The new $18 million, 45,000-sq-foot Aquatic and Community Centre in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, employs a 500-ft-deep geothermal field, exhaust air heat recovery for preheating outside air, dehumidifier compressor heat recovery for free pool water heating, and a reduced refrigerant HVAC dehumidifier strategy. The city will achieve a four-year payback, save millions of dollars in energy …Continue Reading
Schlosser Signs retrofitted the signs at the Fort Collins, Colo., Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, converting the existing neon signage to LED, and the project is saving the restaurant $1,800 per year in energy usage. Schlosser Signs has added a new energy efficiency service division to evaluate the energy efficiency of customers’ existing lighting and signage …Continue Reading
SunPower will supply 400 kW of its high-efficiency solar panels to the new San Francisco 49ers’ Santa Clara Stadium. The company says the solar system will generate enough electricity over the course of a year to offset the power consumed by the stadium during 49ers home games. Related items NRG Energy Helps Net-Zero SF 49er …Continue Reading
Dialight developed a solid state power supply with an expected life of 20 years. The new power supply technology will debut on the company’s LED High Bay products for industrial and hazardous locations in Q2-2013 and will be integrated into additional Dialight fixture families this year. With a power supply efficiency increase of 7 percent from …Continue Reading
Odebrecht Energia and Neoenergia will implement a solar energy plant in Arena Pernambuco, one of the stadiums of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, located in São Lourenço da Mata. Approximately $6.6 million will be invested in the solar energy plant that will generate 1 MW of installed capacity. The implementation is forecasted to be …Continue Reading
ACME, a manufacturer of stage LED lighting equipment, has rolled out the energy-efficient LED MS700PE moving head light, designed for use in bars, clubs, concerts or the theater. The light is three times more efficient than comparable discharge lamps and has a life span of 30,000 hours, 10 times that of comparable lights. With the …Continue Reading
Most sports stadiums and indoor arenas use high intensity discharge (HID) lamps for almost all of their overhead lighting needs. On average, stadium lights have much higher wattage than other outdoor lighting applications such as billboards, roadways, and parking lots. While HID lamps are very efficient, they require significant time to warm up and achieve …Continue Reading
In May 2011, Philips announced it was investing $57 million in a new organic light emitting diode (OLED) production line in its Aachen, Germany factory. The company now has officially rolled out its new line of OLED light emitting panels made from carbon-based materials that emit light when electricity is applied, according to OLED-Info. OLEDs …Continue Reading
Public records released by the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (LSED), which oversees the Superdome, says tests on the dome’s electrical feeders last Fall indicated there was a chance of failure, according to ESPN. An October 2012 memo said that Entergy, the electricity supplier for the arena, and the Superdome’s engineering staff had concerns about …Continue Reading
The high intensity discharge (HID) lights in the Superdome contributed to the length of the play delay at the Super Bowl, according to the US Energy Information Administration. High levels of light output require more energy, and since HID lights provide 75 lumens of light per watt, they make an efficient choice for outdoor applications …Continue Reading
