Lighting giant Osram today released a study on the full life-cycle costs of LED lighting. The study considers not only the energy savings from using LEDs versus compact fluorescent and incandescent lamps, but takes into account manufacturing and shipping costs, environmental impact and other factors. The overall conclusion is that LEDs already have a comparatively low impact on the environment beyond their advantages in the efficient production of light.
Archive for November, 2009
Cooper acquires Pauluhn Electric
Cooper Industries, Houston, announced the acquisition of Pauluhn Electric from Federal Signal. Pauluhn primarily manufactures hazardous-location lighting, and will join the Crouse-Hinds stable of brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Pauluhn Electric was founded in 1924 and designs and manufactures a wide range of specialized area lighting and connecting solutions used in offshore and onshore drilling, shipbuilding, mining, petrochemical and other industrial applications involving harsh and corrosive environments.
“(T)his acquisition further extends Crouse-Hinds’ access to several key end markets, including marine, mining and offshore drilling,” said Cooper Chairman and CEO Kirk Hachigian. “Additionally, Crouse-Hinds’ global-leading market position and extensive distribution channel provides a great opportunity to expand Pauluhn’s offering to additional harsh and hazardous locations worldwide.”
Shermco names Burns account manager
Shermco Industries, a Dallas-based motor and distribution system service provider, has promoted Marc Burns to account manager.
A graduate of Texas A&M University and Texas State Technical College, Burns has been with Shermco Industries for the past three years. In the new position, he will be responsible for business development with electrical contractors and consulting engineering groups.
Two new sales reps at Allied Wire & Cable
Allied Wire & Cable, Collegeville, Pa., announced Lori Paczewski and Kim Morrison as the newest sales representatives for the company.
Paczewski is in the Collegeville, Pa., headquarters location. She graduated in 2006 from Shippensburg University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and began working in sales soon after, as a sales representative at Nutrisystem, Inc.
Morrison joined the Merrimack, N.H., branch location. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from Clark University in 1998. One year later, she completed her paralegal certification at Northeastern University. While she is new to the wire and cable industry, Kim has extensive business experience after owning a financial services company with her husband and working in sales and insurance and investment brokerage.
Obit: Thomas “Hutch” Hutchinson
Thomas “Hutch” Hutchinson, 85 of Hagerstown, MD passed away Saturday September 12th, 2009 at Washington County Hospital. “Hutch” was born November 2, 1923, in Charleston, West Virginia. He served during World War II in the 30th Infantry Division and began his long electrical distribution career with Tristate Electric Supply in Hagerstown, Md. Hutch soon joined Raub Supply, York, Pa., Branch and rose quickly to electrical sales manager. He retired from Raub Supply after 20 years of service in 1988.
Hutch is survived by his wife of 57 years Agnes Heater Hutchinson.
FTC Proposes New Output-Based Labels for Light Bulbs
The days of referring to a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) as being “equivalent to a 60-watt light bulb” may soon be over, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed new labels for light bulbs that are based on light output rather than energy consumption. The proposed labels provide consumers with information to help them choose among different bulb types.
The FTC is seeking public comments on new labels that emphasize lumens, not watts, as the measure of bulb brightness. This information, along with estimated energy cost information, would appear on the front of the light bulb package. The back of the package would display a “Lighting Facts” label modeled after the “Nutrition Facts” label for food packages, and first seen in the lighting market with LED lamps.
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IMARK Selects Creative Marketing Alliance to Produce Quarterly Magazine
Creative Marketing Alliance, (CMA), Princeton Junction, N.J., announced on Nov. 13 that IMARK Group, Oxon Hill, Md., has selected the firm to produce the organization’s quarterly publication, IMARK Now, beginning with the February 2010 issue. Details
Prysmian Lands Cable Order for World’s Largest Cruise Ship
Prysmian Cables & Systems, Milan, Italy, supplied approximately 3,100 miles of energy and telecommunications shipboard cables for the largest cruise ship in history, the Oasis of the Seas. The ocean liner was built by the shipbuilding group STX Europe for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and was unveiled November 20 in Florida.
STX Europe also awarded Prysmian a contract for the delivery of all of the marine cables to be installed on the Oasis of the Seas sister ship, Allure of the Seas, owned and operated by Royal Caribbean. Allure of the Seas is being built at STX Europe’s shipyards in Turku, Finland. The new agreement, which represents the second step of the Genesis Cruise Vessel project, covers the supply of power and telecommunication cables for a total value of approximately $6.7 million. Most of the supplied cables are manufactured at Prysmian’s Pikkala facility in Finland, but also in Italy and Germany.
At 1,181 feet and length and 16 decks, the Genesis vessels each have a capacity of 5,400 passengers and more than 3,000 crew. Oasis of the Seas will start sailing in December 2009 and Allure of the Seas in the summer of 2010.
KCP&L Selects Siemens for Smart Grid Demonstration Project
Siemens Energy Inc. has been selected by electric utility KCP&L, Kansas City, Mo., to provide a Smart Grid demonstration project showing how the latest technologies will enable the advanced utility of the future. Partial funding for the project is from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act’s Smart Grid Investment Grant Demonstration Project program. Siemens’ scope of the project includes Siemens Spectrum Powerdistribution management system to coordinate the Midtown substation, Siemens Smart Substation Controller and control of all intelligent distribution field equipment. Details
Beacon Power Nabs $24 Million Grant from DOE for Smart Grid R&D
Beacon Power Corp., Tyngsboro, Mass., a designer and developer of advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced on Nov. 24 that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) had awarded it a stimulus grant valued at $24 million for use in the construction of a second 20 MW flywheel energy storage plant, to be located in Chicago. Details