Street light renovation in Ganyu District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu

On March 19, as night fell, the newly upgraded and renovated smart energy-saving street lights on both sides of Jinhai Road in Ganyu District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province all lit up, like a gorgeous ribbon, shining in the night sky of the city, illuminating the night walk of crowds and traffic.

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In recent years, Ganyu District has closely adhered to the development direction of “green and low carbon, energy saving and emission reduction, and high-quality development”, vigorously promoted low-energy and low-consumption urban lighting, and focused on demonstrating and building the 7.7-kilometer-long Jinhai Road intelligent lighting project, with supporting facilities built along the line. Smart zebra crossings, smart street light poles, LED release screens, smart street lights, and building lighting have been installed to outline a colorful urban night scene, allowing residents along Jinhai Road to take the lead in enjoying smart, high-tech happy nightlife brought by lighting.

This year, the district has vigorously carried out the “Energy Saving Lighting” campaign around the goal of “energy saving, efficiency improvement, and scientific lighting” to replace the original high-energy-consuming street lamps such as high-pressure sodium lamps and five-spark lamps, intensify energy-saving upgrades, and take Remove the light source and rectifier in the original lamps and replace them with low-energy consumption, energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and good color rendering LED light sources; on this basis, add controllers to street lamps, and simultaneously implement intelligent remote monitoring and energy-saving management to ensure a large flow of traffic and people in the evening the illumination is normal at all times, and the street light power is automatically reduced late at night when there are few vehicles on the road, effectively meeting the needs of citizens for home life and safe travel, and injecting new vitality into the prosperous urban night economy.

“The new LED light source is not only more than 50% lower in power than sodium lamps, but also has a ‘power-adjustable, on-demand lighting’ function, which can automatically reduce its own power by 60% in the middle of the night when there is less traffic, and the overall energy saving rate reaches more than 60% , comprehensively improve lighting effects and energy efficiency, and achieve a ‘win-win’ of lighting and energy saving,” said Wu Congsen, head of the Street Light Management Section of the District’s Public Utilities Development Center.

Last year, the district completed the construction of a pilot section for street lamp energy-saving renovation on Yitang Road. Sodium lamps on two roads including Jinhai Road and Huanghai Road were upgraded and transformed in March; 25 urban roads including Huazhong Road and Dongguan Road had 1,971 sodium lamps and 625 five-metal lamps. The spark lamp upgrade and renovation work is being implemented in an intensive and orderly manner and will be completed before the end of April. After the energy-saving renovation of street lamps is completed, it is expected to save more than 1.188 million yuan in electricity bills a year. Maintenance costs will also be reduced, further achieving the “double festival” goal of saving electricity and carbon dioxide and saving electricity bills for street lamps in the district, and promoting the green and low-carbon development of urban lighting.

Signify reaches another milestone in low-carbon emission reduction

Signify announced that its greenhouse gas emissions have been halved since 2019, with cumulative emission reductions reaching 334 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, exceeding the level required to achieve the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature control target under the Paris Agreement. In 2023, Signify disclosed the greenhouse gas emission data of the entire value chain, including carbon emissions during the use phase of scope 3 products, which was reduced by 22% compared with 2022. Signify will include greenhouse gas emissions data, including scope 3 emissions, in its 2023 annual report. Specific sustainability information related to Signify’s “Sparkling Life, Better World” 2025 sustainability plan has received reasonable assurance from the audit.

Signify reaches another milestone in low-carbon emission reduction

Eric Rondolat, CEO of Signify, said: “Reasonable assurance of greenhouse gas emissions data across the entire value chain, including scope 3, is an unprecedented milestone for a multinational manufacturing company like Signify, especially that’s considering our product portfolio has tens of thousands of different products. We will use emission data accurate to the product level to further improve the transparency of environmental impact-related data, empower customers to make informed decisions, and support them in achieving their sustainable development goals. I’m extremely proud of the hard work and innovation of everyone in our company. We will continue to lead the industry change and fundamentally transform towards energy-saving and connected LED lighting.

These emission reduction targets are part of Signify’s sustainability plan. Launched in 2020, the plan is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and aims to double environmental and social contributions by 2025. Under the guidance of this plan, Signify is catching up to the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature control target under the Paris Agreement at double the speed. Signify also committed to doubling circular economy revenue to 32% by the end of 2025, doubling “Sparkling Life”-related revenue to 32%, and doubling the proportion of female leaders to 34%.

Maurice Loosschilder, head of sustainability at Signify, said: Leadership in the field of sustainable development means leading the way. Since 2020, we use 100% renewable electricity. Our operational emissions decreased by 31% compared to 2019 and 77% compared to 2010. In addition to achieving these emissions reduction milestones, we are also exceeding our circular economy revenue growth targets. Currently, circular economy revenue accounts for one-third of Signify’s revenue, and we are less than one percentage point away from achieving our “Shining Life”-related revenue target. This shows that guided by common goals and sustainable development strategies, we can unlock unlimited potential. While these achievements are something to be proud of, we know there is still more to do. In the next few years, we will go further and faster.

Xiaoheihe Lantern Exhibition in Yuquan District, Hohhot is officially lit up

On the evening of January 18, 2024, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Xiaoheihe Lantern Show in Yuquan District, Hohhot City was officially lit. The lantern show will last until February 25. The bright lights create a “nightless sky with fiery trees and silver flowers” for citizens and tourists. The visual feast of “Celebrating the Spring Festival with brilliance and splendor” also brings a strong flavor of the New Year to Yuquan.

Xiaoheihe Lantern Exhibition in Yuquan District, Hohhot is officially lit up

This year’s New Year’s Light Exhibition is themed “Qingcheng Roots and Yuquan Blessed Land”, and consists of eight large-scale themed lantern groups, including “Grassland Silk Road”, “Qinyin New Year”, “Gourmet Feast”, “Wild Geese Flying South” and “Royal Horse Digging Spring”. Each lantern group of the 2.5-kilometer-long meandering flower light belt tells a story, and each light tells the history and culture of Yuquan District.

This is not only a visual feast, but also a cultural feast. Here, you can feel the historical heritage of Yuquan District and appreciate the customs and customs of Hohhot City. This Spring Festival, come to Yuquan District, experience the brightly lit night with your family and friends, take a photo in front of the beautiful lanterns, and leave wonderful memories of this winter.

The smart light pole project of Baba Commercial City in Quanzhou, Fujian was successfully completed

Empower cities with “smart” logic and lead a smart future. Following the smart light pole renovation projects in Widian City, Yangguang Community Night Market, and Qinghua North District, the smart light pole project in Baba Commercial City, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province was successfully completed recently.

The smart light pole project of Baba Commercial City in Quanzhou, Fujian was successfully completed

“This light pole can be charged and connected to WIFI. You can try it.” Recently, the new light pole project in the urban old streets has become a sight, attracting many people to watch. With the advancement of smart city construction, smart light pole projects have been implemented in many places to promote intelligent and refined street light management and improve comprehensive services of urban lighting and landscape convenience.

Smart light poles adhere to the principle of “combine when possible”, put environmental protection and low consumption first, use energy-saving lamps to replace energy-consuming high-pressure sodium lamps, innovate the application of multi-pole-in-one, and multi-purpose intelligent supervision systems, forming a smart lighting, camera collection, Wireless WIFI, mobile phone charging, information release and other functions are integrated.

This renovation and upgrade of smart light poles will help improve citizens’ travel experience and empower the development of Jinjiang’s smart city.

Shanghai Yangpu District has invested a total of approximately 28 million CNY to replace classroom eye-protection LED lamps

After four years, the goal of fully covering lighting upgrades in Yangpu public primary and secondary schools and kindergarten classrooms was achieved by the end of 2023, involving a total of 183 teaching points in the district, with a cumulative investment of approximately 28 million yuan.

Shanghai Yangpu District has invested a total of approximately 28 million CNY to replace classroom eye-protection LED lamps

In the wave of accelerating urban renewal, Yangpu campus is also continuing to become “newer” and better. Campus overhauls, toilet renovations… everything is an inevitable choice for building a high-quality campus, and it is also a practice. The inherent requirements of the people’s city concept fully reflect the warmth of education to benefit the people with practical details.

The lights in the classroom no longer “flicker” and are brighter and more comfortable

“The lights are brighter, reading is more comfortable, and the eyes are no longer sore. LED lights can not only provide sufficient natural and suitable light, but also protect our eyesight. It’s amazing!” Class 4 (5), Qiqihar Road No. 1 Primary School Yan Yousheng said happily. Nowadays, the lights in the classrooms no longer “flicker”. After the lighting renovation, all classrooms use 3C certified LED classroom lights.

As one of the first schools in Yangpu to undergo lighting renovation, Qiqihar Road No. 1 Primary School has successfully completed the lighting renovation of 32 general classrooms, 3 special classrooms, and 1 library, and has successfully passed the national third-party testing unit to conduct classroom light environment inspections. After inspection and acceptance, all classrooms currently meet Shanghai local standards.

In the summer of 2023, Shanghai Kunming School (Primary School) also completed the lighting renovation of 16 classrooms during the campus overhaul process to provide students with a more comfortable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly lighting environment. “A high-quality lighting environment can not only improve students’ learning efficiency, but also improve students’ visual health and enhance the aesthetics of the campus.” said the relevant teacher at Kunming School.

In order to meet the various needs of students’ indoor learning activities and reasonably design the layout in terms of lighting, the school cooperated with the designers to conduct multiple on-site inspections and measurements. The design department gave a professional design plan, and the district asset management center commissioned the design unit to use professional light environment simulation. The software forms design drawings and develops personalized implementation plans. After the renovation, all LED eye protection lights are used. The lights are soft, no glare, no flicker, and the light is evenly distributed, which effectively reduces the visual fatigue of students.

Li Weihui, deputy director of the Yangpu District Education Asset Management Center, said that the lighting renovation project of Yangpu public schools is basically implemented in the order of primary schools, kindergartens, junior high schools, and all renovations have been completed by the end of 2023.

In the past, the fluorescent lamps used in schools not only had high energy consumption and dim light, but also had a short service life. The lamps often needed to be replaced, which brought a lot of inconvenience to daily teaching. Now the replacement of LED lamps not only protects the children’s vision, but also further achieves the goal of energy saving and consumption reduction. “This update of the lighting system is also part of the school’s energy saving and emission reduction plan. The use of new lamps not only improves the quality of lighting , and it also reduces the school’s operating costs,” said the person in charge of Mingyuan Village Kindergarten.

Research and Analysis of Intelligent Lighting Industry Chain in 2023

With the gradual popularization of smart home appliances, consumers’ acceptance of smart homes has greatly increased. More and more home categories have entered the smart era, and the lighting industry is gradually undergoing digital transformation. As a core element of smart home scenarios, smart lighting has become an important development trend in the lighting industry.

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The upstream part of intelligent lighting includes raw materials, components, control systems and models; the midstream part can be mainly divided into two parts: intelligent lighting equipment and intelligent lighting platforms according to different products; the downstream part can be divided into landscape lighting, functional lighting according to different application scenarios. Lighting, emergency lighting, etc.

Made of pure copper or copper alloys into various shapes including rods, wires, etc., they are collectively referred to as copper materials. The “2019-2023 China Copper Industry Market Prospect Survey and Investment and Financing Strategy Research Report” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that China’s copper output will reach 22.865 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.68%. Copper production from January to October 2023 reached 18.519 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%.

Aluminum products are made of aluminum and other alloying elements. The “2019-2023 China Aluminum Market Prospects Survey and Investment and Financing Strategy Research Report” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that China’s aluminum production will reach 62.216 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 1.91%. Aluminum production from January to October 2023 reached 52.048 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%.

Plastic products are a general term for daily and industrial supplies that are made of plastic as the main raw material, including injection molding, blister and other products using plastic as raw material. The “In-depth Market Analysis and Development Trend Forecast Report of China’s Plastic Products Industry from 2022 to 2027” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that for the whole of 2022, the national plastic products industry output will be 77.716 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 4.3%. From January to October 2023, the national plastic products industry produced 60.907 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%.

Benefiting from the growth in downstream lighting export demand for terminals, coupled with the recovery of the domestic consumer market, the overall lighting industry market has recovered. The “2022-2025 China LED Chip Market Analysis and Development Strategy Research Report” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that my country’s LED chip market will be in 2022. The size of the chip market is approximately 23.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.67%. Analysts predict that the LED chip market will reach 23.5 billion yuan in 2023 and 24.1 billion yuan in 2024.

In recent years, with the elimination of backward production capacity, the improvement of technical barriers to high-end LED applications, and the emergence of scale advantages of leading companies, the industry position of leading companies has been further consolidated. At present, three companies, Sanan Optoelectronics, Huacan Optoelectronics, and Zhaochi Co., Ltd. account for 32%, 14%, and 12% of China’s LED chip production capacity respectively, totaling nearly 60%. Followed by Qianzhao Optoelectronics, Azure Lithium Core, and Jucan Optoelectronics, accounting for 11%, 10%, and 7% respectively.

In recent years, driven by the continuous demand for intelligence and digitalization in new energy vehicles, industrial automation, medical care, environmental protection, consumption and other fields, China’s smart sensor market has maintained steady growth. The “Special Research Report on China’s Smart Sensor Market Survey and Industry Prospects Forecast 2024-2029” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that China’s smart sensor market size will reach 119.02 billion yuan in 2022, an increase of 16.64% from the previous year. Analysts from the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that China’s smart sensor market will increase to 142.96 billion yuan in 2023 and 164.31 billion yuan in 2024.

In recent years, the global intelligent controller industry has gradually moved domestically, and the scale of my country’s intelligent controller market has continued to grow. The “China Intelligent Controller Industry Prospects Forecast and Strategic Investment Opportunities Insight Report 2023-2028” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that my country’s intelligent controller market size will reach 3.1813 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 17.5%. Analysts from the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that my country’s smart controller market will reach 3,509.5 billion yuan in 2023 and 3,785 billion yuan in 2024.

Overall, the market concentration of my country’s intelligent controller industry is low. There are a large number of intelligent controller manufacturers participating in the competition and their R&D and production capabilities are uneven. The industry oligopoly has not yet been formed. Listed companies in the intelligent controller industry mainly include Hong Kong Computime, Topband, Hetai, Hejing Technology, Netac Intelligent, Yingtang Intelligent Control, Zhenbang Intelligent, Langte Intelligent and other enterprises.

In recent years, under the background of national policies, rising consumer demand for intelligent lighting, and the continuous research and development and improvement of emerging lighting technologies, my country’s intelligent lighting industry has embarked on an accelerated take-off mode. The “2023-2028 China Intelligent Lighting Industry Market Prospects Forecast and Future Development Trend Report” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that my country’s intelligent lighting market size will be 39.8 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%. Analysts from the China Business Industry Research Institute predict that my country’s smart lighting market will grow to 42.5 billion yuan in 2023 and is expected to reach 47.9 billion yuan in 2024.

With the gradual popularization of smart home appliances, consumers’ acceptance of smart homes has greatly increased. More and more home categories have entered the smart era, and the lighting industry is gradually undergoing digital transformation. The “2023-2028 China Intelligent Lighting Industry Market Prospects Forecast and Future Development Trend Report” released by the China Business Industry Research Institute shows that my country’s intelligent lighting shipments will be approximately 27.995 million units in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 46.6%. Analysts predict that my country’s smart lighting shipments will grow to 33.79 million units in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%, leading the growth rate of China’s smart home equipment market. By 2024, smart lighting shipments are expected to reach 39.57 million units.

The increase in the number of home lighting equipment and the combination of multiple devices have made the demand for intelligence in the home lighting market more prominent, and the process of intelligent development will be accelerated. Ceiling lights account for the largest proportion, accounting for 28.8%. Followed by switches, downlights/spotlights, light bulbs, table lamps, track lights, night lights, light strips, and floor lamps, accounting for 19.3%, 16.5%, 14.8%, 9.9%, 5.2%, 2.8%, and 2.2% respectively. ,0.2%.

A residential area in Hongkou District, Shanghai launched a solar flower lantern production activity

In order to help residents broaden their horizons and better understand the concept of energy conservation and environmental protection, recently, the New Era Civilization Practice Station in Quyi Residential Area, Quyang Road Street, Hongkou District, Shanghai organized some residents to carry out solar flower lantern making activities.

A residential area in Hongkou District, Shanghai launched a solar flower lantern production activity

At the beginning of the activity, the teacher first explained to the residents what solar lights are. Solar lights are electric lights that are converted into electrical energy by solar panels. During the day, even on cloudy days, this solar generator (solar panel) can collect and store solar energy. As a safe and environmentally friendly light, solar lights are receiving more and more attention.

Afterwards, the teacher gave on-site instructions on how to make solar flower lanterns. “Wrap lead wire around a glass bottle with a lid to make a portable pole, then paste dried plant flowers into the bottle according to your preference, put in the filament, close the lid, and a beautiful and practical portable lamp is completed. “After the residents listened carefully to the instructor’s explanation of the steps for making solar portable lanterns, they started to make their own solar lanterns with great interest.

Everyone spoke to each other, gave full play to their imagination, and made unique solar flower lanterns with their own aesthetic perspectives. With the birth of beautiful solar flower lanterns, the laughter at the scene became more and more enthusiastic.

Aunt Gao, a resident who participated in the event, said: “This solar flower lantern is really beautiful and practical. I plan to give it to my grandson when I get home. I just want to tell him the solar energy knowledge I learned today and cultivate children’s awareness of energy conservation and environmental protection.” Finally. , residents rushed to take photos with their own works, leaving beautiful memories.

The lighting system upgrade project of the Tennis Hall of Heilongjiang Veteran Cadres Activity Center was completed

In order to better care for retired cadres and create a safer and more comfortable activity environment for retired cadres, the Heilongjiang Provincial Veteran Cadre Activity Center in Harbin recently upgraded the lighting system of the tennis hall. On January 8, the Activities Department took the lead and together with the General Affairs Department organized representatives from construction manufacturers, supervision companies and some veteran comrades to participate in the completion acceptance meeting of the tennis hall lighting system upgrade and renovation project.

The lighting system upgrade project of the Tennis Hall of Heilongjiang Veteran Cadres Activity Center was completed

It is understood that the lighting system of the tennis hall has been in continuous use for 18 years since it was put into use in 2005. The wiring and lamps are seriously aging, and there are safety hazards such as lamps falling off and lamp body leakage. The original lighting system of the tennis hall is a metal halide lamp, which is a high gas discharge lamp. Although it has the characteristics of small luminous volume, concentrated light, long irradiation distance, and strong penetration, it also has many shortcomings, such as high power and high consumption. High electricity, loud noise, high ultraviolet content, short service life, poor light color, uneven illumination, high heat generation, etc., especially the loud noise, have had a certain impact on the normal activities of veteran comrades.

In order to fundamentally prevent risks, eliminate safety hazards, save energy and reduce emissions, and protect the health of veteran comrades, the activity center publicly invited bids for the tennis hall lighting system upgrade and renovation project through the government procurement website. After professional review, it was finally determined that a professional construction company and supervision company would undertake the renovation task. The project will commence construction on December 25, 2023, and will be completed on January 7, 2024. The project content mainly includes dismantling the original metal halide lamps, installing new LED lamps, modifying the circuit and control system, and improving lighting efficiency and safety.

At the acceptance meeting, Comrade Li Jiguang from the General Affairs Office first tested the circuit load of the lighting system, and the test results were in compliance with the standards. Then the tubewell electronic equipment was handed over, the manufacturer’s engineers demonstrated the operation of the lighting system equipment, and the veteran comrade representatives experienced tennis. At the acceptance site, based on the veteran comrades’ suggestions, the manufacturer’s engineers adjusted the angles of the lighting system lamps to meet the veteran comrades’ daily movement requirements. After on-site inspection and testing, the acceptance team unanimously believed that the tennis hall lighting system upgrade and renovation project complied with the design requirements and construction specifications, achieved the expected results, and agreed to pass the acceptance inspection.

Kathmandu, Nepal launches solar street light renovation project

Kathmandu Metropolitan Municipality in Nepal is replacing thousands of solar street lights with electric ones, marking the start of an important project. This project is a collaboration between the Metropolitan Municipality and the Nepal Electricity Authority to improve the efficiency and reliability of street lights.

Kathmandu, Nepal launches solar street light renovation project

While solar lights offer energy-saving advantages, their limited light and battery life present challenges. With an investment of Rs 110 million, the Metropolitan City is working hard to upgrade the city’s lighting system to provide citizens with a safer and more reliable lighting environment.

Suining County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province implements main intersection lighting project of national, provincial and county roads

In order to ensure the safety of pedestrians and vehicles in Wangji Town, Suining County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the party committee and government of the town decided to implement the intersection “lighting” project, clarify the responsible units and responsible persons, and seize the time to light up the street lights before the Spring Festival.

Suining County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province implements main intersection lighting project of national, provincial and county roads

The key lies in hard work and implementation. After completing preparations such as pre-embedding 30 foundation piles with high quality and quantity, the construction team started construction on December 20. During the construction of the lamp posts, it was raining and snowing continuously. However, in order to let the street lights light up one day earlier, the construction workers braved the wind and snow. Snow, overcoming adverse weather factors, all 30 street lights were installed in just two days.

“The street lights are on, the intersection is no longer dark, and the party and government have done another real good thing for the people.” Nowadays, street lights not only illuminate the way people travel, but also light up their hearts, effectively ensuring the travel safety of the surrounding people and winning their unanimous praise.