China Solar Government Lighting Design

How solar street lights work in China?

Solar road lights are installed in more than 400 villages in China in first 2 years (2010-2012) Solar driven LED street lighting provides high-quality, cost-efficient lighting using sunlight instead of conventional electricity. During the day a solar panel converts solar energy into electrical energy that is stored in a battery.

What are the main goals of LED lighting industry in China?

These include: 1) promoting the use of efficient lighting products in rural China; 2) emphasizing the overall efficacy of lighting fixtures rather than focusing only on bulb efficacy; and 3) promoting the healthy development of an emerging semiconductor lighting industry in the nation. 1. Background

Does China have a green light program?

Triggered by the nationwide power shortage of the mid-1990s, the Chinese government launched its Green Lights Program in 1996. Since then, this program has been continuously highlighted in the nation's 9th–12th Five-Year Plans (1996–2015). This paper presents a review and assessment of this program during the past two decades.

Is China's lighting industry export-led?

China's lighting industry has been export-led. Being the biggest lighting products producer in the world, China accounts for about 80% of the global production of CFLs, and one-third of ILs ( Xinhua News, 2014 ). A majority of the lamps manufactured in China are for export worldwide.

How effective are LED lights in China?

The efficacy of domestic white LED lamps increased from about 100 lm/W in 2011 to about 150 lm/W in 2015. In this period, the average growth rate of the LED industry in China in terms of sales (in Yuan) was about 30% annually. In 2015, LED lamps accounted for about 28% of the total lighting market in China in terms of sales (in Yuan).

How many high-efficiency lighting products are certified in China?

A voluntary ‘energy conservation certification’ scheme for ‘high-efficiency lighting products’ was established under the supervision of the China Quality Certification Center (CQC) in 2002. Under this scheme, a total of about 600 models of eight product types from forty-six Chinese manufacturers were certified as of 2005 ( Liu, 2012 ).