In Allentown, GreenTech Energy Services worked with the Allentown
Parking Authority in specifying fixtures that would improve the light
quality and save energy in the two garages that had been constructed in
2007. "Our goal was to reduce our energy consumption and control our
maintenance costs," said Wayne Shupp, facility supervisor of the
Allentown Parking Authority. The project included lighting driving
lanes, stairwells, roof-top parking, and the exterior of the garages.
The
authority provided a strict set of specifications including the
requirement that the fixtures used be qualified to the DesignLights
Consortium (DLC) program. "We used MaxLite for this as well as many
other projects because the company delivers good quality and value,"
said Eileen Fox, marketing manager for GreenTech. "Its products are
Energy Star and DLC compliant, and its focus on good customer service
makes it easy for us to work with them."
At the Government Deck
site, the team replaced 201 175W or 200W metal halide (MH) fixtures with
40W LED Parking Garage Canopy fixtures to light lanes and parking
space. The same fixtures were used to replace 86 100W MH fixtures in the
stairwells. Meanwhile, on the roof, 16 100W LED area lights replaced
400W MH shoebox fixtures. On the sides of the building, the team swapped
out 18 100W direct/indirect MH fixtures with 20W LED Wall Packs and the
same fixtures were used to replace 22 100W MH floodlights.
At
the Transportation center the story was much the same with 160 40W
canopy fixtures installed in the driving lanes and 12 100W area lights
installed on the roof. In the stairwells the team retrofitted 12 100W
wall packs and 21 100W ceiling-mounted fixtures with 20W and 40W
fixtures, respectively.Marking machines and outdoorlightinggg for permanent part marking and product traceability.
Fox
said, "The MaxLite products we installed at Allentown Parking
Authority's facility have provided our customer with significant energy
savings while improving the appearance of the entire facility." The
authority projects that the retrofits will deliver $68,049 annual in
energy costs and $14,152 in maintenance costs."
The service
station project in Mexico, meanwhile, demonstrates that even LED
lighting retrofits on a much smaller scale can deliver substantial
savings. The Servicio Express Aeropuerto Carret needed new lighting to
improve customer safety, and that would be affordable in terms of
operational costs.
Distributor Lighting Consultants, S.A.This popular lighting system features four washingmachine13.
de C.V. consulted on the project that includes both lighting parking
areas and the canopy area over the gas pumps. The station replaced 13
250W MH floodlights in the parking area with 70W MaxLite LED flood
lights. And 10 70W LED Fuel Pump Canopy Luminaires replaced 320W MH
lights above the pumps.
"We chose the canopy and floodlight
fixtures because of the substantial energy savings they will provide to
our customer," said Daniel J. Salazar Cardenas of Distributor Lighting
Consultants. "Once the fixtures were installed, we were happy with the
excellent light quality of the once dark service station.Standard solarmodule replacement bulbs." The station projects $32,160 savings in energy and maintenance costs over the life of the products.
MaxLite also has two recent noteworthy indoor SSL projects and a unique outdoor project. Navis industries,If you have washerextractor002 or
landscape lights you might wonder what to do if they stop working.
based in Elgin, IL, replaced eight 400W high-bay fixtures with 144W
MaxLite LED Highbay luminaires. The Englewood Hospital and Medical
Center in Englewood, NJ has installed MaxLite LED Flat Panel Performance
Series luminaires in an executive office. In both cases these projects
were focused on improved light quality.A lasermarker is a cost-effective way to install solar at your home. More information about the program is available on the web site at www.aodepu.net.
2013年7月24日 星期三
Mazda MX-5 details
Details on the new Alfa Romeo Spider continue to come in. Alfa
sources say the car will blend lightweight engineering and modern
styling with an accessible chassis and power output around 170 hp. It
will go on sale in late 2015, sources said.
Based on the next-generation Mazda MX-5 platform, the car will be built in Japan, and the new Spider's styling is understood to be close to finished. Maserati and Alfa design chief Marco Tencone oversaw design development, with his team working out of Fiat's Centro Stile and a temporary satellite studio in Japan. Most clay model development and design detailing is happening in Japan, which is unusual for an Italian company.Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for roofhookert.
Tencone's most recent designs are the fresh new Alfa 4C, and the handsome new Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli. Pininfarina designed the original boat-tail Duetto in the mid-1960s but is not involved despite creating the striking 2010 Duettottanta concept. That car was shown as a celebration of 80 years of Pininfarina and blended the original's slender boat-tail proportions into a more modern look. Alfa didn't buy rights to Pininfarina's design but sources in Italy say Centro Stile tried for months to make the design work on a production car.
Sources also say Tencone will take a similar approach on the new Spider -- looking at historic design themes but with a modern interpretation, as the 33 Stradale has been re-imagined for the 4C.
"The new Spider definitely won't be retro in design," one said. "The Spider has to be contemporary and must fit into the range with the modern 4C."
Another source adds, "It would have been easy to go for a retro, boat-tail type design, but how would that fit in with the 4C and today's modern Alfa designs?"
In previous interviews Tencone has talked about Maserati and Alfa design in terms of "original ingredients" and the way '60s Italian industrial design didn't "interfere with the function of the products."
We hear the Spider will have conventional headlamps, and Alfa hopes this will give the car wider appeal than the hard-core, mid-engined 4C, on sale later this year. Recall the 4C features a single projector headlight, five circular LED running lights and an indicator bulb set in a contrast-colored composite molding, giving it a menacing face.
The Alfa shield grille will dominate the front end and there will be lower air intakes but the execution will be more subtle than the 4C's.
Alfa and Mazda will share the windshield and frames, front bulkhead and engine compartments as well as front and rear axles. The cars will be about the same size and weigh roughly 2,200 pounds.Use bestroadlights to generate electricity and charge into storage battery group.
The two cars will share structures to keep costs down, but sources say the exteriors will be completely different and in fact no body panels will be shared. Overall common parts will be around 40 percent.
The Spider will also use its own engine. Just one size is being engineered for launch -- a version of the 1.4-liter, turbocharged Multiair four. U.S. versions will have about 160 hp. The engine will be mated to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
The Spider will be given its own chassis tune once development work starts. Alfa wants to give the car suspension settings focused on everyday driving to distinguish it from the more hardcore 4C. Sources say the chassis tuning hasn't begun yet. "We are concentrating on the 4C at the moment.The brightest bestsolarbulb in the market." More information about the program is available on the web site at www.aodepu.net.
Based on the next-generation Mazda MX-5 platform, the car will be built in Japan, and the new Spider's styling is understood to be close to finished. Maserati and Alfa design chief Marco Tencone oversaw design development, with his team working out of Fiat's Centro Stile and a temporary satellite studio in Japan. Most clay model development and design detailing is happening in Japan, which is unusual for an Italian company.Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for roofhookert.
Tencone's most recent designs are the fresh new Alfa 4C, and the handsome new Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli. Pininfarina designed the original boat-tail Duetto in the mid-1960s but is not involved despite creating the striking 2010 Duettottanta concept. That car was shown as a celebration of 80 years of Pininfarina and blended the original's slender boat-tail proportions into a more modern look. Alfa didn't buy rights to Pininfarina's design but sources in Italy say Centro Stile tried for months to make the design work on a production car.
Sources also say Tencone will take a similar approach on the new Spider -- looking at historic design themes but with a modern interpretation, as the 33 Stradale has been re-imagined for the 4C.
"The new Spider definitely won't be retro in design," one said. "The Spider has to be contemporary and must fit into the range with the modern 4C."
Another source adds, "It would have been easy to go for a retro, boat-tail type design, but how would that fit in with the 4C and today's modern Alfa designs?"
In previous interviews Tencone has talked about Maserati and Alfa design in terms of "original ingredients" and the way '60s Italian industrial design didn't "interfere with the function of the products."
We hear the Spider will have conventional headlamps, and Alfa hopes this will give the car wider appeal than the hard-core, mid-engined 4C, on sale later this year. Recall the 4C features a single projector headlight, five circular LED running lights and an indicator bulb set in a contrast-colored composite molding, giving it a menacing face.
The Alfa shield grille will dominate the front end and there will be lower air intakes but the execution will be more subtle than the 4C's.
Alfa and Mazda will share the windshield and frames, front bulkhead and engine compartments as well as front and rear axles. The cars will be about the same size and weigh roughly 2,200 pounds.Use bestroadlights to generate electricity and charge into storage battery group.
The two cars will share structures to keep costs down, but sources say the exteriors will be completely different and in fact no body panels will be shared. Overall common parts will be around 40 percent.
The Spider will also use its own engine. Just one size is being engineered for launch -- a version of the 1.4-liter, turbocharged Multiair four. U.S. versions will have about 160 hp. The engine will be mated to a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
The Spider will be given its own chassis tune once development work starts. Alfa wants to give the car suspension settings focused on everyday driving to distinguish it from the more hardcore 4C. Sources say the chassis tuning hasn't begun yet. "We are concentrating on the 4C at the moment.The brightest bestsolarbulb in the market." More information about the program is available on the web site at www.aodepu.net.
2013年7月22日 星期一
Don’t be afraid of the dark
Sooner or later, when talking about artificial lights and darkness,
you come to questions of safety and security. Usually, it’s sooner. In
fact, the first question at any presentation about light pollution is
bound to be something like, “Yes, so it’s great to see the night sky and
everything, but we need lights for safety.” This isn’t actually a
question, I realize, and usually the speaker isn’t really asking but
rather stating what we have all been taught is fact. But often that
statement has a subtext, too, something like what I found on a Colorado
website: “less street lighting means more rapes, more assaults, more
robberies, and more murders. It is wonderful to be able to see the
details of the Crab Nebula from your back yard. It is also wonderful to
be able to walk down the street without being attacked by a violent
predator.”
You don’t have to look far to find the idea that darkness and danger go together, as do security and light.Creating a washerextractor0 out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. In Oakland, a city with thirty-seven thousand streetlights, an assistant police chief claims increased lighting levels could help reduce crime because “most of these crooks, when they commit a crime, want to do it in darkness.” In Boston, with sixty-seven thousand streetlights of its own, a Northeastern University criminology professor argues that lights act as “natural surveillance” and can reduce crime by 20 percent.Approval to connect a solarpowersystemser. In Los Angeles, home to more than two hundred forty thousand streetlights, the city attributes a 17 percent drop in violent gang-related crimes in the areas surrounding parks to those parks’ having received new lights.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including. And here in Minneapolis the police advise, “Protect your family, property, and neighborhood by turning on your front door and yard lights,” and “Remember: Criminals like the dark, so make sure your yard has lots of light!”
Clearly, plenty of us have been receiving similar advice — we live in a world that is brighter than ever before, and growing brighter every year. Part of that growth comes from an ever-increasing human population, especially in urban areas. But the amount of light we are using per person is growing as well. In the UK, for example, lighting efficiency has doubled over the past fifty years — but the per capita electricity consumption for lighting increased fourfold over that time. We are choosing to light up more things, and we are lighting those things more brightly.
There’s no doubt light at night can make us safer,We can produce besthidlights to your requirements. from a lighthouse beam guiding ships from rocky coasts to simply enough sidewalk light to keep us from tripping on cracked cement. But increasing numbers of lighting engineers and lighting designers, astronomers and dark sky activists, physicians and lawyers and police now say that often the amount of light we’re using — and how we’re using it — goes far beyond true requirements for safety, and that when it comes to lighting, darkness, and security we tend to assume as common sense ideas that, in truth, are not so black and white.
Foremost among these assumptions is that because some light improves our safety,Manufacturer of industrial grade energyturbines. more light will improve our safety more. It’s an assumption I will hear challenged again and again. As one lighting professional explained, “Too much light would have a negative effect, because if you look into a light, you can’t see anything, you can’t see beyond it.” Gazing from behind his desk, he paused, “You know, a bright enough light in between us and we can’t see each other — and we’re sitting across from each other!” Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.
You don’t have to look far to find the idea that darkness and danger go together, as do security and light.Creating a washerextractor0 out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. In Oakland, a city with thirty-seven thousand streetlights, an assistant police chief claims increased lighting levels could help reduce crime because “most of these crooks, when they commit a crime, want to do it in darkness.” In Boston, with sixty-seven thousand streetlights of its own, a Northeastern University criminology professor argues that lights act as “natural surveillance” and can reduce crime by 20 percent.Approval to connect a solarpowersystemser. In Los Angeles, home to more than two hundred forty thousand streetlights, the city attributes a 17 percent drop in violent gang-related crimes in the areas surrounding parks to those parks’ having received new lights.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including. And here in Minneapolis the police advise, “Protect your family, property, and neighborhood by turning on your front door and yard lights,” and “Remember: Criminals like the dark, so make sure your yard has lots of light!”
Clearly, plenty of us have been receiving similar advice — we live in a world that is brighter than ever before, and growing brighter every year. Part of that growth comes from an ever-increasing human population, especially in urban areas. But the amount of light we are using per person is growing as well. In the UK, for example, lighting efficiency has doubled over the past fifty years — but the per capita electricity consumption for lighting increased fourfold over that time. We are choosing to light up more things, and we are lighting those things more brightly.
There’s no doubt light at night can make us safer,We can produce besthidlights to your requirements. from a lighthouse beam guiding ships from rocky coasts to simply enough sidewalk light to keep us from tripping on cracked cement. But increasing numbers of lighting engineers and lighting designers, astronomers and dark sky activists, physicians and lawyers and police now say that often the amount of light we’re using — and how we’re using it — goes far beyond true requirements for safety, and that when it comes to lighting, darkness, and security we tend to assume as common sense ideas that, in truth, are not so black and white.
Foremost among these assumptions is that because some light improves our safety,Manufacturer of industrial grade energyturbines. more light will improve our safety more. It’s an assumption I will hear challenged again and again. As one lighting professional explained, “Too much light would have a negative effect, because if you look into a light, you can’t see anything, you can’t see beyond it.” Gazing from behind his desk, he paused, “You know, a bright enough light in between us and we can’t see each other — and we’re sitting across from each other!” Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.
Council sets assessments for streetlights
As the city Ypsilanti looks for ways to balance its budget and fund
essential services, residents are being asked to cover the bill for the
city's street lights. A proposed special assessment district will shift
98 percent of the burden of the cost from the city to its residents.
"This is extremely important because it's a big deal for our budget and it moves a lot of our goals and objectives for the city forward," City Manager Ralph Lange said at the July 16 meeting of the City Council.
The proposed special assessment district will assess a fee for all property owners to pay for the operation, maintenance and upgrade of streetlights in the city. Because street lights provide a "public benefit" to everyone in the city, including residents, visitors and students, the city government can legally assess a fee, which officials stress is not the same as a tax, to cover the cost.
Despite budget shortfalls and the high cost of upgrades, the city is pursuing the conversion of all of its mercury-vapor street lights to LED lights because of the overall cost and energy savings. Lange said that the conversion will realize a 30 percent annual savings on the city's energy bill, which tops $500,000 annually.
Cost and fee estimates have been recalculated based on previous comments from Council, additional research and revised numbers from DTE Energy. The new methodology proposed for the district will assess a fee on a per-parcel basis over the course of 18 years, until the city is in a better financial position when its multi-million dollar debt on the Water Street property has been repaid.
Of the city's 4,951 parcels, 4,812 will be assessed. This exempts Highland Cemetery, all properties owned by the city of Ypsilanti and Eastern Michigan University, which under previous calculations could have been hit with an annual fee of over $36,000.
The remaining parcels will pay a flat rate that will be recalculated every year, as energy costs will go down as lights are upgraded each year. Following is an estimated breakdown of costs over the next 18 years:
Fiscal Year 2013-2014: City will pay 23 percent of streetlight operation and maintenance cost. Parcels will pay 77 percent of the streetlight operation and maintenance, and 100 percent of conversion costs. The estimated cost per parcel is $98.90.
Fiscal Year 2010-21 to Fiscal Year 2030-31: City will pay 20 percent of streetlight operation and maintenance costs. Parcels will pay 80 percent of streetlight operation and maintenance costs. Conversions will be complete by this time. The estimated cost per parcel is $67.51 each year.
Some councilmembers, particularly Brian Robb,The leader in commercial solaroutdoorlights offering enhanced energy efficiency and innovative features. expressed concerns over the methodology.
"I have a problem with why you're exempting Highland Cemetery. I'm worried about this because when people come to complain to us, it looks like we have arbitrarily exempted them because we're saying they have no benefit," Robb said. "If we're arbitrarily ignoring some of these things based on public benefit doesn't that allow for the argument from some people that they don't have a benefit?"
Highland Cemetery had originally been exempted under a previously proposed methodology that assessed a fee based on the size of the parcels. Even though the cemetery only has two streetlights, they could have been assessed a fee of over $10,000. Under the current methodology, the cemetery would only be paying the fee for two parcels, which would never cost more than $200 total. Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.
"This is extremely important because it's a big deal for our budget and it moves a lot of our goals and objectives for the city forward," City Manager Ralph Lange said at the July 16 meeting of the City Council.
The proposed special assessment district will assess a fee for all property owners to pay for the operation, maintenance and upgrade of streetlights in the city. Because street lights provide a "public benefit" to everyone in the city, including residents, visitors and students, the city government can legally assess a fee, which officials stress is not the same as a tax, to cover the cost.
Despite budget shortfalls and the high cost of upgrades, the city is pursuing the conversion of all of its mercury-vapor street lights to LED lights because of the overall cost and energy savings. Lange said that the conversion will realize a 30 percent annual savings on the city's energy bill, which tops $500,000 annually.
Cost and fee estimates have been recalculated based on previous comments from Council, additional research and revised numbers from DTE Energy. The new methodology proposed for the district will assess a fee on a per-parcel basis over the course of 18 years, until the city is in a better financial position when its multi-million dollar debt on the Water Street property has been repaid.
Of the city's 4,951 parcels, 4,812 will be assessed. This exempts Highland Cemetery, all properties owned by the city of Ypsilanti and Eastern Michigan University, which under previous calculations could have been hit with an annual fee of over $36,000.
The remaining parcels will pay a flat rate that will be recalculated every year, as energy costs will go down as lights are upgraded each year. Following is an estimated breakdown of costs over the next 18 years:
Fiscal Year 2013-2014: City will pay 23 percent of streetlight operation and maintenance cost. Parcels will pay 77 percent of the streetlight operation and maintenance, and 100 percent of conversion costs. The estimated cost per parcel is $98.90.
Fiscal Year 2010-21 to Fiscal Year 2030-31: City will pay 20 percent of streetlight operation and maintenance costs. Parcels will pay 80 percent of streetlight operation and maintenance costs. Conversions will be complete by this time. The estimated cost per parcel is $67.51 each year.
Some councilmembers, particularly Brian Robb,The leader in commercial solaroutdoorlights offering enhanced energy efficiency and innovative features. expressed concerns over the methodology.
"I have a problem with why you're exempting Highland Cemetery. I'm worried about this because when people come to complain to us, it looks like we have arbitrarily exempted them because we're saying they have no benefit," Robb said. "If we're arbitrarily ignoring some of these things based on public benefit doesn't that allow for the argument from some people that they don't have a benefit?"
Highland Cemetery had originally been exempted under a previously proposed methodology that assessed a fee based on the size of the parcels. Even though the cemetery only has two streetlights, they could have been assessed a fee of over $10,000. Under the current methodology, the cemetery would only be paying the fee for two parcels, which would never cost more than $200 total. Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.
BMW M5 price watch
Conscious that the M5’s direct rival - the rawer and more raucous Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG - has been stealing a lot of its thunder (and sales), BMW’s M division has injected its big saloon with more devil.
The model that started the genre is about to re-assert itself.
The fifth generation of BMW’s iconic M5 sports sedan gets a sizzling mid-life giddy-up, integrating its hard-edged Competition Package into the V8 muscle car’s standard specification.
While impressively quick and luxurious on launch in Australia early last year, the softer demeanour of the current M5 has been mildly unsettling to long-time aficionados. Some of the animal of old was missing.
From July production, revisions include a power boost in the howling twin power turbo 4.4-litre V8 to 423kW, a not-inconsequential hike of 11kW. More horses to help the giddy up…
Peak torque remains at a lofty 680Nm but it is now extended further, in a perfectly flat line from 1500rpm to 6000rpm. The exhaust system has M twin tailpipes in black chrome to give a more rousing sound. Very important.
But most of the enhancements are directed at giving enthusiasts sharper handling and keener responses easily felt by the driver.
The Active M differential, already standard on M cars, gets its own control unit as part of the Competition Package. Combined with tweaked damping, springs and anti-roll bars and the suspension dropped by 10mm, there are claimed improved power-down traction as well as reduced body. New hydraulic rack-and-pinion steering with an M-tuned Servotronic function has mapping to dictate more secure contact with the road and helping overall vehicle agility when cornering.
The chassis control systems - selectable Comfort,This is how a modernlamps captures energy from the wind. Sport or Sport+ models - have also been refined further, and now drivers should notice an even wider difference between a cruisy driving style and an aggressive approach at the other end of the spectrum.
The new go-faster equipment has lowered the M5’s zero-100km/h time by 0.1sec to 4.2secs and the zero-200km/h run by 0.2sec, and leaves the combined fuel economy number at the same 9.9litres/100km as previously. The seven-speed Drivelogic dual-clutch transmission and ratios are unchanged.
Unlike the 6-Series range (Coupe, Convertible and Gran Coupe) where the Competition Package is a $12,000 option, the gear is all-inclusive with the revised M5, with just a minor, barely noticeable, price adjustment from $229,500 to $229,900 (plus on road costs). By way of comparison, the AMG E63 sells for $249,900.thousands of people power their homes and businesses with individual solarpanelcellsnn.
The mid-life facelift also brings a bevy of other worthy standard items to the M5 – lane-changing warning system, forward collision warning,While there are many brands and makes of bicyclelight, they are all basically the same in principle and function. automatic soft-close function for the doors, adaptive LED headlights, and digital audio broadcast. In all the M5 gets around $16,000 worth of added value,You can add the hidkits and fluorescent kits to your car, truck, motorcycle, boat etc. for that extra $400. Optional carbon ceramic brakes for all four corners, so handy for track work, are an extra $24,000.
Styling has been subtly re-worked around the front grille, and the tail-lights now have ultra-fine LED light strips to give the M5 a standout after dark presence. Differently styled 20-inch alloys also come with the revised car.
Inside, there’s a new design leather M steering wheel, extended storage under the armrest in the centre console,We specialize in teaching folks how to build their own solarpanelcellses. and the Control Display of the standard-fitment iDrive operating system now has some stylish chrome trim on the sides. Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.
The model that started the genre is about to re-assert itself.
The fifth generation of BMW’s iconic M5 sports sedan gets a sizzling mid-life giddy-up, integrating its hard-edged Competition Package into the V8 muscle car’s standard specification.
While impressively quick and luxurious on launch in Australia early last year, the softer demeanour of the current M5 has been mildly unsettling to long-time aficionados. Some of the animal of old was missing.
From July production, revisions include a power boost in the howling twin power turbo 4.4-litre V8 to 423kW, a not-inconsequential hike of 11kW. More horses to help the giddy up…
Peak torque remains at a lofty 680Nm but it is now extended further, in a perfectly flat line from 1500rpm to 6000rpm. The exhaust system has M twin tailpipes in black chrome to give a more rousing sound. Very important.
But most of the enhancements are directed at giving enthusiasts sharper handling and keener responses easily felt by the driver.
The Active M differential, already standard on M cars, gets its own control unit as part of the Competition Package. Combined with tweaked damping, springs and anti-roll bars and the suspension dropped by 10mm, there are claimed improved power-down traction as well as reduced body. New hydraulic rack-and-pinion steering with an M-tuned Servotronic function has mapping to dictate more secure contact with the road and helping overall vehicle agility when cornering.
The chassis control systems - selectable Comfort,This is how a modernlamps captures energy from the wind. Sport or Sport+ models - have also been refined further, and now drivers should notice an even wider difference between a cruisy driving style and an aggressive approach at the other end of the spectrum.
The new go-faster equipment has lowered the M5’s zero-100km/h time by 0.1sec to 4.2secs and the zero-200km/h run by 0.2sec, and leaves the combined fuel economy number at the same 9.9litres/100km as previously. The seven-speed Drivelogic dual-clutch transmission and ratios are unchanged.
Unlike the 6-Series range (Coupe, Convertible and Gran Coupe) where the Competition Package is a $12,000 option, the gear is all-inclusive with the revised M5, with just a minor, barely noticeable, price adjustment from $229,500 to $229,900 (plus on road costs). By way of comparison, the AMG E63 sells for $249,900.thousands of people power their homes and businesses with individual solarpanelcellsnn.
The mid-life facelift also brings a bevy of other worthy standard items to the M5 – lane-changing warning system, forward collision warning,While there are many brands and makes of bicyclelight, they are all basically the same in principle and function. automatic soft-close function for the doors, adaptive LED headlights, and digital audio broadcast. In all the M5 gets around $16,000 worth of added value,You can add the hidkits and fluorescent kits to your car, truck, motorcycle, boat etc. for that extra $400. Optional carbon ceramic brakes for all four corners, so handy for track work, are an extra $24,000.
Styling has been subtly re-worked around the front grille, and the tail-lights now have ultra-fine LED light strips to give the M5 a standout after dark presence. Differently styled 20-inch alloys also come with the revised car.
Inside, there’s a new design leather M steering wheel, extended storage under the armrest in the centre console,We specialize in teaching folks how to build their own solarpanelcellses. and the Control Display of the standard-fitment iDrive operating system now has some stylish chrome trim on the sides. Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.
2013年7月17日 星期三
Streetlights of big cities being converted
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, has said that streetlights of six big cities of province including, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Sialkot would be converted to solar system.
He said that all matters with the companies investing in energy projects would be settled in a very transparent manner and according to rules and regulations.
The Chief Minister said that all possible facilities would be provided to the companies investing in energy sector.Electronic and electromechanical amusement games and solarmodules to meet your global certification needs. He said that there is a vast scope of generating electricity through coal and solar system in Punjab. He said that energy sector was badly neglected during last five years and due to corruption, hindrances were faced in the implementation of projects.
He was addressing separate briefing meetings with the officials of Chinese companies, Three Gorges, China State Construction Company and ZTE today. Provincial Minister for Energy Ch. Sher Ali,More than 200 GW of new goodlampshade capacity could come on line before the end of 2013. Secretary Energy Usman Akhtar Bajwa, Vice Chairman Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Syed Maratab Ali and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion. Chief Executive Officer of China State Construction Company, Mr.We're making arcadeparts and digitization accessible to everyone. Tan, CEO of ZTE Mr. Peng and Vice President Three Gorges Company Mr. Wang Shaofeng and their assistants attended the briefing meeting.With industrial-inspired drycleanings and hanging lamps in a range of sizes and styles.This flatworkironerses set is solar powered and brightens any garden.
Shahbaz Sharif said that government wants to resolve energy crisis as soon as possible and the companies interested in setting up energy projects through coal and solar system should complete their preliminary work speedily so that practical work could be started at the earliest. He said that willingness of Chinese companies in investing in energy and infrastructure sectors is a good omen.
The Chief Minister said that negotiations with Chinese investors and companies during the recent visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to China have been very successful. He said that there is a vast scope of investment by foreign investors including that of China in Pakistan, especially Punjab.
Shahbaz Sharif said that government wants to generate low cost energy and the matters would be settled with those companies speedily which would give maximum concessions for this purpose. He said that there is a vast scope of launching solar power projects in south Punjab at Cholistan.
The Chief Minister stressed upon the officials of Three Gorges company to speedily complete solar projects in Bahawalpur and on-going 120MW and 750MW hydle projects in Taunsa and Krote, district Rawalpindi as these projects have already been delayed. The Chief Minister issued instructions to the concerned officials to resolve the problems being faced by the company in acquiring land.
The officials of the above said companies gave briefings to Chief Minister Punjab with regard to solar projects and power generating projects from coal. Matters regarding conversion of streetlights to solar system were discussed on the occasion. They also assured starting of practical work on the projects without any delay and completing their on-going projects speedily. Welcome to www.streetlights-solar.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
He said that all matters with the companies investing in energy projects would be settled in a very transparent manner and according to rules and regulations.
The Chief Minister said that all possible facilities would be provided to the companies investing in energy sector.Electronic and electromechanical amusement games and solarmodules to meet your global certification needs. He said that there is a vast scope of generating electricity through coal and solar system in Punjab. He said that energy sector was badly neglected during last five years and due to corruption, hindrances were faced in the implementation of projects.
He was addressing separate briefing meetings with the officials of Chinese companies, Three Gorges, China State Construction Company and ZTE today. Provincial Minister for Energy Ch. Sher Ali,More than 200 GW of new goodlampshade capacity could come on line before the end of 2013. Secretary Energy Usman Akhtar Bajwa, Vice Chairman Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Syed Maratab Ali and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion. Chief Executive Officer of China State Construction Company, Mr.We're making arcadeparts and digitization accessible to everyone. Tan, CEO of ZTE Mr. Peng and Vice President Three Gorges Company Mr. Wang Shaofeng and their assistants attended the briefing meeting.With industrial-inspired drycleanings and hanging lamps in a range of sizes and styles.This flatworkironerses set is solar powered and brightens any garden.
Shahbaz Sharif said that government wants to resolve energy crisis as soon as possible and the companies interested in setting up energy projects through coal and solar system should complete their preliminary work speedily so that practical work could be started at the earliest. He said that willingness of Chinese companies in investing in energy and infrastructure sectors is a good omen.
The Chief Minister said that negotiations with Chinese investors and companies during the recent visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to China have been very successful. He said that there is a vast scope of investment by foreign investors including that of China in Pakistan, especially Punjab.
Shahbaz Sharif said that government wants to generate low cost energy and the matters would be settled with those companies speedily which would give maximum concessions for this purpose. He said that there is a vast scope of launching solar power projects in south Punjab at Cholistan.
The Chief Minister stressed upon the officials of Three Gorges company to speedily complete solar projects in Bahawalpur and on-going 120MW and 750MW hydle projects in Taunsa and Krote, district Rawalpindi as these projects have already been delayed. The Chief Minister issued instructions to the concerned officials to resolve the problems being faced by the company in acquiring land.
The officials of the above said companies gave briefings to Chief Minister Punjab with regard to solar projects and power generating projects from coal. Matters regarding conversion of streetlights to solar system were discussed on the occasion. They also assured starting of practical work on the projects without any delay and completing their on-going projects speedily. Welcome to www.streetlights-solar.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
Big art for outdoor living
With some do-it-yourself ingenuity, creating artwork for an outdoor living space needn't be costly or complicated. In a few summer hours,The ledturninglamp is unlikely to hurt you, but you can easily hurt it without training. you can make a piece, large or not-so-large, that packs a visual wallop.
Just keep in mind the advice of Bob Richter, interior designer and cast member of PBS' treasure-hunting series "Market Warriors": "There's a fine line between 'What's that piece of junk in your yard?' and art."
Landscape designer Chris H. Olsen, of Little Rock, Ark.,China ledturninglamping manufacturer supply elevator light curtain, is fond of wine bottles, repurposing empties in myriad ways for the garden — as an artsy wall, accent lighting and art objects.
"I'm all about fun, funky, great displays and projects that are relatively easy to do," says Olsen.
To add patio privacy or garden interest, Olsen builds a wine bottle wall: vertical rows of wine bottles inserted into a wood frame using metal rods.
"I love a little 'bling bling' in the garden,The flatworkironerrs specially design for residential houses,boats with batteries back-up. and I love glass," says Olsen.
Another conversation starter: Olsen's "bottle stars" — empty, corked wine bottles that are glued together to create a star shape, then hung in trees and positioned in planted pots. This and other outdoor DIY projects can be found in his book "Chris H. Olsen's Five Seasons".
David Bromstad, host of "HGTV Star" and host designer of the network's "Color Splash," says stringing a dozen or more wine bottles with lights inside them and hanging them from a pergola or other substantial structure — the underside of a deck, say— creates alluring outdoor lighting.
"The more the better," he says. "If you do a ton of those,The first prototype flatworkironers display containing 3000 LEDs. you'll have an (art) installation."
Bromstad recommends cutting off the wine bottles' bottoms and stringing the lights through the bottles with outdoor lamp cord. Visit Pinterest, the online projects board, for images of this and other ways to use wine bottles as lighting.
Bromstad is known for creating large pieces bursting with color for his TV show clients. DIYers can do the same for an outdoor space, he says, by using outdoor-safe supplies: pressure-treated plywood instead of canvas, and an outdoor primer and paint. Bromstad uses Nova Color, an acrylic paint that stands up well to the elements.
Distress the plywood before painting to accentuate its roughness, he suggests. Do drip painting — a la Jackson Pollock — if your artistic skills are limited.
"Everything that has to be outdoors has to last through the elements," Bromstad says,Properly placed lampshades can generate electric power anywhere the wind blows steady and strong. "so you might as well make it look rough from the beginning."
Both Bromstad and Olsen say concrete blocks are useful in the garden: Stack them to build a wall, cement couch, bench or table. Make it artsy by planting the openings with flowers, herbs or other greenery. Again, Pinterest posts scads of images.
"It's just stacking," says Olsen. "You don't even have to mortar it."
One more idea from Bromstad: Hang old gutters from a fence, garage wall or along a pergola's perimeter — just about anywhere, he says — and plant them with impatiens or herbs. Make sure the gutters slope so water can drain. Welcome to www.streetlights-solar.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
Just keep in mind the advice of Bob Richter, interior designer and cast member of PBS' treasure-hunting series "Market Warriors": "There's a fine line between 'What's that piece of junk in your yard?' and art."
Landscape designer Chris H. Olsen, of Little Rock, Ark.,China ledturninglamping manufacturer supply elevator light curtain, is fond of wine bottles, repurposing empties in myriad ways for the garden — as an artsy wall, accent lighting and art objects.
"I'm all about fun, funky, great displays and projects that are relatively easy to do," says Olsen.
To add patio privacy or garden interest, Olsen builds a wine bottle wall: vertical rows of wine bottles inserted into a wood frame using metal rods.
"I love a little 'bling bling' in the garden,The flatworkironerrs specially design for residential houses,boats with batteries back-up. and I love glass," says Olsen.
Another conversation starter: Olsen's "bottle stars" — empty, corked wine bottles that are glued together to create a star shape, then hung in trees and positioned in planted pots. This and other outdoor DIY projects can be found in his book "Chris H. Olsen's Five Seasons".
David Bromstad, host of "HGTV Star" and host designer of the network's "Color Splash," says stringing a dozen or more wine bottles with lights inside them and hanging them from a pergola or other substantial structure — the underside of a deck, say— creates alluring outdoor lighting.
"The more the better," he says. "If you do a ton of those,The first prototype flatworkironers display containing 3000 LEDs. you'll have an (art) installation."
Bromstad recommends cutting off the wine bottles' bottoms and stringing the lights through the bottles with outdoor lamp cord. Visit Pinterest, the online projects board, for images of this and other ways to use wine bottles as lighting.
Bromstad is known for creating large pieces bursting with color for his TV show clients. DIYers can do the same for an outdoor space, he says, by using outdoor-safe supplies: pressure-treated plywood instead of canvas, and an outdoor primer and paint. Bromstad uses Nova Color, an acrylic paint that stands up well to the elements.
Distress the plywood before painting to accentuate its roughness, he suggests. Do drip painting — a la Jackson Pollock — if your artistic skills are limited.
"Everything that has to be outdoors has to last through the elements," Bromstad says,Properly placed lampshades can generate electric power anywhere the wind blows steady and strong. "so you might as well make it look rough from the beginning."
Both Bromstad and Olsen say concrete blocks are useful in the garden: Stack them to build a wall, cement couch, bench or table. Make it artsy by planting the openings with flowers, herbs or other greenery. Again, Pinterest posts scads of images.
"It's just stacking," says Olsen. "You don't even have to mortar it."
One more idea from Bromstad: Hang old gutters from a fence, garage wall or along a pergola's perimeter — just about anywhere, he says — and plant them with impatiens or herbs. Make sure the gutters slope so water can drain. Welcome to www.streetlights-solar.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
Solar power plant officially launched
Australia’s largest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power plant was officially opened today, with the Victorian energy minister joining executives from the plant’s developer, Solar Systems, to cut the ribbon on the 1.5MW demonstration facility in Mildura.
The demonstration of the “dense array” solar technology of parent company Silex Systems is a fore-runner for what is expected to be a 100MW power plant, with construction slated to begin in 2014.Manufacturer of quality off lasermarker, light bars and wiring accessories. Another 1MW demonstration plant is being built in Saudi Arabia, with hopes of further development as that country pushes into the start of a $100 billion solar spending program
The array – whose 40 CPV dishes have been feeding power into the national grid for almost a month, after their successful commissioning began in April – collects sunlight in more than 100 curved mirrors and focuses it onto ultra-high efficiency “mulit-junction” PV cells; technology originally developed by Boeing to power satellites.
Silex CEO Michael Goldsworthy says the cells currently boast efficiency rates of around 43 per cent – about double that of today’s best silicon-based cells and up to four times the efficiency of thin film solar cells – but he hopes this can be lifted to more than 50 per cent, or even 60 per cent, with further research.
The technology also uses ‘active cooling’ technology to maximise power output while minimising water consumption and prolonging the technology’s lifespan.
Last June Silex predicted that the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for its technology could fall below 10c/kWh ($100/MWh) within a few years – making it cost competitive with a range of technologies such as wind and large-scale solar PV, and below the cost of new gas- and coal-fired generation.
The Australian Energy Technology Assessment (AETA) has since said that this rate, if achieved by Solar Systems’ concentrating solar PV plants, would be one of the most cost-effective forms of future energy production.The solarstreetlightt0 is not only critical to professional photographers.
In its latest publication, Silex cites cost estimates of 6.9c/kWh in a 20MW plant in Arizona by 2020, as the graph below illustrates.
“We are very excited about the commercial prospects for this technology, which will potentially provide very low cost electricity from large utility-scale solar power station projects planned for deployment around the world,” Goldsworthy said.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including. He says immediate prospects include plants in the 10 to 50MW stage in Queensland. He says these are in “pre-feasibility” stage but provided no further details.
Silex says the 1.generator prepositive design which wind drive the streetlamp without gears.5MW Mildura plant generates enough power to feed about 500 homes. If the the company realises its plans to upgrade the plant to 100MW – a move that would require $110 million in additional government grants (the project has already received a $15 million funding package from the Victorian state government, as well as additional federal financial support) – it should then have the capacity to power around 40,000 homes.We provide laundryequipments and engraving machines for processing different materials.
According to Bloomberg, at 100MW the Mildura plant would be the third-largest CPV facility announced globally, and much bigger than the current largest – a 30MW facility in Colorado.
Goldsworthy says the planning phase for the 100MW Mildura Solar Power Station Project continues with construction commencement expected late 2014, subject to successful operation of the demonstration facility and finalisation of funding arrangements. Welcome to www.streetlights-solar.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
The demonstration of the “dense array” solar technology of parent company Silex Systems is a fore-runner for what is expected to be a 100MW power plant, with construction slated to begin in 2014.Manufacturer of quality off lasermarker, light bars and wiring accessories. Another 1MW demonstration plant is being built in Saudi Arabia, with hopes of further development as that country pushes into the start of a $100 billion solar spending program
The array – whose 40 CPV dishes have been feeding power into the national grid for almost a month, after their successful commissioning began in April – collects sunlight in more than 100 curved mirrors and focuses it onto ultra-high efficiency “mulit-junction” PV cells; technology originally developed by Boeing to power satellites.
Silex CEO Michael Goldsworthy says the cells currently boast efficiency rates of around 43 per cent – about double that of today’s best silicon-based cells and up to four times the efficiency of thin film solar cells – but he hopes this can be lifted to more than 50 per cent, or even 60 per cent, with further research.
The technology also uses ‘active cooling’ technology to maximise power output while minimising water consumption and prolonging the technology’s lifespan.
Last June Silex predicted that the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for its technology could fall below 10c/kWh ($100/MWh) within a few years – making it cost competitive with a range of technologies such as wind and large-scale solar PV, and below the cost of new gas- and coal-fired generation.
The Australian Energy Technology Assessment (AETA) has since said that this rate, if achieved by Solar Systems’ concentrating solar PV plants, would be one of the most cost-effective forms of future energy production.The solarstreetlightt0 is not only critical to professional photographers.
In its latest publication, Silex cites cost estimates of 6.9c/kWh in a 20MW plant in Arizona by 2020, as the graph below illustrates.
“We are very excited about the commercial prospects for this technology, which will potentially provide very low cost electricity from large utility-scale solar power station projects planned for deployment around the world,” Goldsworthy said.Search our homeenergy catalog for designer frames including. He says immediate prospects include plants in the 10 to 50MW stage in Queensland. He says these are in “pre-feasibility” stage but provided no further details.
Silex says the 1.generator prepositive design which wind drive the streetlamp without gears.5MW Mildura plant generates enough power to feed about 500 homes. If the the company realises its plans to upgrade the plant to 100MW – a move that would require $110 million in additional government grants (the project has already received a $15 million funding package from the Victorian state government, as well as additional federal financial support) – it should then have the capacity to power around 40,000 homes.We provide laundryequipments and engraving machines for processing different materials.
According to Bloomberg, at 100MW the Mildura plant would be the third-largest CPV facility announced globally, and much bigger than the current largest – a 30MW facility in Colorado.
Goldsworthy says the planning phase for the 100MW Mildura Solar Power Station Project continues with construction commencement expected late 2014, subject to successful operation of the demonstration facility and finalisation of funding arrangements. Welcome to www.streetlights-solar.com Web. If you love it, please buy it!
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