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Soraa unveils first full spectrum LED MR16 lamp
SORAA, a developer of GaN-on-GaN (gallium nitride-on-gallium nitride) solid- state lighting technology, has launched the VIVID LED MR16 lamp.
The new product is touted to be the first full spectrum LED MR16 lamp with colour quality and rendering superior to both traditional halogen and competitor LED lamps. With a CRI of 95 and R9 over 90, the VIVID LED MR16 is one of the highest output LED MR16 lamps with the best colour performance available on the market today.
With rich saturated colour rendering and very good colour stability, the VIVID LED MR16 lamp is suited to demanding display applications. Soraa says its VIVID LED MR16 lamp is 75% more energy efficient than comparable halogen lamps.
The lamp is designed to replace standard 40 to 50W MR16 halogen lamps and is available in 2700K and 3000K correlated colour temperatures.
Soraa’s proprietary GaN-on-GaN technology allows for LED products that match the black body curve as is produced by halogen and incandescent lamps, widely considered the optimal light colour spectrum. Unlike other LED lamps, Soraa claims its VIVID LED MR16 offers full coverage over the entire spectral range and has no pronounced blue peak or violet and cyan dips common in all other LED lamps. The VIVID LED lamp overcomes the blue overshoot commonly associated with poor colour quality.
“With the launch of the VIVID MR16, we demonstrate a very clear link between performance and our breakthrough GaN-on-GaN technology,” comments Soraa CEO Eric Kim. “We believe that with GaN-on-GaN there is no longer any reason to compromise light quality or colour performance in the name of energy efficiency.”
“For years, lighting designers have been holding back on embracing LED MR16
lighting mostly due to both inadequate light output and only mediocre colour quality,” adds Jim Benya, one of the world’s most prominent lighting designers.
“Now, here is the first example of LED MR16 technology providing both high output and excellent colour, allowing large-scale, mainstream adoption of LEDs in the critically important MR16 marketplace.”
Nanosolar completes installation of 1 MW CIGS project at Camp Roberts
NTHIN-FILM pioneer Nanosolar has completed a 1 MW ground-mounted solar installation at Camp Roberts, the largest of California’s National Guard training facilities, located in San Miguel.
The installation is part of the U.S. Department of Defence’s (DoD) Energy Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). This relates to testing various green technologies to identify viable solutions to address rising energy costs and minimise the reliance on fossil fuels.
The DoD spends over $4 billion annually on electricity use, accounting for more than 90 percent of the federal government’s energy use.
Nanosolar is contributing to the ESTCP program with its solar demonstration project at Camp Roberts, designed to show the effectiveness of using its low- cost, thin-film CIGS utility panels. The installation, which is comprised of 4,992 of
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cost-efficient solar electricity, with the expectation that we can achieve grid parity with non-renewable energy resources by 2015.”
Nanosolar’s thin-film panels, will be used to test the capabilities of the product for producing energy in areas where solar irradiance is above average.
At Camp Roberts, strong annual isolation of 1892 kWh/m2 is typical. The project was installed in an area of flat, unused land. “Our project at Camp Roberts shows how our technology can be used for both military and non-military applications, on a path to greater energy independence,” says Eugenia Corrales, CEO of Nanosolar.
“Nanosolar is on track to deliver the most
“We are pleased to see Nanosolar fulfil its goal to provide cost-effective renewable energy solutions that address Department of Defence energy security requirements. The U.S. Army alone has identified renewable energy projects that represent $7 billion over the next ten years. We look forward to continuing our work with Nanosolar, as the company expands its deployments across U.S. Defence installations,” adds David Odom, Arsenal Venture Partners, the manager of OnPoint Technologies, the U.S. Army’s Venture Capital Fund. Founded in 2002, Nanosolar uses a unique high-throughput, roll-to-roll printing process to coat aluminium foil with proprietary CIGS inks. Camp Roberts hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion and energising of this project on May 11, 2012.
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