Basic HTML Version
18
sustainabletimes
01732 759725
what’s new...
Blue Angel
shredders
In an industry first, IDEAL has
received Blue Angel accreditation
for its shredders. The eco-label
has been awarded to all models,
from the IDEAL 2360 to the
IDEAL 4005, in recognition of the
company’s ISO 14001-accredited
manufacturing processes and
the environmental features of its
products. These include automatic
and complete power cut-off after
30 minutes in stand-by mode
and solid shred bins that remove
the need for one-use plastic bags.
They also feature quiet motors
and specially hardened steel
cutting shafts that come with a
LifetimeWarranty. The shredders
are distributed in the UK by Duplo
International.
www.ideal-uk.co.uk
www.duplointernational.com
Plastic-free
substrate for printed
electronics
Powercoat from Arjowiggins Creative
Papers has been awarded a 2013
InterTech Technology award by The
Printing Industries of America. The
plastic-free, FSC-certified, 100%
recyclable and biodegradable paper-
based substrate has been developed
to simplify and reduce the cost
of integrating electronics with
printed graphics. It has numerous
applications in the labelling, packaging,
advertising, medical, food, textile and
pharmaceutical industries, including
the ability to embed RFID tags or
apply condition-sensitive sell-by dates
to fresh produce.With roll-to-roll
capability, it can also be used for large
scale prints, such as sensor walls and
flexible displays. Despite being plastic-
free, PowerCoat’s paper formulation and
coating has a polymer-like smoothness
and high thermal stability that prevents
discolouring when conductive inks are
fused to substrates. Its fine surface also
reduces the consumption of expensive
silver inks and allows high-resolution
fine patterning of any solution-based
electronic layer.
www.powercoatpaper.com
Best for energy efficiency
Philips has developed the world’s most energy-efficient warm
white LED lamp for general lighting applications. A replacement for
fluorescent tube lighting (TL) in offices and industry, the prototype
TLED delivers 200 lumens per watt (lm/W) compared to 100lm/W
with fluorescent lighting and 15lm/W with a traditional light bulb.
Converting fluorescent lamps to 200lm/W TLED lamps that are
twice as efficient will generate significant energy and cost savings.
In the US alone, fluorescent lights consume around 200 terawatts
of electricity annually. If these were all replaced with 200lm/W
TLEDs, the US would use 100 terawatts less energy, saving more
than US$12 billion and preventing 60 million metric tons of CO2
from being released into the atmosphere. The 200lm/W TLED lamp
is expected to go on sale in 2015. Lighting accounts for more than
19% of the world’s total electricity consumption.
A bulb for all
Osram’s 60-strong range of
LED lamps boasts models for
virtually every application and
price point, including classical
shapes and reflector lamps
with the option of premium
(LED Superstar) or economy
(LED Star) sub-brands.
Osram has calculated that if
every household in Germany
replaced just one 60-
watt incandescent
bulb with an LED
lamp, over half
a billion euros in
energy costs would
be saved.
www.osram.com
Keeping tabs on
energy
Rexel has launched a new
monitoring tool for measuring
the energy efficiency of a home,
office or retail environment. The
MeasureMyEnergy web portal
provides data on energy in real-
time, with easy-to-understand
graphs showing daily, weekly
and monthly usage statistics and
related costs. Email and SMS alerts
warn when appliances have been
left on, switch off unexpectedly or
run at unplanned times of the day.
The only way is up!
Already the winner of a Next
Generation award from NextGreenCar.
com, Volkswagen’s all-electric up! city
car accelerates from zero to 62 mph in
12.4 seconds and has a top speed of
81 mph. Its lithium-ion battery has a
range of 100 miles and can be charged
to 80% of capacity in under 30
minutes at a DC fast-charging station.
It can also be re-charged at a standard
230 Volt socket. UK sales are due to
start later this year, with deliveries
expected in early 2014.
www.volkswagen.co.uk
World first for Galaxy
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has become the first device to have TCO
Certified Smartphones accreditation. The new sustainability
certification addresses the entire lifecycle of a smartphone and
covers manufacturing standards, ergonomics, health and safety
and the use of hazardous materials. TCO Development has more
than 20 years’ experience in sustainability certifications for IT
products including displays, notebooks, tablets, smartphones,
desktops, all-in-one PCs, projectors and headsets.