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Welcome to the 21st issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide information on the future of lites.asia; LED benchmark testing being undertaken on behalf of ASEAN SHINE - Lighting; the renewal of The Climate Group’s Global LED City Consultation call to action; registration date for the IEA 4E SSL Annex interlaboratory comparison exercise and details of their two recent reports; UNEP U4E lighting policy guide, Accelerating the Global Adoption of Energy-efficient Lighting, and the ‘leapfrog’ projects they are facilitating in Indonesia and Myanmar; savings that Australia has achieved through it lighting activities; Australian reduction in maximum mercury levels for CFLs and linear fluorescent lamps; Asia-Europe Foundation Handbook for ASEAN Government Officials on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 20th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide information on the IEA 4E SSL Annex pre-announcement of their next interlaboratory comparison exercise; Australian consumer surveys and focus groups on labelling of lighting, LED streetlighting roadmap and recent work on LED customs import codes; information on membership of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) and Myanmar’s work towards energy efficiency; a request for feedback on lites.asia and the newsletter and website.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 19th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide information on the: ASEAN SHINE – Lighting regional market assessment and recent ASEAN SHINE meetings; Australian Draft Regulation Impact Statement and Draft MEPS for LED lighting; new IEA 4E SSL Annex performance tiers; IEA Energy Efficiency Market Report 2016; Australian government GEMS lighting check testing results; CIE S 025 training workshop; Australian report on LED-dimmer compatibility; SEAD Global Efficiency Medal lighting competition; and Singapore Mandatory Energy Label and Minimum Standards for General Purpose Lamps.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 18th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide information on the new Secretariat for lites.asia; a new report from the IEA 4E SSL Annex on the energy consumption of ‘smart lighting’; lighting consumer survey results from Australia; the status of the ASEAN SHINE – Lighting project and energy efficient lighting in India; recent work by the IEC on possible restructuring of TC34; proposed United States standard for general service lamps; the tools available from the en.lighten Southeast Asia and Pacific MVE Project; and the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal competition and Global Lighting Challenge.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 17th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide information on the status of the ASEAN SHINE - Lighting project; the new guidance note series from en.lighten on MVE and associated MVE infographic videos; the final reports for the en.lighten CFL and LED lamp testing and inter-laboratory comparison testing exercise; the en.lighten summary guide, LED Street Lighting: Cutting Costs While Improving Safety and Service; the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science investigations on street lighting design energy rating systems and their E3 Light Bulb Buyers Guide, new lighting app and work on LED customs codes; and on the progress of the Global Lighting Challenge.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 16th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide details about the recently validated Pacific Efficient Lighting Strategy; information on a new UNEP-GEF en.lighten initiative monitoring, verification and enforcement guidance note, the en.lighten expert taskforce meetings for LED lighting and controls, and a new report from the IEA 4E Implementing Agreement on the achievements of energy efficiency standards and labelling programmes; a short summary of the UNEP-GEF en.lighten initiative and GELC Global CFL Check testing Project; details of the new Global Lighting Challenge; an overview of the new IEA Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015; an update on progress with the United for Efficiency initiative; and a roundup on the UNEP en.lighten webinar series.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 15th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide some national perspectives from the IEC TC34 meetings in Sydney, 25-29 May 2015; an update on the testing element of Southeast Asia and Pacific Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement Project lamp sampling and testing exercise; details about a consultation paper recently released by the Australian and New Zealand Governments on commercial lighting; an introduction to the new UNEP-GEF en.lighten initiative guidance note on the development of minimum energy performance standards for lighting products; information on the United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative; a summary of the key points from the SWITCH-Asia Regional Networking Conference in Jakarta, featuring the UNEP-GEF en.lighten initiative; information on new World Bank guidance for the development and implementation of energy efficient street lighting projects; and information on UNEP-GEF en.lighten initiative webinars.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 14th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide details of the: ASEAN EE&C-SSN agreement to develop harmonized lighting policy and standards; Beijing UNEP-lites.asia laboratory training workshop; progress with the development of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy and the regional CFL testing exercise and inter-laboratory comparison testing project; two recent CLASP studies which indicate the fast decline in price and increase in LED performance in Europe; UNEP-lites.asia training materials and tools in support of policy makers and laboratory staff and webinar programme.
lites.asiaWelcome to the 13th issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide an introduction to the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies; a summary of the outcomes of the 11th UNEP/lites.asia regional policy meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand from 3 to 4 February 2015; updates on Secretariat of the Pacific Community regional activities on energy efficient lighting and the ongoing UNEP en.lighten lamp sampling and testing exercise; information on UNEP en.lighten webinars; and details of new UNEP en.lighten off-grid lighting publications.
lites.asiaWelcome to the twelfth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide information about Secretariat of the Pacific Community regional activities on energy efficient lighting; a new solar lighting laboratory in India; a call for proposals and finance opportunities; lamp sampling and inter-laboratory comparison testing; updates on the IEA 4E Solid State Lighting Annex and Australian phase-out materials; standards development information; and advance notification of the next lites.asia meeting.
lites.asiaWelcome to the eleventh issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide a summary of the August 2014 UNEP/lites.asia regional lighting policy workshop in Jakarta; an overview of the new en.lighten monitoring, verification and enforcement policy status report for Southeast Asian countries; advance notice of the Pacific Regional Efficient Lighting Workshop and the UNEP Global Efficient Lighting Forum; information on the UNEP/lites.asia monitoring, verification and enforcement webinar series; notice of the Climate Technology Centre and Network and an introduction to the new Australian Government Energy Rating App.
lites.asiaWelcome to the tenth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide a summary of the Kuala Lumpur lites.asia meeting, an update on UNEP en.lighten’s Southeast Asia and Pacific Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement Project, an overview of the final results of the lites.asia collaborative labelling display survey project and a reminder of the vote for the IEC TC 34 Technical Specification for CFLs.
lites.asiaWelcome to the ninth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide an introduction to the lites.asia position paper on efficient lighting in Asia; feedback on the IEC TC34 panel meetings in Portsmouth, UK; a summary of outcomes from the recent lites.asia workshop in Manila and the APEC National Lighting Design Centres workshop in Thailand; and information on the recently issued IEA 4E SSL Annex voluntary quality and performance tiers for street lighting. We also continue the series of special features on national standards and labelling programmes from around the region with a feature on Indonesia.
lites.asiaWelcome to the eighth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide news from the IEC on the new CFL test methodology and the potential for an IEC based CFL performance standard and a summary of IEC LED; information on past and forthcoming lites.asia events; details of new material available in the lites.asia Communication Materials Library; information on the Global LEAP Outstanding Off-Grid Product Awards; and advance notification for the en.lighten Global Efficient Lighting Forum.
lites.asiaWelcome to the seventh issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide updates on progress with the lites.asia collaborative projects and the US Department of Energy CALiPER solid state lighting testing program, information on the proposed framework for an IEC Electrical Energy Efficiency Labeling Program, feedback on from the IEC TC34 panel meetings in Milan and details of the next lites.asia meeting. We also continue the series of special features on national standards and labelling programmes from around the region with a feature on the Philippines.
lites.asiaWelcome to the sixth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we remind readers of the last opportunity to comment on the revised IEC standard for measuring CFL performance, pass on an invitation to laboratories to join the IEA 4E SSL Annex’s inter-laboratory comparison testing to strengthen capacity in LED testing and provide information on the forthcoming IEC meetings in Milan. We also continue the series of special features on national standards and labelling programmes from around the region with a feature on India.
lites.asiaWelcome to the fifth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide an update for readers on outcomes of the sixth lites.asia meeting in India in October and of the September IEC meetings in Beijing. We also present updates of several collaboration projects and environmental issues of relevance to lighting and an overview of the resources available from the UNEP/GEF en.lighten initiative to help countries move towards energy efficient lighting.
lites.asiaWelcome to the fourth issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we provide information on the next lites.asia meeting in India; the forthcoming IEC maintenance meetings in Beijing where the proposed lites.asia CFL technical specification will be discussed; an update on progress with the regional collaboration projects agreed in the last lites.asia meeting in Hanoi; and an update on recent developments in LED performance measurement and life cycle analyses that may be of interest to lites.asia members. We are also pleased to begin a series of special features on national standards and labelling programs from around the region beginning here with Vietnam.
lites.asiaWelcome to the third issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue we report on the Hanoi lites.asia meeting at the end of June; provide an update on the key outcomes of relevance to lites.asia members from the IEC project team meetings in Dornbirn in June; ask for comments on draft proposals for performance levels for CFLs and LEDs in tropical regions; and give details of the progress with the international convention on mercury and the potential impact on lighting products.
lites.asiaWelcome to the second issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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In this issue, we provide an update on the first lites.asia webinar on IEC lighting developments relevant to the region, provide details of the next webinar, ask for your views on draft consumer guidelines for LEDs and give initial results of our survey of national testing laboratory capability
lites.asiaWelcome to the first issue of the lites.asia newsletter
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We are pleased to introduce our new newsletter which is designed to keep lites.asia members up-to-date with news from around the network.
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