1. Energy Comparison
LED vs. CFL & LVTH
December 2010
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2. Company Profile
Formed 1992
Fibre Optic Signage
Fibre Optic Lighting
...intelligent lighting
2000 - LED
Interior
Exterior
Street lighting
Retrofit
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3. Services
Total Package
Design
Consultancy
Supply
Installation
Testing & Commissioning
Maintenance
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4. Completed Projects
Khalifa International Stadium – Doha, Qatar | Stargate Themed Amusement Park – Dubai | Emirates
Palace Hotel – Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Circuit | The Sea Palace Residence for HH The President
of the UAE | Private Yacht (My Dubai) for HH Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum | Private Residence for HH
Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum | Private Residence for HH Sheikh Mana Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | Microsoft
Building – Dubai Media City | The One and Only Royal Mirage Hotel – Dubai | Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Hotel – Dubai | Millennium I and Millennium II for Gulf Craft Yachts | The Silver Swan Yacht – Dubai |
The Dark Ride – Khalifa Park – Abu Dhabi | Museum of Islamic Arts – Doha, Qatar | Dubai International
Airport Terminal 1 – DCA | Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 – DCA | Asian Restaurant in The WAFI
Centre – Dubai | WAFI Shopping Mall – Dubai | Oasis Centre – Dubai | JW Marriott Hotel – Dubai |
The Magic Planet, Mall of the Emirates – Dubai | The Magic Planet, City Centre Mall – Dubai | Planet
Hollywood Restaurant – Dubai | Lulu Hypermarket – Dubai | Sharjah Mega Mall – Sharjah | Dubai Duty
Free – DCA | Nissan Showroom – Dubai | Lexus Showroom – Dubai | Shangri-La Hotel – Dubai |
Cinestar Cinema – Dubai and Ajman | Planet Sega, Bur Juman Shopping Mall – Dubai | Nakheel Palm
Island Sales Office and Show Homes – Dubai | DNATA / Emirates Sales Centre – Dubai | The Planetarium
Night Club, WAFI Centre – Dubai | Phase I, II & III, Dubai Internet City | Al Watba Towers – Abu Dhabi |
Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah – Dubai | Burj Al Arab Hotel – Dubai | Meydan Racecourse – Dubai |
The Palladium Theatre – Dubai | Al Futtaim Watches and Jewellery Stores – Dubai | Hard Rock Cafe –
Dubai | The Jumeirah Beach Hotel – Dubai | Boudoir Restaurant, Dubai Marine Beach Club | Bur Juman
Shopping Mall – Dubai | Various Private Villas and Palaces
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5. Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
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6. Stargate
Edutainment Centre
Zabeel Park, Dubai
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7. Energy Survey
Park Rotana – Abu Dhabi
Hotel
• Corridors
• Bedrooms
Arjaan
• Corridors
• Apartments
10,000 MR16s
Office Block
• Corridors
• Toilets
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8. Energy Comparison
Light Sources
Dichroic MR16 CFL MR16
50W 11W
1,500 hour lifetime 15,000 hour lifetime
AED 4 AED 39
OSRAM Parathom LED
4W
25,000 hour lifetime
AED 70
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9. Energy Comparison
Count Methodology
number
of lamps
Compare to LED
Multiply
wattages
over 5 year cycle
by operating hours
Determine
Add cost of Add cost
contribution to
replacement of man hours
energy bill @
lamps replacing lamps
AED 0.33 / kWh
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10. Energy Comparison
Scenario
- 5 Years operation
- 24 hours a day = 43,800 hours
- DEWA rate = AED 0.33 per kWh
- Replacement costs = AED 0.50 each
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11. Energy Comparison
The Figures
MR16 50W – AED 4.00 each – 1500 hours
Needs Costs to buy Costs to replace Costs to run
292,000 pieces AED 1,168,000 AED 146,000 AED 7,227,000
Total Cost = AED 8,541,000
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12. Energy Comparison
The Figures
CFL 11W – AED 39.00 each – 15,000 hours
Needs Costs to buy Costs to replace Costs to run
29,200 pieces AED 1,138,800 AED 14,600 AED 1,589,940
Total Cost = AED 2,743,340
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13. Energy Comparison
The Figures
LED 4W – AED 70.00 each – 25,000 hours
Needs Costs to buy Costs to replace Costs to run
17,520 pieces AED 1,226,400 AED 8,760 AED 578,160
Total Cost = AED 1,813,320
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14. Energy Comparison
Summary
MR16 50W Costs to buy Costs to replace Costs to run Total
292,000 pieces AED 1,168,000 AED 146,000 AED 7,227,000 AED 8,541,000
CFL 11W Costs to buy Costs to replace Costs to run Total
29,200 pieces AED 1,138,800 AED 14,600 AED 1,589,940 AED 2,743,340
LED 4W Costs to buy Costs to replace Costs to run Total
17,520 pieces AED 1,226,400 AED 8,760 AED 578,160 AED 1,813,320
The LED option saves >20 million kWh of energy
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15. Energy Comparison
Additional Benefits - LED
- Waste disposal significantly reduced
- No mercury unlike CFL lamps
- Reduced load on a/c removing heat from lamps
- Carbon foot print – Environmental responsibility
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16. Our Value
Why OSRAM and FibrePros?
• Reliability
?
• Reliability
• Reliability
? • Full 3 Year Warranty
• Local support
• Full accountability
• Energy surveys on other properties
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17. Rationale
Future Considerations
- Cost of traditional light sources WILL GO UP
- Cost of LED light sources WILL GO DOWN
- Cost of electricity MAY GO UP
- Cost of recycling WILL HAPPEN
- Staying ahead of the competition
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18. Thank You
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