use CFL lamps) Very homogenous light Functional design Easy installation with fast connection External driver for extended flexibility (compatible with selected DALI drivers) Areas of application Direct replacement for luminaires with compact fluorescent lamps General illumination Public areas Stairways Corridors Foyers Shops Product features Diameter of required ceiling cut-out: 150 mm or 200 mm (depending on version) Type of protection: IP20 Visit us at Novel Energy Lighting for the best prices around, or call to discuss project requirements: 0208-540-8287, Email: sales@novelenergylighting.com

The pilot deployment uses miniature video cameras mounted on the luminaires to monitor parking spaces THE CITY of Helsinki has installed internet-connected street lights which find motorists a parking place. The pilot deployment uses miniature Internet-Protocol video cameras mounted on the luminaires to monitor the spaces. These cameras generate data which is interpreted by cloud-based image analytics to assess if the parking space is available. This real-time parking occupancy information can then be pushed to city authorities and motorists. Additionally, this data can be shared with third-party app developers. A micro camera from Super Circuits similar to the ones deployed in the Helsinki smart parking experiment. The increasing miniaturisation of video cameras means they can easily be incorporated in both outdoor and indoor lighting. Manufacturers say that as prices fall, they could replace passive infra-devices so that, for instance, instead of knowing...

Lux reports: These LED retrofits are designed as energy saving replacements for the original tungsten halogen filament lamps.  The AR111 filament lamp is usually 12V and, unsurprisingly, 111 mm diameter.    The lamps reviewed here are designed specifically as retrofit. I.e. they have an integral driver in the base. There are some LED AR111 suppliers whose lamp is only supplied suitable for luminaires with a dedicated, remote driver. The reason for developing a large diameter reflector lamp was to achieve a tightly controlled beam which could be used for display lighting. Having a 12V filament meant you had almost a “point source” in terms of optics. These LED replacements, therefore, need to have a good quality beam (no hot spots or striations) and excellent colour rendering. All the lamps have a CRI >80. We asked for lamps with a beam between 20° and 40°. Display lighting often requires a very narrow beam and you should check what is available from the m...

Zumtobel will design and develop the lighting across the 61,000-seater ground in White Hart Lane, north London Lux Reports: ZUMTOBEL has won the prestigious contract to supply lighting for Tottenham Hotspur’s new £800 million stadium. The company will supply the lighting to a design by independent consultants Buro Happold across the 61,000-seater ground including player facilities, seating bowl, circulation concourse and the extensive façade. The multi-million pound contract is a major coup for the group and part of a wider trend of design-and-supply arrangements with single manufacturers for major infrastructural projects. Scheduled to open in 2018, the venue will also play host to NFL American Football games, music concerts and a range of other events. Zumtobel will also supply sister brands, including acdc, Reiss, Thorn and Tridonic. Tottenham Hotspur’s director of operations Matthew Collecott told Lux: ‘Zumtobel has extensive expertise when it comes to illuminatin...

The metal halide lamps at Centre Court had inherent colour shift – and couldn't be switched on instantly THE All England Lawn Tennis Club has ditched the metal halide lighting in Centre Court for LED in time for the 2017 championships. An American sports lighting specialist has installed LED lighting in the retractable roof that covers Wimbledon Centre Court. The move improves the quality of TV broadcasts and, unlike the metal halides, allows instant striking. Top: Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniaki was one of the first to play under the LED lights. Pic: Gregg Gorman 2017 Above: The arrangement of the original metal halide luminaires.  ‘The purpose of the project was to improve the quality of lighting for broadcasters, whilst simultaneously improving the functionality of the lighting as part of the roof operation,’ AELTC estate director Robert Deatker told Lux. ‘Specifically, this involves reducing the amount of time required by the lights to warm up...

The ambitious plan will make the company the first grocery retailer in the UK to power all its supermarkets entirely by LED. Sainsbury’s is to add Internet of Things capabilities to its lighting in an ambitious plan that will see all of its stores become 100 per cent LED by 2020, the retail giant has announced. The plan will make the company the first grocery retailer in the UK to power all its supermarkets entirely by LED lighting. Some 250,000 luminaires will be retrofitted in 250 superstores in the next three years in addition to those already installed during the company’s ongoing roll-out.  The new fixtures are part of a deal with Current, GE’s low-energy technology supplier, which will see energy used by the lighting reduced by 58 per cent.  Sainsbury's sustainability chief Paul Crewe says  customers expect the retailer to do the right thing on their behalf. 'They can be reassured that, day or night, when they visit a Sainsbury’s supermarket...

LED makes grass on Bundesliga football pitches 'healthier' The RheinEnergieStadion, home of FC Köln, on match day. The club is using a mobile frame kitted out with colour tuned LEDs to help the grass recover quickly from games. The Greenkeeper LED system in action at the FC Köln ground. Coloured LEDs are used to help spur grass growth. A wheeled lighting frame stacked with LEDs is being used to improve grass conditions at leading German football club FC Köln (FC Cologne). FC Köln, which holds a prized place in the German Bundesliga, is using a mobile LED light structure that can move around the team’s training and match pitches beaming LED light onto the field. The club hopes that the LEDs will speed up the turf's recovery after taking a bruising during a match. The areas in front of the goals see a disproportionate amount of traffic during a match and therefore need more treatment from the LED lighting. The team has fo...

Acuity is making a major investment in Internet of Things technology. Many think that the Internet of Things is the future of the lighting industry. The ability of sensors planted in light fixtures to collect data, is also crucial too. Acuity Brands is placing its faith in the Internet of Things as the future of lighting, by making a major investment in the technology. The company is hoping to expand its catalogue of IoT offerings, by bringing luminaires and building management controls together. IoT sensors implanted in LEDs have the ability to collect analytical information on the behaviour of the people that use a building, offering information on how long people stay in a room, for example, and during what hours of the day. Acuity has devised software that  will offer an array of capabilities, including indoor positioning, asset tracking, space utilisation, spatial analytics and energy management. The company unveiled its new product,...

The subjects who received sufficient light – either daylight or artificial – to stimulate their body’s natural sleep-wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, were able to fall asleep more quickly at bedtime, and experienced better quality sleep. Office workers who receive bright light in the morning have better sleep and lower levels of stress than those who receive low light levels, scientists have discovered. The subjects who received sufficient light – either daylight or artificial – to stimulate their body’s natural sleep-wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, were able to fall asleep more quickly at bedtime, and experienced better quality sleep. They also reported lower levels of stress and depression. The finding was consistent during both summer and winter. The scientists, working at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York state, recorded each subject’s daily circadian stimulus or CS, the calculated effectiveness of light’s impact on the circ...

LED highbays installed at the Wembley and Aylesbury maintenance depots delivered a 67 per cent and 48 per cent saving in energy consumption respectively. A mix of LED amenity, street and area lighting products were installed to deliver optimum illumination at Chiltern's Wembley station. Chiltern Railways was in desperate need of a cost slashing innovation to reduce energy usage and an inventive application of LED technology offered the answer. The Arriva owned company has updated the internal and external lighting at three major stations, Wembley, Aylesbury and Stourbridge in the south of the UK. Energy-intensive 400W highbays at the Wembley and Aylesbury maintenance depots were replaced with hooked LED highbays in a range of wattages and a sustainable, higher efficiency, longer lamp life replacement for traditional 2D bulk heads, was installed in the staff shower and toilet facilities at Wembley. The offices on both sites were kitted out with ultra slim ce...

  The potential decision to sell of the firm’s prestige lighting business will come as a surprise to some, especially as lighting, in the early days of the company, defined GE. GE is thought to be considering selling its lighting buisness so it can concentrate on producing large complex equipment such as aircraft engines. GE, the company credited with inventing and mass marketing the lightbulb, is reportedly plotting to sell of its lighting division. The Wall Street Journal reports that the firm has been talking to a number of investment banks about a potential deal. GE was co-founded by Thomas Edison, the inventor of the first viable incandescent lamp, over a century ago and the jettisoning of the firm’s lighting business a century later could net the company up to $500 million. The Boston based company has been gradually selling off businesses since 2004, including its insurance, credit card, plastics and security divisions. It is thought that GE is...

Research found that 32 days after they were planted and nourished under LED light, tomato plants showed a 45 percent increase in height and a 28 percent increase in weight. Improvements in weight, morphology, flowering, root development and flavour have been spotted in plants grown under supplemental LED lights in greenhouses. Tomato plants have been found to show a 45 per cent increase in height and weight when cultivated under LED lights. The new research, which was conducted by LumiGrow, who develop LED technology for use on farms, noted an increase in flowering observed in cucumber plants, as well as a reduction in the spread of powdery mildew, which is a common problem. Increased flowering rates were also found in tomato and cannabis plants. The research also aimed to pinpoint the optimum supplemental LED light intensity for strawberry production. The research was presented by Dr. Xiuming Hao and Shalin Khosla of Harrow Research and by Dr. Melanie Yelto...