As their name suggests, Streetlight Intelligence is a leader in developing new technology for adaptive street lighting. Streetlight Intelligence’s innovative Lumen IQ™ streetlight optimization system can be retrofitted into streetlights and uses wireless two-way communication to remotely control and dim individual streetlights during non-peak periods. A global positioning system assigns coordinates to each street light, allowing outages to be located, tracked and reported via wireless systems and the Internet. Streetlight Intelligence teamed up with the City of Prince George in a pilot project to test the Lumen IQ system in 65 luminaires—and it was a resounding success. The project employed various dimming levels.
Streetlights that were dimmed by 50 per cent achieved a 40 per cent power savings, with no impact on the safety of drivers or pedestrians, and the overall energy reduction was 25 per cent, compared with standard streetlights. Thanks to the City of Prince George’s generosity in sharing the pilot results, some 30 municipalities have already expressed interest in adopting the new technology, expanding the potential savings clear across the province. When it comes to energy-efficient street lighting, Streetlight Intelligence shines bright.
Two organizations—AMEC and Custom Dry Kiln Co., a division of Custom Air Conditioning Ltd.—have blazed a trail in lumber drying by developing advanced adaptive controls, an innovative technology with the potential to significantly reduce energy consumption in dehumidification kilns across BC. In the first North American application of the technology using softwood dimensional lumber, they partnered with BC Hydro to pilot-test the adaptive controls in a dehumidification kiln at Shawood Lumber, with lumber supplied by West Fraser Mills. The pilot showed significant reductions in electricity use and drying time, demonstrating that dehumidification technology with advanced controls is far more energy efficient than conventional drying.
Pulp industry experts have long known that low-consistency refining can reduce overall energy consumption in mechanical pulp mills. The University of British Columbia’s Department of Mechanical Engineering partnered with AFT-Finebar, BC Hydro and Catalyst Paper’s Elk Falls pulp mill to test whether decreasing the diameter of the refiner plates could significantly reduce the non-productive energy losses. The results were positive: the plates reduced the non-productive energy by 36 per cent, while improving pulp quality. Thanks to the leadership of UBC and its partners, BC pulp mills now have the potential to realize significant electricity savings in the mechanical refining process.
Streetlights that were dimmed by 50 per cent achieved a 40 per cent power savings, with no impact on the safety of drivers or pedestrians, and the overall energy reduction was 25 per cent, compared with standard streetlights. Thanks to the City of Prince George’s generosity in sharing the pilot results, some 30 municipalities have already expressed interest in adopting the new technology, expanding the potential savings clear across the province. When it comes to energy-efficient street lighting, Streetlight Intelligence shines bright.