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RCL, with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a project in the intent of identifying efficient lighting technologies for residential sector and preparing application guidelines for a large scale sustainable program. The baseline survey has been already completed in success which helped to get an idea about the range of lighting technologies presently used in residential sector, usage trends and perception and affordability of energy efficient lighting products.
Promotion of affordable energy efficient lighting products primarily in the residential sector would not only result in lower electricity costs to consumer but also bring system demand benefits to electricity utilities. |
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Energy Efficient Lighting Solutions for Household |
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South Asia Lighting Transformation Forum successfully concluded |
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RCL pleased to announce the South Asia Lighting Transformation Forum, which was conducted in Male, Maldives during the period Jan 17 -19, 2011, successfully concluded.
RCL wishes to thank all the dignitaries who graced the inaugural session, all presenters and participants at the Forum and all the stakeholders who helped in organizing and conducting the event. The outcome of the event, the Lighting Transformation Road Map for South Asia is being developed based on the presentations and the group discussions had at the forum and will be published shortly. |
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South Asia Lighting Transformation Forum |
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Regional Centre for Lighting (RCL), supported by the USAID SARI/Energy program , and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center, is bridging the vital pathways of science and education with manufacturing and quality assurance to create a commercial infrastructure designed to offer energy security and promote economic development throughout the region.
The South Asia Lighting Transformation Forum will result in a lighting roadmap for South Asia, benefiting the people and the economy through sustainable technologies. |
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MOU with University of Moratuwa |
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A Memorandum of Understanding is recently signed between the Regional Centre for Lighting/Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka with a view to promote, facilitate, carry out and strengthen Lighting education and research on a regional perspective. The University of Moratuwa will play the role of the academic entity and RCL will play the role of the coordinating entity of each of the activities respectively. The Lighting Research Centre (LRC) of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of USA will be the principal knowledge partner of the RCL. |
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Efficient Lighting at ‘Vidulka’ |
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| The five day energy symposium had different topics highlighted each day, and the last day of it was dedicated to Energy Efficient Lighting. RCL organized three presentations on timely topics and the lighting industry presented the other two presentations on their achievements in the energy efficient lighting, highlighting both products and installations. Hon. Chamal Rajapakshe, Speaker, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Hon Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Power and Energy participated the opening session of the symposium.. ……….. |
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LED Lighting Seminar for Manufacturers in South Asia successfully concluded |
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| RCL, along with its knowledge partner LRC, conducts a three-day seminar and training on LED (light emitting diode) technology, operation, and application for lighting system and electronic component manufacturers in South Asia. The training is designed to meet the needs of engineers, technicians, and product designers/developers concerning electrical, optical, thermal, and other issues involved in the design, development, and manufacture of LED lighting systems and ……….. |
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Two reports on Lighting in Asia, by ECO-Asia program |
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Large-scale efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the adoption of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) continue to gain strength in Asia. At the same time, worldwide CFL production has increased from 500 million lamps in 2000 to more than 3 billion lamps in 2008, with China becoming by far the world’s largest producer.
However, the rapid increase in the production of CFLs has lead to serious concerns about product quality in Asia. A large proportion of the CFLs available in the region are of poor quality, negating their efficiency benefits and leading to consumer dissatisfaction with the product category as a whole. To address and better understand these issues, the USAID ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program (ECO-Asia) has released two important reports on energy-efficient lighting in Asia. |
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RCL is developing a database of LED practitioners in South Asia. You could register now … |
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RCL expects to facilitate promotion of solid state lighting technologies in the region so that all involved in the industry will have competencies to manufacture, select and use them in the proper way.
If you are associated with the industry,………… |
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Sutainable Lighting Institute, January 2010, Sri Lanka; successfully concluded |
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| Sustainable Lighting Technology Institute, a five-day hand-on course on Lighting, conducted by the Regional Center for Lighting (RCL) in collaboration with its knowledge partner, Lighting Research Centre (LRC) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA has been successfully concluded at The Palms, Beruwala, Sri Lanka. ……… |
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Forum to Facilitate Asian Participation and Influence in IEC Standards Development for Lighting (Hong Kong, 28-29 October, 2009): Official Communiqué |
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Representatives from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam met to discuss the potential benefits of regional co-operation on standards development. The main focus of the discussions was