SunSi Energies Inc., an internationalmanufacturer, seller and distributor of energy products andsolutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement withOn-Site Analysis Inc. ("OSA") to conduct a trial of SunSi's LightskyLED lighting products. OSA, a Florida-based company, will implement atest analysis over a three month period to measure energy savings andquantify the benefits of using the Lightsky LED lighting products atits 15,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in Marlborough,Massachusetts.
A light emitting diode ("LED") is a semiconductor device whichconverts electricity into light. LED lights are often considered a"green energy source" due to the absence of dangerous chemicals likemercury and their significant reduction in energy consumption withinvarious applications; ranging from 50% to 70% of traditional lightingproducts.
SunSi's LED lighting products are manufactured by ShanghaiLightsky ("Lightsky"), a leading manufacturer of LED products forcommercial and residential consumers with a large product portfolioranging from illumination and architectural lighting, to extra-largeoutdoor and indoor video LED display systems. Lightsky's productshave also been utilized in numerous high profile projects, includingShanghai International Airport, 2010 Shanghai World Expo, ShanghaiMetro Station and at Hong Kong University.
OSA is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution ofon-premise diagnostic instruments used to reduce equipment fleetoperating costs while favorably impacting the environment throughreduced hazardous waste disposal and consumption of naturalresources.
Positioned as both a technology and environmental company,OSA has an exceptional record of helping Fortune 500 companies,militaries, municipalities and multi-location fleet service providersreduce their consumption of oil by providing them with the technologyto safely extend the time interval between scheduled changes. OSAexpects to enter into a sub-distribution agreement with SunSi wherebyOSA will have the opportunity to offer Lightsky's LED technology tovery large energy consumers in the transportation, manufacturing anddistribution industries where OSA has numerous, high levelrelationships.
David Natan, SunSi's CEO, stated, "OSA is an ideal location to begindemonstrating the efficacy of our LED products because of OSA'sexpertise in quantifying test results, and their track record ofsuccess in commercializing their breakthrough energy-relatedtechnology to high profile companies. We are confident that we canclearly demonstrate the cost benefits of LED lighting through thesignificant reduction in energy consumption, as well as by generatingsavings in maintenance costs due to the significant reduction in thefrequency of required bulb replacement. We look forward to OSAbecoming a key sub-distributor of our LED products to their extensiveclient base in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico where we have theexclusive rights to Lightsky's products."
Jim Greer, Executive VP for OSA, stated, "We are very excited abouthaving the opportunity to install Lightsky's LED products at ourwarehouse facility in Massachusetts, and believe that the conversionfrom traditional lighting to energy saving LED lighting will begin toaccelerate dramatically in the upcoming years. We have alreadystarted to contact some of our key customers to inform them aboutLightsky's LED products and our cost savings quantification test, andlook forward to a long-term relationship with Lightsky."
2012年9月24日 星期一
2012年9月13日 星期四
Elton John delivers impressive set to packed Von Braun Center crowd
The 12-foot screen behind Elton John and his dapper, deft band flashed the word "BITCH" in white LED lights.
And then, after singing the first verse of his strutting classic, "The Bitch Is Back," John hopped onto the lid of his black grand piano, like a mountaineer who'd just scaled a peak.
By this point Wednesday night, it was the Von Braun Center audience that was atop a sierra...of John's hits. Hits from the '70s ("Rocket Man"). Hits from MTV ("I'm Still Standing"). Hits with banjos in them ("Honky Cat"). Hits from movie soundtracks (the "Almost Famous" sing-along "Tiny Dancer").
But the flamboyant English singer brought more than his back catalog with him. He brought his molasses-rich voice and impressive piano chops - the latter's gospel, soul, R&B and blues leanings were more evident in a live setting, particularly on John's '80s material that was stripped of its studio sheen, like "Sad Songs."
Opening with "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting," John was in command of his midrange and honky-tonk piano licks from the get go. That said, he did miss a few upper-register notes in the first couple of tunes, but eventually owned those as well. By the time John and his band dug into the joyous groove of "Philadelphia Freedom," the 65-year-old star was completely feeling it, hooting after hitting high-notes like he was 25.
John was clad in purple pants, shirt and a knee-length coat that was spangled-out like Vegas-era Elvis. The outlandish eyeglasses that were his visual trademark for decades were replaced by shiny Malcolm-X-type spectacles with amber lenses. In between virtually every song, Sir Elton strutted around the stage like the most fabulous preacher ever, pointing at the audience with both hands, his mouth agape with attitude like Mick Jagger's.
The energy did slow down a click though during the last third of the two-hour-and-a-half concert, due to a few too many slow numbers, such as "Nikita."
The VBC crowd was a mix of aunts in animal prints, polo-shirted dads, teenage daughters, skinny-jeans-wearing skinny guys, thirty-something gals in feather boas and novelty specs, and even the occasional Nixon-era acid burnout. A group of young-professional chicks seated next to me somehow managed to sneak an entire bottle of white wine into the show.
John's core five-piece, black-suited male band was anchored by two musicians that have been with him for decades: drummer Nigel Olsson swung all night, particularly on "Bennie and the Jets," which John goosed with a bordello-jazz solo. Exceptionally tan guitarist Davey Johnstone added vital texture to the material all night, whether it was using a slide and double-neck guitar to mimic pedal steel on "Tiny Dancer," busting out a mandolin on the deep-cut "Holiday Inn" or doing some prog-rock shredding on his Les Paul during "Madman Across the Water."
"The energy that he continues to put out," says Kurtts, who attended the show with husband Rob. "Elton's probably played "Rocket Man" 3,000 times, but he still plays it so furiously."
You may never encounter a performer that absolutely bathes in applause like Elton – or who seems so determined to give that energy back. Near the end of the night, John and his band - augmented by four female singers and two Croatians cellist (who opened the show playing instrumental covers of Michael Jackson, U2 and Nirvana) – left the stage following a rollicking "Crocodile Rock."
After the near-capacity arena clapped, whooped and stomped for a few minutes, John returned.
And then, after singing the first verse of his strutting classic, "The Bitch Is Back," John hopped onto the lid of his black grand piano, like a mountaineer who'd just scaled a peak.
By this point Wednesday night, it was the Von Braun Center audience that was atop a sierra...of John's hits. Hits from the '70s ("Rocket Man"). Hits from MTV ("I'm Still Standing"). Hits with banjos in them ("Honky Cat"). Hits from movie soundtracks (the "Almost Famous" sing-along "Tiny Dancer").
But the flamboyant English singer brought more than his back catalog with him. He brought his molasses-rich voice and impressive piano chops - the latter's gospel, soul, R&B and blues leanings were more evident in a live setting, particularly on John's '80s material that was stripped of its studio sheen, like "Sad Songs."
Opening with "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting," John was in command of his midrange and honky-tonk piano licks from the get go. That said, he did miss a few upper-register notes in the first couple of tunes, but eventually owned those as well. By the time John and his band dug into the joyous groove of "Philadelphia Freedom," the 65-year-old star was completely feeling it, hooting after hitting high-notes like he was 25.
John was clad in purple pants, shirt and a knee-length coat that was spangled-out like Vegas-era Elvis. The outlandish eyeglasses that were his visual trademark for decades were replaced by shiny Malcolm-X-type spectacles with amber lenses. In between virtually every song, Sir Elton strutted around the stage like the most fabulous preacher ever, pointing at the audience with both hands, his mouth agape with attitude like Mick Jagger's.
The energy did slow down a click though during the last third of the two-hour-and-a-half concert, due to a few too many slow numbers, such as "Nikita."
The VBC crowd was a mix of aunts in animal prints, polo-shirted dads, teenage daughters, skinny-jeans-wearing skinny guys, thirty-something gals in feather boas and novelty specs, and even the occasional Nixon-era acid burnout. A group of young-professional chicks seated next to me somehow managed to sneak an entire bottle of white wine into the show.
John's core five-piece, black-suited male band was anchored by two musicians that have been with him for decades: drummer Nigel Olsson swung all night, particularly on "Bennie and the Jets," which John goosed with a bordello-jazz solo. Exceptionally tan guitarist Davey Johnstone added vital texture to the material all night, whether it was using a slide and double-neck guitar to mimic pedal steel on "Tiny Dancer," busting out a mandolin on the deep-cut "Holiday Inn" or doing some prog-rock shredding on his Les Paul during "Madman Across the Water."
"The energy that he continues to put out," says Kurtts, who attended the show with husband Rob. "Elton's probably played "Rocket Man" 3,000 times, but he still plays it so furiously."
You may never encounter a performer that absolutely bathes in applause like Elton – or who seems so determined to give that energy back. Near the end of the night, John and his band - augmented by four female singers and two Croatians cellist (who opened the show playing instrumental covers of Michael Jackson, U2 and Nirvana) – left the stage following a rollicking "Crocodile Rock."
After the near-capacity arena clapped, whooped and stomped for a few minutes, John returned.
2012年9月3日 星期一
Solar pioneer spreading clean energy technology
SolEnergy owner Ken Olson has seen remote villages in Central America with no light. He knows the impact a small, two-watt solar panel can make.
“What does strike me is the great gap between these two worlds,” he said, of his recent travels to El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
“On one hand, we provide two-watt systems, basically the panel is the size of a paperback book — and on another we're filling roof tops and yards with solar here. Everyone here asks what's the payback.”
Olson said payback is the last thing on the minds of the remote villagers he has helped in the 10 years he has traveled for international rural development work. He estimates he has made at least 15 trips to Central and South America in the last decade, installing systems of all sizes. His average solar system size for his August relief trip was between two and 15 watts.
Last week, Olson returned from a trip with Trees, Water & People, a Fort Collins-based nonprofit that takes a community-based approach to sustainable development. The group works in collaboration with the Peace Corps and the U.S. State Department.
The two-week mission was part of a program to promote reforestation, clean cookstoves, and solar-powered and energy-efficient lighting in remote areas of Central America.
“My role is as a third-party evaluator,” Olson said. “I go and observe and report on the project's means and techniques and report back to the State Department,” he said. “There's a solar component to it for home lighting, so that's how I really got into it.”
“Trees, Water & People is a wonderful organization,” Olson said. “What a pleasure it was working with them. Their experience is not in solar. Their experience and depth of knowledge leans more toward fuel-efficient wood stoves, so I joined. To me, they are just a model organization.”
Olson has worked for more than 20 years in the solar energy field, and owns SolEnergy, a solar installation and design company at Third Street Center in Carbondale. He was the first person in Colorado to obtain North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners certification, now becoming a requirement for many installers on solar job sites in the U.S.
Today, Olson is seeing firsthand how his expertise in rural international development, energy efficiency, solar energy and LED lighting can change lives.
“You would not believe it,” he said. “It's interesting how with the availability of LEDS and smaller [solar] systems now has made such a difference. Clean energy technologies have matured and there are now financial mechanisms that make them affordable.”
While in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Olson traveled with two staffers with Trees, Water & People: Elliot Cooper, international program coordinator, and Sebastian Africano, international director. There were also Peace Corps workers at the locations they visited.
In some of the areas, including in Honduras and El Salvador, Peace Corps workers had been pulled out for safety. Living conditions were hardly comparable to Carbondale, Olson said. But he always felt safe.
“These were crude conditions,” he said. “All dirt floors. All the areas we pretty much went into were mountainous jungle. We would have 12-hour days riding in a truck on bumpy roads. But we normally felt safe.”
The group worked with local partners and NGOs. They helped welcome a renewable energy training facility in Honduras that will focus on cleaner-burning cookstoves to help reduce firewood consumption and indoor air pollution, and on solar lighting for the developing world.
“What does strike me is the great gap between these two worlds,” he said, of his recent travels to El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
“On one hand, we provide two-watt systems, basically the panel is the size of a paperback book — and on another we're filling roof tops and yards with solar here. Everyone here asks what's the payback.”
Olson said payback is the last thing on the minds of the remote villagers he has helped in the 10 years he has traveled for international rural development work. He estimates he has made at least 15 trips to Central and South America in the last decade, installing systems of all sizes. His average solar system size for his August relief trip was between two and 15 watts.
Last week, Olson returned from a trip with Trees, Water & People, a Fort Collins-based nonprofit that takes a community-based approach to sustainable development. The group works in collaboration with the Peace Corps and the U.S. State Department.
The two-week mission was part of a program to promote reforestation, clean cookstoves, and solar-powered and energy-efficient lighting in remote areas of Central America.
“My role is as a third-party evaluator,” Olson said. “I go and observe and report on the project's means and techniques and report back to the State Department,” he said. “There's a solar component to it for home lighting, so that's how I really got into it.”
“Trees, Water & People is a wonderful organization,” Olson said. “What a pleasure it was working with them. Their experience is not in solar. Their experience and depth of knowledge leans more toward fuel-efficient wood stoves, so I joined. To me, they are just a model organization.”
Olson has worked for more than 20 years in the solar energy field, and owns SolEnergy, a solar installation and design company at Third Street Center in Carbondale. He was the first person in Colorado to obtain North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners certification, now becoming a requirement for many installers on solar job sites in the U.S.
Today, Olson is seeing firsthand how his expertise in rural international development, energy efficiency, solar energy and LED lighting can change lives.
“You would not believe it,” he said. “It's interesting how with the availability of LEDS and smaller [solar] systems now has made such a difference. Clean energy technologies have matured and there are now financial mechanisms that make them affordable.”
While in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Olson traveled with two staffers with Trees, Water & People: Elliot Cooper, international program coordinator, and Sebastian Africano, international director. There were also Peace Corps workers at the locations they visited.
In some of the areas, including in Honduras and El Salvador, Peace Corps workers had been pulled out for safety. Living conditions were hardly comparable to Carbondale, Olson said. But he always felt safe.
“These were crude conditions,” he said. “All dirt floors. All the areas we pretty much went into were mountainous jungle. We would have 12-hour days riding in a truck on bumpy roads. But we normally felt safe.”
The group worked with local partners and NGOs. They helped welcome a renewable energy training facility in Honduras that will focus on cleaner-burning cookstoves to help reduce firewood consumption and indoor air pollution, and on solar lighting for the developing world.
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