Basic HTML Version
There are still many companies using
old lighting installations which have
very high energy and maintenance
costs. Yet, due to advances made in
lighting technology, there are now
products with up to four times the life
of a standard lamp making energy
saving lighting solutions which can
help customers save up to 80% of the
electricity they use for lighting. You
can reduce maintenance and energy
costs at the same time as contributing
to sustainability because raw materials,
packaging and transport are all
minimised.
With many different light sources,
luminaires and lighting controls
available, there is a lighting solution for
any application, whether it is sustainable
lighting for warehouses, factories and
offices or schools, hospitals, streets,
highways or even offshore oil rigs.
LED is a technology that is growing fast
and has many advantages, notably long
life and low energy. However, often with
this technology, when the lifetime of
the light source has ended, the whole
luminaire is discarded. At Aura Light
however, we believe that this is the
wrong way of thinking and we advocate
modularity for sustainability; this means
that only the light source needs to
be replaced rather than the whole
luminaire. Another concern about LED
is that the quality on the market is still
in the early stages of development, so
therefore variable and often poor. With
quality manufacturers like Aura, there
is real sustainability with no need for
constant replacement.
By introducing the latest in light
management systems, controlling the
lighting enhances the energy saving
possibilities, reducing consumption by
up to 80%. For instance, Aura Light has
its IQ sensors which save both energy
and money as they have a typical
payback of one to two years. Sensing
with this type of lighting control means
that no-one needs to remember to
switch lights on and off again.
With such advanced energy saving
lighting packages available, it has
become logical to use the high energy
savings to finance new lighting systems
and installation. Aura Light is an
accredited Energy Service Company
(ESCo) and as such offers energy
services and can guarantee energy
savings. Accredited ESCo’s are eligible
for White Certificates or TEE’s which
are documents certifying that energy
consumption has been reduced –
these can be traded at the TEE stock
exchange by the ESCo’s.
The ‘Rent Your Lighting Scheme’ which
Aura Light has recently launched
eliminates investment in equipment
and reduces an organisation’s energy
costs from day one. It is an exciting
development with big benefits for
commerce and industry. The concept is
likely to appeal to all business directors
and accountants as the scheme aids
cash flow keeping costs off the balance
sheet and also takes advantages of
tax benefits. Importantly, the scheme
provides a full performance guarantee
over the contract period. In Aura’s
experience the lighting
installations will continue to
provide large energy savings
well into the future. The
scheme is ideal for all types of
applications including offices,
warehouses, industry, retail,
hotels, education, and exterior
lighting.
Financing arrangements are entirely
flexible with monthly rental payments
adjusted to projected energy savings
making the plan cash positive right
from the start. It works like this: once
contacted, an Aura Light technical
expert visits the company to conduct
a survey of existing lighting installation
and energy consumption. A new lighting
plan is then provided with a full financial
calculation, together with energy saving
and CO
2
saving documentation. Once
the project is agreed, it is entirely
managed by Aura Light from start to
finish including installation, financing and
a performance guarantee during the full
contract period.
Lighting consumes approximately 20% of all electricity
in the world, 30% of electricity in commercial spaces
and 40% of electricity in office buildings worldwide.
So it stands to reason that energy efficiency has
become a hot topic, says
Simon Taylor.
Rent-A-Light
30
Logistics Business Magazine | February 2016
LIGHTING SYSTEMS