Publications

McKinsey on Semiconductors (includes chapter on LED)

McKinsey on Semiconductors (includes chapter on LED)

This report summarises 5 barriers that need to be overcome for LED to become the dominant technology in consumer and commercial lighting. LED is described in this report as the crucial new source of profit for the coming years and as having the potential to drive the retrofit adoption in the next five years from an industry consensus of about 30-35 percent to 50 percent.

To down load the full report, please click here, refer to pages 64 to 70 for chapter on LED.

 

Institutional Author: McKinsey & Company

Published: Autumn 2011

 

 

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Apples & Pears, a CELMA guiding paper - Why Standadisation of Performance Criteria for LED Luminaires is Important

This report was produced as part of the APEC Street and Outdoor LED Lighting Initiative – Asia and provides APEC member economies with a best practice guide for purchase, installation and maintenance of LED street and outdoor lighting. The report also includes a compilation of LED street and outdoor lighting standards and an overview of LED street and outdoor lighting activities in the APEC


Document Date:December 2011
Institutional Author : APEC Energy Working Group

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Strategy for Improving Quality of LED Lighting Products in Asia

In recent years, LED-based lighting products have emerged as a credible, energy-efficient, long-lasting, and low-maintenance lighting alternative. The LED lighting market in Asia is currently valued at $500 million to $600 million per year, and will continue growing rapidly, but there is a concern about the proliferation of low-quality LED lighting products. A new report, “Scaling Up LEDs: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Action in Developing Asia,” is based on a 10-country survey and examines the current market, technological issues, and barriers to the adoption of LED lighting technologies in the region. It recommends a regional effort to harmonize standards and labeling for LEDs in order to accelerate the adoption of quality LED products while sending the right economic message to suppliers and developers of quality LEDs in Asia. The report was prepared by the USAID ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program to support its efforts to promote a cost-effective scale-up of high-quality, efficient lighting solutions in the Asia region.

Document Date:July 8, 2011
Institutional Author : USAID/RDMA, Regional Environmental Office

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Stimulating the Transition to LED Lighting in Asia
This report explores the dynamics of standards setting within developing Asian countries. It provides insights into the main stakeholders involved and provides a road map for stakeholders who are involved in the harmonisation process. It recognises the major role palyed by institutions like Asia Lighting Compact where diverse stakeholders including policy makers and market players can engage on a common neutral platform. While it focuses on China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, it notes the need to extend research to other developing Asian countries. Most significantly, it endorses the fact that conditions and needs in developing countries in Asia are different from the rest of the developing and developed world, making the use of a tier system like the one developed by Asia Lighting Compact beneficial for Asia. To take minimum performance standards into account, while at the same time accepting the diverse needs of various Asian countries is the way forward in harmonisation that forms the common platform between various stakeholders.

Document Date:24 November 2011
Author : Welmoed Altena for Asia Lighting Compact

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Power Factor: Policy Implications for the Scale-Up of CFL Programs

Widespread replacement of household incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) remains one of the best near-term courses of action to help substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, policymakers are often faced with a number of highly technical issues that create uncertainties in developing large-scale energy-efficient lighting programs. This report, based on a review of literature and laboratory findings as well as current CFL projects, is intended to reduce the uncertainty around one technical issue: power factor, the ratio of the real power of a lamp to the apparent power.

Document Date:01 December 2010
Institutional Author : ECO-Asia CDCP

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