Sony's manufacturing site in Pencoed – which makes high-tech camera systems – was chosen by LRL to make systems for its push into the UK and European markets.
LRL's low carbon lighting uses high performance LEDs, is free of lead and mercury, can be retrofitted and offers energy savings of 50-80% over conventional road lighting.
The company is now targeting the UK and Europe, which it sees as a huge potential market – the UK has six million street and road lighting units, 130,000 of which are on the highways and the highest energy users.
Sony's Pencoed site has been working with LRL teams from Canada to set up a manufacturing line and has received a first order for 2,000 fittings with production starting early October. The order is for Salford Council, with the prospect of an additional 26,000 units to follow.
Up to 10 jobs will be created at Pencoed, with more to come if the new lighting technology is adopted by other councils in the UK.
Steve Dalton, managing director of Sony UK Technology Centre, said the deal was a "significant win" and was delighted Pencoed had been selected as LRL's manufacturing partner.
"We are always keen to expand our capability and third party manufacturing offers a great opportunity to diversify into new markets and new technology. We are delighted to be working with LRL, which has a great product and great potential.
"As they make inroads into the UK market it presents new job creating opportunities and also supports our work in the low carbon and renewable energy sectors."
LRL director of business development, Huw Convery said the Canadian business had looked at a number of potential manufacturing partners within the UK, but selected Sony for its expertise and reputation for quality.
"It is a world renowned brand and a centre of excellence that surpassed every other manufacturer in terms of quality, which is an area that we will not compromise on. Its location on the M4 corridor is perfect, complemented by a fantastic distribution network for the UK and Europe."
2011年9月13日星期二
Family, friends, school remember teen killed in bike accident on 57
When he was asked to talk about his younger son who died following a weekend traffic accident, Brian Sismour talked about a recent photo of 14-year-old Alexander.
“That’s Alex … that smile … that’s him,” his father said Monday evening by phone from the family’s home, which saw visits by scores of students, family and friends all trying to extend some measure of comfort. “He was always smiling, always adventurous, always indestructible. He was a pretty fearless kid and pretty headstrong.
“He could not believe there was any way possible any harm could come to him,” his father said. “But then he did have harm come to him,” he said, his voice quavering momentarily.
Alexander Sismour died Saturday afternoon at EMH Medical Center in Elyria about an hour after he was struck by a van while riding his bicycle across state Route 57 from East Broad Street.
The boy, who suffered multiple injuries, was one of a group of youngsters who were traveling westbound on bicycles across Route 57 about 3:45 p.m., according to police. The teen was struck on his bicycle by a minivan driven by Stacy R. Stanford of Elyria, who was northbound on Route 57. Police said the woman had a green light at the time and tried to swerve to avoid hitting the teen, who apparently stopped his bike in the crosswalk in the middle of the roadway.
As boisterous, friendly and happy-go-lucky as Alexander was, he also had a sensitive, caring side, according to his father, who told a story he and the boy’s mother, Doreen, knew nothing about until it was posted on Facebook after the weekend accident.
The anecdote came from a neighbor girl who spoke of an incident when she and Alexander attended Wilcox Elementary School.
She and Alex would walk to Wilcox. This girl tripped and fell and Alex immediately tripped and fell, too. Then he got up and walked with her to school. He told her later “I fell so the other kids wouldn’t make fun of you,’ ” Sismour said.
“We never knew that,” he said, his voice breaking. “We had no idea.”
A number of grief counselors were at North Ridgeville High School on Monday to help students cope with the loss, according to Principal Patricia Bahr.
“That’s Alex … that smile … that’s him,” his father said Monday evening by phone from the family’s home, which saw visits by scores of students, family and friends all trying to extend some measure of comfort. “He was always smiling, always adventurous, always indestructible. He was a pretty fearless kid and pretty headstrong.
“He could not believe there was any way possible any harm could come to him,” his father said. “But then he did have harm come to him,” he said, his voice quavering momentarily.
Alexander Sismour died Saturday afternoon at EMH Medical Center in Elyria about an hour after he was struck by a van while riding his bicycle across state Route 57 from East Broad Street.
The boy, who suffered multiple injuries, was one of a group of youngsters who were traveling westbound on bicycles across Route 57 about 3:45 p.m., according to police. The teen was struck on his bicycle by a minivan driven by Stacy R. Stanford of Elyria, who was northbound on Route 57. Police said the woman had a green light at the time and tried to swerve to avoid hitting the teen, who apparently stopped his bike in the crosswalk in the middle of the roadway.
As boisterous, friendly and happy-go-lucky as Alexander was, he also had a sensitive, caring side, according to his father, who told a story he and the boy’s mother, Doreen, knew nothing about until it was posted on Facebook after the weekend accident.
The anecdote came from a neighbor girl who spoke of an incident when she and Alexander attended Wilcox Elementary School.
She and Alex would walk to Wilcox. This girl tripped and fell and Alex immediately tripped and fell, too. Then he got up and walked with her to school. He told her later “I fell so the other kids wouldn’t make fun of you,’ ” Sismour said.
“We never knew that,” he said, his voice breaking. “We had no idea.”
A number of grief counselors were at North Ridgeville High School on Monday to help students cope with the loss, according to Principal Patricia Bahr.
Two out of five show up for debate
On health care, McGarry, with 30 years experience as a critical care nurse, said the Liberals passed legislation to make Ontario a smoke-free province, banning junk food from schools, and fighting diabetes and obesity. She said Ontario had the longest wait times for surgery in Canada, now it’s the shortest.
Bankole slammed the Liberal track record when it came to expansion plans for Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She said a recent visit by Ontario’s health minister should have been about cutting a ribbon for the hospital expansion project, “not announce it for the third time”.
Bankole, a teacher, said educating Ontarians is crucial to provincial success. She said her party is committed to lower tuition costs and giving teachers the proper tools and resources.
McGarry said her Liberal party has done an outstanding job on the environment. When they came into power in 2003, there were nine wind turbines, now there are 900. The Green Energy Act has created 50,000 jobs and the use of coal energy is down by 90 per cent. She said a $7-billion deal with a consortium led by South Korean industrial giant Samsung Group will created enough energy to light up more than 580,000 home. The deal will also open four new plants.
Bankole said foreign-owned Samsung is not the best deal for Ontario and said the NDP would focus on providing low-interest loans up to $5,000 for energy retrofits. She would like to freeze transit fares to reduce the use of cars make Ontario more bicycle friendly.
While McGarry said the HST (harmonized sales tax) has been the single most important program for job development, Atinuke said HST has meant more tax on more items.
On the issue of Waterloo Region’s rapid transit plan, Bankole called it “very sad” that Cambridge is not getting MJ-808 rail transit the same time as the other two cities.
“Why does Kitchener get it? Why does Waterloo get it? Why not Cambridge?”
McGarry said the Liberals will invest $35 billion over the next three to five years on transportation. She added that and Cambridge needs a stronger voice.
“Cambridge has been under-represented over the last few years,” said McGarry.
Bankole slammed the Liberal track record when it came to expansion plans for Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She said a recent visit by Ontario’s health minister should have been about cutting a ribbon for the hospital expansion project, “not announce it for the third time”.
Bankole, a teacher, said educating Ontarians is crucial to provincial success. She said her party is committed to lower tuition costs and giving teachers the proper tools and resources.
McGarry said her Liberal party has done an outstanding job on the environment. When they came into power in 2003, there were nine wind turbines, now there are 900. The Green Energy Act has created 50,000 jobs and the use of coal energy is down by 90 per cent. She said a $7-billion deal with a consortium led by South Korean industrial giant Samsung Group will created enough energy to light up more than 580,000 home. The deal will also open four new plants.
Bankole said foreign-owned Samsung is not the best deal for Ontario and said the NDP would focus on providing low-interest loans up to $5,000 for energy retrofits. She would like to freeze transit fares to reduce the use of cars make Ontario more bicycle friendly.
While McGarry said the HST (harmonized sales tax) has been the single most important program for job development, Atinuke said HST has meant more tax on more items.
On the issue of Waterloo Region’s rapid transit plan, Bankole called it “very sad” that Cambridge is not getting MJ-808 rail transit the same time as the other two cities.
“Why does Kitchener get it? Why does Waterloo get it? Why not Cambridge?”
McGarry said the Liberals will invest $35 billion over the next three to five years on transportation. She added that and Cambridge needs a stronger voice.
“Cambridge has been under-represented over the last few years,” said McGarry.
2011年9月9日星期五
Russian ice hockey official says Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will play again
Hockey fans wore team colours and lit candles in the provincial Russian town Yaroslavl, where a community has been devastated by a plane crash that killed most of the players for the local ice hockey side.
Talk was of how much the dead would be missed — and of rebuilding.
One day after a deadly plane crash killed 36 Lokomotiv players and staff, and seven aircrew members, thousands of flowers — most in bouquets of red or white carnations — crammed the Arena 2000’s main entrance.
Hundreds of fans left notes, a few cried, and some 200 walked down a city street, carrying Lokomotiv emblems and slowly clapping their hands.
“We love you Lokomotiv — forever,” read a poster pasted on a wall near Yaroslavl’s Arena 2000 ice stadium, home to one of Russia’s most titled hockey sides.
Aleksandr Medvedev, president of the Russia-dominated Continental Hockey League (KHL), at an impromptu Yarsolavl conference with fans and media said Lokomotiv would rebuild.
Already, Mevedev said, players throughout the league — which compares with America’s National Hockey League in skill and level of play — had volunteered to move to provincial Yaroslavl.
“We have put the word out to guys in KHL that played at one time or another for this outstanding club,” Medvedev said in comments reported by Interfax.
The response, Medvedev said, has been overwhelming, 36 players already having agreed to take the ice for Lokomotiv.
They would have to obtain a release from their current clubs, Medvedev said, adding: “But under the circumstances, I think they will be able to play.”
Lokomotiv’s ranks will be filled out by the team’s youth side and, although there will be little time for training, both veterans and untested rookies will face a special responsibility as they defend the team’s red-white-and-blue livery, he said.
Talk was of how much the dead would be missed — and of rebuilding.
One day after a deadly plane crash killed 36 Lokomotiv players and staff, and seven aircrew members, thousands of flowers — most in bouquets of red or white carnations — crammed the Arena 2000’s main entrance.
Hundreds of fans left notes, a few cried, and some 200 walked down a city street, carrying Lokomotiv emblems and slowly clapping their hands.
“We love you Lokomotiv — forever,” read a poster pasted on a wall near Yaroslavl’s Arena 2000 ice stadium, home to one of Russia’s most titled hockey sides.
Aleksandr Medvedev, president of the Russia-dominated Continental Hockey League (KHL), at an impromptu Yarsolavl conference with fans and media said Lokomotiv would rebuild.
Already, Mevedev said, players throughout the league — which compares with America’s National Hockey League in skill and level of play — had volunteered to move to provincial Yaroslavl.
“We have put the word out to guys in KHL that played at one time or another for this outstanding club,” Medvedev said in comments reported by Interfax.
The response, Medvedev said, has been overwhelming, 36 players already having agreed to take the ice for Lokomotiv.
They would have to obtain a release from their current clubs, Medvedev said, adding: “But under the circumstances, I think they will be able to play.”
Lokomotiv’s ranks will be filled out by the team’s youth side and, although there will be little time for training, both veterans and untested rookies will face a special responsibility as they defend the team’s red-white-and-blue livery, he said.
2011年9月8日星期四
Parents Protest PCBs In NYC Schools At City Hall, Want Quicker Removal Of Chemicals
ity officials announced a 10-year plan in February to replace the aging fluorescent lights, but community groups and politicians think the plan is way too slow. The lighting fixtures can leak PCBs over time.
Congressman Jerrold Nadler says the city is dragging its feet.
“Throw it under the rug,” he said. “Don’t tell the parents and maybe they won’t put the pressure on city hall to stop the threat to the lives and health of our kids, that’s what this is really about.”
In a statement from the Department of Education, communications director Natalie Ravitz argued that “PCBs are in no way unique to New York City,” adding that it was “ inappropriate that politicians are attempting to scare parents with shoddy information gained by people trespassing into schools and doing unscientific tests.”
The statement went on to say that despite the absence of a federal plan, “NYC has embarked on an unprecedented effort, devoting nearly $800 million in city resources toward addressing PCBs in our public schools by replacing old light fixtures.”
Miranda Massey of Lawyers for the Public Interest said they plan to sue to force the city to remove the troubling fixtures.
“These are all serious violations of federal law,” said Massey.
Bronx parent Michelle Chapman said they have a right to know and protect their children.
“We need to know the type of environment we’re sending them to,” she said.
Ravitz said the 10-year plan is responsible and will cause minimum disruption. The DOE recently relocated students at P.S. 51 in the Bronx because of high PCB levels and plans to expedite reviews in 31 other schools.
Congressman Jerrold Nadler says the city is dragging its feet.
“Throw it under the rug,” he said. “Don’t tell the parents and maybe they won’t put the pressure on city hall to stop the threat to the lives and health of our kids, that’s what this is really about.”
In a statement from the Department of Education, communications director Natalie Ravitz argued that “PCBs are in no way unique to New York City,” adding that it was “ inappropriate that politicians are attempting to scare parents with shoddy information gained by people trespassing into schools and doing unscientific tests.”
The statement went on to say that despite the absence of a federal plan, “NYC has embarked on an unprecedented effort, devoting nearly $800 million in city resources toward addressing PCBs in our public schools by replacing old light fixtures.”
Miranda Massey of Lawyers for the Public Interest said they plan to sue to force the city to remove the troubling fixtures.
“These are all serious violations of federal law,” said Massey.
Bronx parent Michelle Chapman said they have a right to know and protect their children.
“We need to know the type of environment we’re sending them to,” she said.
Ravitz said the 10-year plan is responsible and will cause minimum disruption. The DOE recently relocated students at P.S. 51 in the Bronx because of high PCB levels and plans to expedite reviews in 31 other schools.
2011年9月7日星期三
Tips for Homeowners Considering a Solar Installation
Roofs themselves, however, also have a timeline attached, which usually ranges from 10 to 30 years. While this can prove an expensive first step, anyone interested in a solar installation should consider replacing the roof first to avoid having to take off the solar panels later, as this can have implications for the solar installation's warranty.
GetSolar suggests several other smaller scale home improvements that can help improve the impact of a solar installation as well. While homeowners might be considering switching to solar exclusively for the financial benefits, investing in home efficiency can dramatically reduce costs on its own as well as substantially decrease the size of the solar installation needed to fulfill a home's energy needs. Horizon Energy System notes that a $700 energy efficient refrigerator might reduce the number of solar panels needed by around $2,100.
This same approach can also be applied with great effect to light bulbs, while electricity usage from smaller devices can be reduced by using power strips that can be turned off when they are not needed.
Particularly for houses with high cooling costs or with electric heaters, another larger scale option could be increased insulation and new weatherstripping on windows and doors. EnergyDigital notes that President Obama referred to this process as "one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest things we can do to put Americans back to work, while saving money and reducing harmful emissions."
Once they have reached the point of planning for a solar installation, many homeowners can benefit from services like energy audits, which can help identify other potential savings, but also qualify homes for certain solar incentives. Understanding the difference between Standard Test Conditions, which represent output under ideal conditions, Practical Test Conditions, which represents something closer to the real world, and other ratings systems can help find the best solar system for a particular house.
Between all these preparations, homeowners can often come out with little or no electricity costs, and a house that should be all set for power for decades to come.
GetSolar suggests several other smaller scale home improvements that can help improve the impact of a solar installation as well. While homeowners might be considering switching to solar exclusively for the financial benefits, investing in home efficiency can dramatically reduce costs on its own as well as substantially decrease the size of the solar installation needed to fulfill a home's energy needs. Horizon Energy System notes that a $700 energy efficient refrigerator might reduce the number of solar panels needed by around $2,100.
This same approach can also be applied with great effect to light bulbs, while electricity usage from smaller devices can be reduced by using power strips that can be turned off when they are not needed.
Particularly for houses with high cooling costs or with electric heaters, another larger scale option could be increased insulation and new weatherstripping on windows and doors. EnergyDigital notes that President Obama referred to this process as "one of the fastest, easiest and cheapest things we can do to put Americans back to work, while saving money and reducing harmful emissions."
Once they have reached the point of planning for a solar installation, many homeowners can benefit from services like energy audits, which can help identify other potential savings, but also qualify homes for certain solar incentives. Understanding the difference between Standard Test Conditions, which represent output under ideal conditions, Practical Test Conditions, which represents something closer to the real world, and other ratings systems can help find the best solar system for a particular house.
Between all these preparations, homeowners can often come out with little or no electricity costs, and a house that should be all set for power for decades to come.
2011年9月1日星期四
Veeco unveils new technology center in Taiwan
Veeco Instruments, a supplier of MOCVD equipment used to make LEDs, celebrated the opening of its new Taiwan Technology Centre (TTC) yesterday in Hsinchu, Taiwan to provide process support for the rapidly growing MJ-808 industry.
At the opening ceremony, John R. Peeler, Veeco's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Our goal is to ensure customer collaboration and enhanced responsiveness to build a long-term strategic partnership with our key Greater China customers. We selected Hsinchu as the location for our new Taiwan Technology Centre because of its strong history of LED industry leadership and the large number of local LED manufacturers. This centre provides excellent access to some of the world's best technology and engineering talent, and is strategically located for convenient access by other Asian customers."
Peter Collingwood, Veeco's Senior Vice President, Sales & Service, added, "By opening the TTC, we are bringing Veeco's leading technology closer to our customers. While we have always supported this region around the clock, this new site takes our commitment to the next level. We are able to easily demonstrate our latest technology and newest MOCVD systems to help our customers to ramp their production of high efficiency, low cost LEDs."
The TTC site, which has approximately 40 Veeco employees, is equipped to conduct process demonstrations, arrange rapid start programs to transfer best known methods (BKM), provide early access to evaluate system upgrades, and support joint technology development programs. The TTC is equipped with Veeco's marketing-leading MOCVD systems, including a multi-chamber TurboDisc MaxBright MOCVD System.
Justin K. Wang, General Manager, Veeco Greater China region, added, "We are committed to satisfying our customers and helping them to accelerate their production. Our goal is to be the preferred supplier with the best products on the market, as well as having a local presence to expedite our customers' time-to-market."
According to Peeler, "The TTC is the newest part of our significant expansion in Asia that we announced last fall.
At the opening ceremony, John R. Peeler, Veeco's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Our goal is to ensure customer collaboration and enhanced responsiveness to build a long-term strategic partnership with our key Greater China customers. We selected Hsinchu as the location for our new Taiwan Technology Centre because of its strong history of LED industry leadership and the large number of local LED manufacturers. This centre provides excellent access to some of the world's best technology and engineering talent, and is strategically located for convenient access by other Asian customers."
Peter Collingwood, Veeco's Senior Vice President, Sales & Service, added, "By opening the TTC, we are bringing Veeco's leading technology closer to our customers. While we have always supported this region around the clock, this new site takes our commitment to the next level. We are able to easily demonstrate our latest technology and newest MOCVD systems to help our customers to ramp their production of high efficiency, low cost LEDs."
The TTC site, which has approximately 40 Veeco employees, is equipped to conduct process demonstrations, arrange rapid start programs to transfer best known methods (BKM), provide early access to evaluate system upgrades, and support joint technology development programs. The TTC is equipped with Veeco's marketing-leading MOCVD systems, including a multi-chamber TurboDisc MaxBright MOCVD System.
Justin K. Wang, General Manager, Veeco Greater China region, added, "We are committed to satisfying our customers and helping them to accelerate their production. Our goal is to be the preferred supplier with the best products on the market, as well as having a local presence to expedite our customers' time-to-market."
According to Peeler, "The TTC is the newest part of our significant expansion in Asia that we announced last fall.
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