LEDs light up Atlanta skyscraper
Another example of why LED replacement lighting makes sense is provided by the city of Atlanta. The skyline of the city was darkened for nearly seven years since the iconic Georgia-Pacific building turned out the lights because its lighting system was energy inefficient. Beacon Products, a division of Hubbell Lighting, changed that when they replaced the building’s inefficient 1,000- and 400-W metal halide bulbs with their efficient Alpha LED Flood lights.
The retrofit incorporated 60 Alpha LED flood lights, including 8 ALU-36NB-90W-6×6, 22 ALU-60NB-136W-6×6, 27 ALU-72NB-220W-2×2, and 3 ALU-72NB-170W-5×5 products. With the retrofit, the company helped reduce the installed wattage from 64,800 to 10,162—a 75% reduction in energy consumption.
The replacement with LED lighting, gave the building management a cost-effective way to re-illuminate the Georgia-Pacific Center. The lighting cut energy consumption cost from approximately $55 to $14 a day. It also helped get the operation of the building significantly closer to the goal of reducing energy consumption 20% by 2020. For additional information visit http://www.beaconproducts.com .
Active matrix organic LED market
The production of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) is forecast to rise by nearly 27% in 2014, according to a new report “Display Materials and Components Report – AMOLED Light-Emitting Material – 2014” from IHS. The research company says the global market for AMOLED light-emitting materials will expand to $445 million in 2014, up from $350 million. While growth next year will moderate compared to the 49% rise in 2013, the market will swell by about $100 million in 2014.
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