Posted: June 2nd, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | No Comments »
In a surprising turn up DEFRA in the UK provided the following press release. It seems that they have been asked by the EU to provide further technical information to clarify, or rather criticise the output from the EU’s paid consultant VITO. These reports makes more sense than a lot of the VITO report and these first two documents are apparently the beginning of a series of documents on this issue. I am off to Brussels next week for a stakeholder meeting to find out more. I will report back next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 1st, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | No Comments »
Again from Germany the research institute Ergonomic has done some testing of Compact Fluorescent ballast integrated lamps currently in the market. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 20th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | 4 Comments »
It seems that pressure is building in Germany to reverse the ban o the incandescent lamp. Hot on the heels of a recent statement against the CFL and in favour of incandescent lamps by a group of noted artists comes an article critically testing and assessing the CFLi on the market Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 13th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | No Comments »
Monte Carlo Simulation of 32 LED system
Philips Lumileds have just published a White Paper,
‘Evaluating the Lifetime Behaviour of LED Systems’ Although aimed at LED product manufacturers it provides useful insight and information of designers using LED systems.
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Posted: May 7th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | No Comments »
In the interests of keeping the Lighting Design Profession at the forefront of people’s minds I have recently attended two meetings on your behalf. The first was organised by Konica-Minolta and the UK Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network to discuss issues around light measurement of LED light sources. The second was the first meeting of the Ultra Efficient Lighting Strategy Board Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 23rd, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Blog | 5 Comments »
Mike Stoane Lighting Surf-X using Xicato LED module
Most electrical devices consume both resistive power and reactive power. Electricity meters measure only resistive power and that is all we pay for. To properly consider the impact a light has on our environment though we must also consider reactive power.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | No Comments »
Today we held the second sustainability meeting working towards the PLDA Statement on Sustainability. 22 of us gathered in the meeting room at 2 PM and I presented a short paper looking at various aspects of sustainability before launching into a round table discussion . . . . . . Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | No Comments »
Doyen of Lighting Designers Howard Brandston has spent the early part of this year beavering away in his garage undertaking some fundamental research into another area of concern around the Compact Fluorescent ballast Integrated “Energy Saver” lamps. His focus is on the Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) created by these. He has gained initial funding from the IESNA and has prepared a discussion paper identifying issues that require further urgent investigation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | 1 Comment »
Halldor Steinsen was awarded his MSc at KTH Stockholm for research into the impacts of CFLi in the Icelandic market. His thesis makes interesting but disturbing reading Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 26th, 2010 | Author: Kevan Shaw | Filed under: Blog | 3 Comments »
Following a ruling in Iceland Osram are no longer allowed to describe Compact Fluorescent Ballast integrated lamps as environmentally friendly and are no longer allowed to say that an 11watt CFLi is the equivalent of a 60W incandescent lamp in their advertising in Iceland! Read the rest of this entry »
