Cree, Nanoleaf, Globe Electric, and Xiamen Yankon Energetic LED Lamps Win SEAD Global Efficiency Medals

The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative, an international collaboration of 17 member economies and an initiative under the Clean Energy Ministerial, has announced the winners of its Global Efficiency Medal competition for super-efficient household LED lamps. Manufacturers of winning products were honoured at an awards ceremony at the United Nations Environment Program in Paris, France.

Winning products in the international competition — LED lamps from Cree and Nanoleaf — were more than 80% more efficient than comparable incandescent lamps and more than 25% more efficient than compact fluorescent lamps. With grid-based lighting accounting for 15%–-19% of global electricity consumption, greater efficiency can reduce energy consumption, save money, and reduce carbon emissions. If all household bulbs sold were as efficient as the most efficient SEAD award-winning model, 850 terawatt-hours of electricity could be saved globally compared to 2010. This is equivalent to the annual electrical output of 225 large power plants, which would have a construction cost of over U.S. $187 billion.

Nanoleaf won the international award in the commercially available category for 60- to 75-watt replacement lamps with their Nanoleaf One product. Cree took top honours in the new technology category for 100-watt replacement light lamps.

“There are rapid efficiency improvements and cost reductions taking place in the global lighting industry,” said Gabrielle Dreyfus, the U.S. lead for the SEAD initiative. “This competition helps bring attention to that progress and to innovative manufacturers of leading-edge products.”

SEAD International Winners

• Nanoleaf One NL02-1200-3000K received the medal for a 75-watt replacement lamp (greater than 800 lumens light output, warm white colour temperature of 2700–3000K). It uses 10 watts, or 87% less energy than a comparable incandescent lamp and 44% less energy than a comparable compact fluorescent bulb.

• Cree BA21-16050OMF-12DE26-1U100 received the SEAD Global Efficiency Medal for a 100-watt replacement lamp (greater than 1,500 lumens light output, cool white colour temperature of 4000–5500K). It uses 18 watts, or 82% less energy than a comparable incandescent lamp and 22%-30% less energy than a comparable compact fluorescent bulb.

SEAD also recognized products that demonstrated the greatest energy efficiency in four competition regions: Australia, Europe, India, and North America.

SEAD Regional Winners

• Australia — One NL02-1200-3000K (Nanoleaf)

• Europe — YKA60C2-9.5W (Xiamen Yankon Energetic Lighting Co., Ltd.)

• India — YKA60C2-9.5W Xiamen (Yankon)

• North America — 31903 Globe Electric (Cree)

• North America: BA21-16050OMF-12DE26-1U100 (Cree)

SEAD will announce winners of its Global Efficiency Medal competition for super-efficient commercial lighting products next month. SEAD is a task within the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation. CLASP serves as the administrator for the Global Efficiency Medal competitions.