Innovative Lighting
by sanfranelectricsvc on 9/12/2017
The importance of light is easily taken for
granted. Good lighting can enhance
productivity, heighten safety, and create powerful
aesthetic experiences. Poor lighting can
disrupt lifestyles and even impact health. Yet,
as we develop a more sophisticated understanding
of how lighting influences standards
of living, and new technical and social innovations
emerge, the realms of what is possible
with lighting are rapidly expanding. If the benefits
of this rapid expansion are to be fully realised
then this accumulated knowledge must be
shared. The aim of this publication is to aid
this knowledge sharing and facilitate the transition
towards better lighting in society.
This transition may take many forms. One
example of such a transition tool, discussed at
multiple points within this publication, is the
Product-Service Systems (PSS) model. These
systems provide a radical re-conceptualisation
of standard business models. However, lighting
innovation has applications beyond the market.
Dynamic lighting models are being developed
that allow for intelligent control of learning
environments and ultimately, improved education.
These novel lighting approaches herald a
shift away from “sufficient lighting to undertake
a task” towards “value added by lighting
itself”.
This publication is a deliverable of the Development
to Dissemination (D2D) project,
which aims to enable “developed innovations
to be commercialised across the North Sea
Region”. D2D membership includes representatives
from business, government and academia,
from countries across the North Sea Region.
One partner is the International Institute for
Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE).
Another component of the D2D project is the
establishment of the “Samsø Award”. In collaboration
with the Samsø Energy Academy,
Denmark, the Samsø Award aims to “identify,
recognise and empower community-led ideas,
projects and examples that stimulate a transition
towards sustainability”. The collaboration
between students in the Masters programme in
Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management
(MESPOM) and the Academy helped
inspire the writing of this publication.
The following sections include nine case studies,
which discuss models and applications in
public, private and off-grid contexts. Case studies
within the public sector focus on the social
benefits available from novel lighting systems
(Section 1). Innovative business models are
explored within the lighting sector, including
the drivers and barriers to adoption of novel
approaches (Section 2). The report also discusses
lighting within off-grid systems (Section
3). The document concludes with additional
information regarding the MESPOM
programme, the Samsø Award and acknowledgement
of the people who contributed to the
report’s development.
This publication forms part of a series, produced
by MESPOM students, which can be
found in the Library.
