Solar lighting quality standards developed by the Kenya-based Lighting Africa program have become the world quality standard for clean off-grid lighting products,You ever hear the story of the old laundryequipment? following their incorporation into an International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical specification.
Lighting Africa is a program backed by the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank to promote use of quality, environmentally clean household lighting equipment, mostly solar gadgets.
“The International Electrotechnical Commission document that includes our Lighting Global Quality Test Methodology and quality assurance standards framework has been officially published,A supplier specialized in developing and manufacturing customized solar lamps and washerextractor0 system.” said Dr. Arne Jacobson on Tuesday, Technical Lead for the Lighting Global quality assurance work.
“This is very good news. The document is an important step in our effort to institutionalize the quality assurance framework for off-grid lighting that we have worked so hard to develop,” Jacobson said.This page provides information about cleaningmachinerw and how to report a fault.
Off-grid lighting products, many of which are solar-powered, are typically designed for rural communities without access to electricity in developing countries.
About 600 million people in Africa, mostly in rural areas, do not have access to electricity and use polluting,This oil cooler is extremely efficient in cooling the oil in the hydraulic roofwindturbine room in which it is installed. expensive and dangerous fuels such as kerosene and batteries for their lighting needs, according to IFC.
Lighting Global has been working with the United States Department of Energy for the last 15 months to institutionalize its test methods and quality metrics through the IEC.
A global standard for modern, portable lighting products will make clean lighting more accessible to low income households by eliminating the need to test the same product each time it seeks to enter a new market.
With the IEC standard, it is also expected that more manufacturers will design products to these specifications.
This recognition will also allow public procurements to target those products that have met this standard, all of which will put better quality products in the hands of consumers.
Lighting Africa estimated that about 7 million people without electricity in Africa now have access to solar clean lighting equipment.
Companies that have partnered with Lighting Africa to sell solar lighting equipment in Africa sold more than 600,000 lanterns in the six months to December 2012.
Cumulatively, the sales of quality-assured solar lights in 2012 grew by 120 percent, over year 2011 sales volumes.
“This continued bullish growth in sales volumes bespeaks a massive of unmet need for clean lighting in rural unelectrified Africa , and represents a vast business opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs,” said Lighting Africa’s IFC Program Manager, Itotia Njagi.
Africa governments have been promoting adoption of solar lighting systems to reduce dependency on firewood for lighting homes, a factor that leads to environmental destruction.
In Kenya for instance, the government has zero-rated all solar lighting equipment.We have bicyclelight, reading lamps and floor lamps and more. The country is also investing in solar lighting systems for schools and hospitals in areas not served by the national grid.
The government also requires new homes to have solar water heating systems to reduce demand on the predominant hydro- generated electricity.
According to Lighting Africa, the continent’s off-grid lighting market has been recording a doubling of sales of quality-assured solar lighting products every year for the last three years.
To date, approximately 100 products have been tested using the rigorous Lighting Global Quality Test Method, results showing that quality and performance of products coming to market are improving rapidly.
2013年2月17日 星期日
Mazda's fun to drive 6 is a comfortable winner
Typically only 20 per cent of cars in this family saloon sector are bought by private customers, the rest go to fleet buyers. However the Japanese maker is hoping that current and former Mazda 6 drivers and owners will boost this figure to more than 30 per cent, according to UK managing director Jeremy Thomson.LED street lighting is the ideal solution for modernlampsee due to their long life.
Mazda hopes to sell 7,500 6s this year. Of these, two-thirds will be saloons and the rest estates. Disappointingly for European buyers the hatchback has been dropped from this third-generation line-up as Mazda tries to emulate the premium German brands with just two body styles.
The Mazda 6 is traditionally one of the better looking cars in its class and the latest model is no exception. It's nothing short of visually stunning in both saloon and estate forms.
The car is five inches longer than before and is one of the largest in its class, the extra length being used to give the car a long, sweeping, almost Jaguaresque bonnet and swooping curves above the front and rear wheel arches.
Those extra inches also mean plenty of boot space and rear seat legroom, even if the sweeping roofline in the saloon means rear headroom is tight for anyone over six feet tall.
Externally, the 6 gets LED running lights up front (a "must" for all new cars these days) and a chrome line that flows between the headlights and below the grille.
Of the four engines on offer, the biggest seller will be the 150bhp 2.2-litre turbo-diesel followed by a 175bhp version of the same engine. There are also two 2.0-litre petrol engines pumping out 145bhp and 165bhp.
The engine capacities sound large in today's world of downsizing with many large family cars offering 1.6-litre units. However the Mazda powerplants are no less efficient. The 150bhp turbo-diesel boasts 67.3mpg and sits in band B for road tax. For those who will run the 6 as a company car, emissions of just 108g/km mean it sits in the lowly 15 per cent tax bracket.
With figures like that,The first production lightprojectaa was used to drill holes in diamond dies.The electical building blocks for goodrollformer or modules. the 6 will be cheaper to run than many rivals.
That efficiency isn't limited to one engine in the range. Mazda's decision a few years ago to develop cars with built-in efficiency measures means the higherpowered diesel is still capable of 62.8mpg and the petrols impress with up to 51.4mpg.
Performance isn't compromised by the efficiency target either because part of that eco-push has meant the car's weight has been kept down to levels normally found in the class below.
The 150bhp diesel is capable of 0 to 60mph in 9.Vento Australasia provides windpowergeneratorsry systems by ZK Energy cable free street lights.0 seconds before going on to a top speed of 131mph, almost identical to the 165bhp petrol. However, it's the 175bhp 2.2 diesel that is the leader of the pack with 60mph coming up in 7.9 seconds and a top speed of 139mph.LED solar lighting is the new wave of the future in brightstal technology.
That low kerb weight also helps the way the car drives.
An involving and fun driving experience was one of the previous Mazda 6's strengths and the new car has retained this. The steering is particularly good with high levels of feedback from the front tyres being transmitted to the driver. This boosts confidence that can then be exploited thanks to a comfortable ride and minimal body roll through corners.
By comparison, rivals tend to be set up for either a fun drive or a comfortable ride but the 6 treads a perfect line between the two. The engines are also refined with minimal road or wind noise on the motorway.
If there's a weak point to the Mazda 6 as a whole it is the interior. Mazda claims it has used higher quality materials but while some surfaces are soft-touch, most notably the top of the dashboard, other parts such as the glovebox and the area surrounding the gearlever, feel almost a generation behind in terms of their hard plastics.
Mazda hopes to sell 7,500 6s this year. Of these, two-thirds will be saloons and the rest estates. Disappointingly for European buyers the hatchback has been dropped from this third-generation line-up as Mazda tries to emulate the premium German brands with just two body styles.
The Mazda 6 is traditionally one of the better looking cars in its class and the latest model is no exception. It's nothing short of visually stunning in both saloon and estate forms.
The car is five inches longer than before and is one of the largest in its class, the extra length being used to give the car a long, sweeping, almost Jaguaresque bonnet and swooping curves above the front and rear wheel arches.
Those extra inches also mean plenty of boot space and rear seat legroom, even if the sweeping roofline in the saloon means rear headroom is tight for anyone over six feet tall.
Externally, the 6 gets LED running lights up front (a "must" for all new cars these days) and a chrome line that flows between the headlights and below the grille.
Of the four engines on offer, the biggest seller will be the 150bhp 2.2-litre turbo-diesel followed by a 175bhp version of the same engine. There are also two 2.0-litre petrol engines pumping out 145bhp and 165bhp.
The engine capacities sound large in today's world of downsizing with many large family cars offering 1.6-litre units. However the Mazda powerplants are no less efficient. The 150bhp turbo-diesel boasts 67.3mpg and sits in band B for road tax. For those who will run the 6 as a company car, emissions of just 108g/km mean it sits in the lowly 15 per cent tax bracket.
With figures like that,The first production lightprojectaa was used to drill holes in diamond dies.The electical building blocks for goodrollformer or modules. the 6 will be cheaper to run than many rivals.
That efficiency isn't limited to one engine in the range. Mazda's decision a few years ago to develop cars with built-in efficiency measures means the higherpowered diesel is still capable of 62.8mpg and the petrols impress with up to 51.4mpg.
Performance isn't compromised by the efficiency target either because part of that eco-push has meant the car's weight has been kept down to levels normally found in the class below.
The 150bhp diesel is capable of 0 to 60mph in 9.Vento Australasia provides windpowergeneratorsry systems by ZK Energy cable free street lights.0 seconds before going on to a top speed of 131mph, almost identical to the 165bhp petrol. However, it's the 175bhp 2.2 diesel that is the leader of the pack with 60mph coming up in 7.9 seconds and a top speed of 139mph.LED solar lighting is the new wave of the future in brightstal technology.
That low kerb weight also helps the way the car drives.
An involving and fun driving experience was one of the previous Mazda 6's strengths and the new car has retained this. The steering is particularly good with high levels of feedback from the front tyres being transmitted to the driver. This boosts confidence that can then be exploited thanks to a comfortable ride and minimal body roll through corners.
By comparison, rivals tend to be set up for either a fun drive or a comfortable ride but the 6 treads a perfect line between the two. The engines are also refined with minimal road or wind noise on the motorway.
If there's a weak point to the Mazda 6 as a whole it is the interior. Mazda claims it has used higher quality materials but while some surfaces are soft-touch, most notably the top of the dashboard, other parts such as the glovebox and the area surrounding the gearlever, feel almost a generation behind in terms of their hard plastics.
2013年1月5日 星期六
Firm to seek permit for Courtenay wind farm
The extensions of the production tax credit
for renewable energy passed as part of the agreements averting the fiscal cliff
may bring wind farm construction to the Courtenay area this year, according to
Betsy Engelking,King's Chandelier has offered fine laserengraverccf and sconces made
in North Carolina of Swarovski and other European crystal. vice president of
Geronimo Wind Energy.
Engelking said the Courtenay project could be sized between 100 and 200 megawatts and range from about 58 to 120 turbines. The total cost of the project would range between $200 million and $350 million.
“The extension was very important,” she said. “It reduces the cost of wind energy to buyers. We expect activity of wind energy buyers to pick up.”
Engelking said the law is different than previous wind energy production tax credits. Wind farms that are under construction as of the end of 2013 will be eligible for tax credits for 10 years. Previous laws had required wind farms to be completed by the deadline for any future tax credits.
“The Courtenay project and other projects in Minnesota are all very ripe for some sort of project this year,” she said. “There is a lot of interest in the North Dakota projects because of the good wind resources.”
The process of planning the Courtenay wind farm began several years ago with contacting land owners and gathering wind and weather information. The engineering and licensing processes have accelerated recently.The benefits of wind energy and how a washerextractor is installed.
“The development starts with identifying the resource and getting the land owners involved,” Engelking said. “We’ve sped up development on the site in the last six months.”
Engelking said the next steps for the Courtenay project include getting permits and arranging the connectivity from the wind farm to the power grid.
“We’re making a deposit with MISO (Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator) for the interconnectivity study,” she said.This pressing curvingmachineser can curve roof panels with good quality and high speed automatically.
MISO operates the power grid in a multi-state area of the Midwest. The interconnectivity study determines what effect on the power grid will occur when additional electricity from the Courtenay wind farm is added. It is required before any new power source comes online.
Geronimo Wind is also planning on applying to the North Dakota Public Service Commission for a location permit during January.It has proven over many years that it is the windgeneratorssg of choice for marine applications.
“We expect that permit to be in place by mid-year,” she said. Construction could begin shortly after the permit processing is complete. The supply of wind turbines is not anticipated to be an issue.We produce diverse high quality flatworkironer, such as garden lamps, street lamps and lawn lamps.
“There has been less production of wind turbines due to the uncertainty of the production tax credit,” Engelking said. “We anticipate it will take a while but production will catch up with demand.”
Engelking said the Courtenay project could be sized between 100 and 200 megawatts and range from about 58 to 120 turbines. The total cost of the project would range between $200 million and $350 million.
“The extension was very important,” she said. “It reduces the cost of wind energy to buyers. We expect activity of wind energy buyers to pick up.”
Engelking said the law is different than previous wind energy production tax credits. Wind farms that are under construction as of the end of 2013 will be eligible for tax credits for 10 years. Previous laws had required wind farms to be completed by the deadline for any future tax credits.
“The Courtenay project and other projects in Minnesota are all very ripe for some sort of project this year,” she said. “There is a lot of interest in the North Dakota projects because of the good wind resources.”
The process of planning the Courtenay wind farm began several years ago with contacting land owners and gathering wind and weather information. The engineering and licensing processes have accelerated recently.The benefits of wind energy and how a washerextractor is installed.
“The development starts with identifying the resource and getting the land owners involved,” Engelking said. “We’ve sped up development on the site in the last six months.”
Engelking said the next steps for the Courtenay project include getting permits and arranging the connectivity from the wind farm to the power grid.
“We’re making a deposit with MISO (Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator) for the interconnectivity study,” she said.This pressing curvingmachineser can curve roof panels with good quality and high speed automatically.
MISO operates the power grid in a multi-state area of the Midwest. The interconnectivity study determines what effect on the power grid will occur when additional electricity from the Courtenay wind farm is added. It is required before any new power source comes online.
Geronimo Wind is also planning on applying to the North Dakota Public Service Commission for a location permit during January.It has proven over many years that it is the windgeneratorssg of choice for marine applications.
“We expect that permit to be in place by mid-year,” she said. Construction could begin shortly after the permit processing is complete. The supply of wind turbines is not anticipated to be an issue.We produce diverse high quality flatworkironer, such as garden lamps, street lamps and lawn lamps.
“There has been less production of wind turbines due to the uncertainty of the production tax credit,” Engelking said. “We anticipate it will take a while but production will catch up with demand.”
2012年12月20日 星期四
Lessons for the lighting industry
So the lighting industry would appear to be keener
than it has ever been to embrace LEDs as the light source of the future. High
energy efficiency and the promise of short payback periods certainly make a very
attractive proposition. But does the lighting industry understand what it
entails to move to LEDs? Is the lighting industry ready to make certain
compromises, embrace change, adapt processes and work in a different way?
With LED transformation about to enter the second phase, involving fast market penetration and mass adoption, the first issue the lighting industry needs to address is how to adapt its processes to handle speed and flexibility. LED modules are already being upgraded on a yearly basis to take advantage of the latest performance of new LEDs inside and therefore LED luminaires will also require regular updates to remain competitive in the market.
The Fortimo LED DLM portfolio,Lightology is the largest and most progressive collection of bestlasercutter in North America. one of the first LED modules to be introduced back in 2008, has just phased out the third generation and phased in the fourth generation, with improved efficacy and lower-power driver combinations. All Fortimo LED modules are already on either a second, third or fourth generation, depending on how long they have existed.
Multiply the breadth of Philips’ module offering with the product offerings of several other LED module manufacturers and it becomes abundantly clear that a luminaire manufacturer not only needs to keep abreast of latest LED module specifications, but can no longer afford to take 1-2 years over a product introduction. All internal processes need to be adapted and aligned for speed. It will become essential to have close relationships with the right suppliers to provide knowledge and insight into their short-term product roadmaps.Morn series laser engraving and cutting machine, elevatorcableer are widely used in many areas.
The introduction of LED lighting brings with it a major supply-chain challenge,Best-selling models of solarledbulbs from UniMac have water saving systems that reduce costs and save on energy. which should not be underestimated. In order to manage this well, lighting companies need to make vital changes in their supply-chain configuration and processes. In addition, the transformation will require full collaboration between departments such as logistics, purchasing, development,We believe in providing our customers with the very best goodantiquelamp available. product management, sales and after-sales service.
There are, in effect, two fundamental supply-chain challenges. The first is the nature of the capital-intensive, often Asia-based, semiconductor-process-based LED industry with long and inflexible lead times that are often in excess of 12 weeks. The production yields are still unreliable due to the fact that LED technology is still at an early phase in its lifecycle curve.
The second supply-chain challenge is the enormously high speed of innovation. LED module suppliers have already adapted to much shorter product-lifecycle processes, and it is now only a six-month process from the beginning to the end of a LED module upgrade.
Combining long and inflexible lead times with short product lifecycles can result in a supply-chain toxic cocktail.Our company supplys different kinds of travellingcabless, elevator components. High inventories, low service levels, high obsolescence and missed sales are risks that are inevitable if things are managed in the way they were with conventional light sources. Planning and forecasting will need to be given an additional focus that was not so critical with conventional light-source technologies.
The whole LED supply chain – from bare LED suppliers, to LED module suppliers, to the suppliers of components and drivers – will organize itself to facilitate rapid phase-in and phase-out of new and improved products. No-one wants to be stuck with volumes of obsolete stock at a crucial changeover point and therefore the upstream logistics of suppliers will be tightly controlled and made to order. Managing one’s stock could be the key to making or losing money in the LED transformation.
With LED transformation about to enter the second phase, involving fast market penetration and mass adoption, the first issue the lighting industry needs to address is how to adapt its processes to handle speed and flexibility. LED modules are already being upgraded on a yearly basis to take advantage of the latest performance of new LEDs inside and therefore LED luminaires will also require regular updates to remain competitive in the market.
The Fortimo LED DLM portfolio,Lightology is the largest and most progressive collection of bestlasercutter in North America. one of the first LED modules to be introduced back in 2008, has just phased out the third generation and phased in the fourth generation, with improved efficacy and lower-power driver combinations. All Fortimo LED modules are already on either a second, third or fourth generation, depending on how long they have existed.
Multiply the breadth of Philips’ module offering with the product offerings of several other LED module manufacturers and it becomes abundantly clear that a luminaire manufacturer not only needs to keep abreast of latest LED module specifications, but can no longer afford to take 1-2 years over a product introduction. All internal processes need to be adapted and aligned for speed. It will become essential to have close relationships with the right suppliers to provide knowledge and insight into their short-term product roadmaps.Morn series laser engraving and cutting machine, elevatorcableer are widely used in many areas.
The introduction of LED lighting brings with it a major supply-chain challenge,Best-selling models of solarledbulbs from UniMac have water saving systems that reduce costs and save on energy. which should not be underestimated. In order to manage this well, lighting companies need to make vital changes in their supply-chain configuration and processes. In addition, the transformation will require full collaboration between departments such as logistics, purchasing, development,We believe in providing our customers with the very best goodantiquelamp available. product management, sales and after-sales service.
There are, in effect, two fundamental supply-chain challenges. The first is the nature of the capital-intensive, often Asia-based, semiconductor-process-based LED industry with long and inflexible lead times that are often in excess of 12 weeks. The production yields are still unreliable due to the fact that LED technology is still at an early phase in its lifecycle curve.
The second supply-chain challenge is the enormously high speed of innovation. LED module suppliers have already adapted to much shorter product-lifecycle processes, and it is now only a six-month process from the beginning to the end of a LED module upgrade.
Combining long and inflexible lead times with short product lifecycles can result in a supply-chain toxic cocktail.Our company supplys different kinds of travellingcabless, elevator components. High inventories, low service levels, high obsolescence and missed sales are risks that are inevitable if things are managed in the way they were with conventional light sources. Planning and forecasting will need to be given an additional focus that was not so critical with conventional light-source technologies.
The whole LED supply chain – from bare LED suppliers, to LED module suppliers, to the suppliers of components and drivers – will organize itself to facilitate rapid phase-in and phase-out of new and improved products. No-one wants to be stuck with volumes of obsolete stock at a crucial changeover point and therefore the upstream logistics of suppliers will be tightly controlled and made to order. Managing one’s stock could be the key to making or losing money in the LED transformation.
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