The Climate Group; LightSavers International: http://www.theclimategroup.org/programs/lightsavers/
The group is conducting a global trial of LED lamps in large world cities to evaluate product performance. Following this, they will work with these cities to scale up their pilots and partner with other levels of governments to encourage supporting policies.
SSL-Net: http://sslnet.ca
Dedicated to the advancement of Solid State Lighting in Canada, the network brings together researchers, industries, and government, to foster constant dialogues, knowledge sharing and facilitate collaborative projects between its members.
Lighting Facts website: http://www.lightingfacts.com/default.aspx?cp=content/products
A list of LED products and specifications maintained by the US Dept. Of Energy. To be included on the list, all products have to provide third party test reports.
DOE Gateway: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/gatewaydemos_results.html
US Dept. Of Energy website for their LED pilot projects, including detailed monitoring and evaluation reports of street lighting, parking lot and garage installations.
DOE CALIPER: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/caliper.html
US Dept. Of Energy website with quarterly benchmark reports reviewing the latest LED products in a variety of applications. Registered users can also download detailed test reports for each individual product.
Energy Star: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=ssl_res.pt_ssl
The Energy Star program maintains a list of qualified LED products which have met performance criteria.
DesignLights Consortium (DLC): http://designlights.org/solidstate.about.QualifiedProductsList_Publicv2.php
The DLC, a project of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership, maintains a list of qualified LED products meeting performance criteria for applications which aren’t yet covered by Energy Star.
DOE Municipal Solid State Lighting Consortium: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/consortium.html
A consortium of municipalities with regular workshops and working groups to help cities evaluate and implement advanced lighting technologies. Limited membership is open to Canadian municipalities.
Niagara Luminaire Initiative: http://niagaraluminaire.com/
The Niagara Luminaire Initiative aims to bring advanced street lighting projects from research & development through to fixture purchasing and deployment in the Niagara area. The first phase of the project will test, monitor and evaluate 20 of the leading LED street light fixtures.
LEDs Magazine: http://www.ledsmagazine.com/
A leading resource for the global LED community, serving thousands of readers that use, specify, design and manufacture LED-based products. They publish technical articles, cases studies as well as news, product and event information.
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LightSavers Canada is a program of the Canadian Urban Institute, Canada’s leading national membership organization devoted to building dynamic, economically prosperous, and sustainable urban regions nationally and abroad through partnerships and collaboration. |
 Natural Resources Canada is the founding sponsor of LightSavers Canada. |
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