GreenLight is a European voluntary programme where private and public organisations
commit to adopting energy-efficient lighting measures wherever it is financially beneficial
and maintains or improves lighting quality. GreenLight started in 2000 and has gained
success across Europe, hence this first newsletter to keep the ever-growing GreenLight
community informed about the programme developments. The GreenLight Programme
Manager welcomes all the readers and invites them to contribute to its success with
articles relevant to GreenLight.
> Read the Newsletter introductory letter by GreenLight Programme Manager P. Bertoldi

In this issue:

GREENLIGHT AWARDS
NEW PARTNERS
SUCCESS STORIES
MEDIA COVERAGE
EVENTS

The healthcare company Johnson & Johnson received the 2002 European GreenLight
Partner Award from European Commission officer Paolo Bertoldi. The GreenLight
Partner Award recognises and promotes the companies that have made an outstanding
contribution towards the goals of the programme.
> Read more

Five new Partners joined GreenLight in August and September 2002: Citigroup (in UK),
City of Sassari (Italy), Ayuntamiento de Macastre (Spain), Piraeus Bank (Greece), Ministry
of justice (France).
> Read more

SUCCESS STORIES

GreenLight Partner Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) has reduced
lighting energy use in three airports so far. Total savings exceed 1.5 million kWh/year.
Additional airports are now being considered.
> Read more

In Norway, by simply tuning up their lighting bus system, GreenLight Partner SAS
reduced its lighting energy use by ca. 30%. The investment will pay off within
five months by the savings.
> Read more

MEDIA COVERAGE

In its issue of 18 Sept., Le Monde dedicated one page to GreenLight. The programme
achievements will also be published in the November issue of Revista Indústria e
Ambiente (Portugal) and in the next issue of Electrosuisse magazine (Switzerland).
In The Netherlands, several magazines, among which the daily Cobouw, reported the
achievements of GreenLight Partner Casimir Lyceum. In Italy GreenLight Partner Banca
Monte dei Paschi di Siena presented its GreenLight activities in Gestione Energia
(read article). Finally, in Greece, GreenLight has been advertised in the press more than
20 times in the last 4-5 months (e.g. article 1 & 2).

EVENTS

GreenLight Partner Bank Brussels Lambert (BBL) was proud to present its achievements at
the 3rd edition of the Brussels Region Energy Week (Brussels, 11 - 25 October 2002).

GreenLight Partner TESCO will present its savings at the Energy Efficiency Business 
Week 2002 (Prague, 5 - 7 November 2002).

GreenLight will be explained to electricians during seminars organised in 9 localities
across the Czech Republic.
> Read more

GreenLight will be highlighted at the first Light Premiere International Conference
(Paris, 10 - 11 Dec. 2002 during Elec 2002 Fair).

IRELAND

On 7 October, GreenLight was explained to big energy consumers at a one-day
event organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland.
> For more information contact Chris Hughes

GreenLight was presented at the European Commission stand at the "PV in Europe"
conference and exhibition (Rome, 7 - 11 Oct.)

GreenLight National Contact Point FIRE gave a plenary speech on GreenLight at
the DG TREN conference on “Change of behaviour towards higher energy efficiency in
buildings” (Modena, 17 - 18 Oct.).

GreenLight supports a two-day post-graduate training course on energy optimization of
lighting systems (Milan, 18 - 19 Nov.).
> To read programme click here. For more information contact Mario De Renzio

There will be a presentation of GreenLight at the workshops organised for Italian energy
managers by the Federazione Italiana per l'uso Razionale del'Energia (Rimini, 7 Nov. and
Milan, 22 November). A similar presentation will be given at the workshop organised by the
Energy Agency of Lecce on 29 Nov.
> For more information contact Mario De Renzio

On 10 October, the Lorentz Casimir Lyceum in Eindhoven received the GreenLight
plaque from GreenLight National Contact Point NOVEM. The school manager was
interviewed and several magazines covered the event, among which the daily Cobouw.
> For more information contact Klaas Van Hoek

GreenLight will be presented on a stand at Ecoenergia 2002 - Energy Efficiency and
Endogenous Energy International Conference and Exhibition (Oeiras - Lisboa, 28 - 30 Oct.)

Presentation of GreenLight at MATELEC Fair (Madrid, 8 - 12 Oct.)

SWEDEN

On 17-18 October, all Swedish GreenLight Partners gathered on the initiative of the Swedish
Energy Agency STEM.
> Read more 

On 3 December, the Swiss Agency for Efficient Energy use will organise a GreenLight
Workshop.
> For more information contact Felix Frey

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	The healthcare company Johnson & Johnson received the 2002 European GreenLight Partner Award from European Commission officer Paolo Bertoldi. The Award Ceremony took place in May 2002, in Nice, during the joint international conference dedicated to Improving Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2002) and Energy-Efficient Lighting (Right Light 5). The GreenLight Partner Award recognises and promotes the companies that have made an outstanding contribution towards the goals of the programme. Johnson & Johnson obtained the prize for its real commitment to adopting energy-efficient lighting measures. It was the first organisation to join the European GreenLight programme in 2000.  In their Janssen Pharmaceutica facility in Belgium they have performed a relighting study for 75% of their 410 000 m² workspace. The actual relighted surface amounts 62 000 m². All new facilities are equipped with daylight- and occupancy-sensors, 26mm diameter fluorescent tubes with high efficiency ballasts and reflectors. In addition to less cooling needs, lower maintenance costs and better working conditions for employees, they reported 1 240 000 kWh/year savings which represents a 40% reduction of electricity use in the areas covered and 62 000 Euro/year energy cost savings. J&J Corporate Energy Director Harry Kauffman commented: "We see the European GreenLight Programme as increasing the awareness within our companies in Europe and providing technical information and tools to accelerate our lighting upgrades" The European Commission also awarded the 2002 GreenLight Endorser awards to ETAP and INRES for the large number of companies they enrolled and assisted in the GreenLight programme in 2001.
	Five new Partners joined GreenLight in August and September 2002: Citigroup (in UK), City of Sassari (Italy), Ayuntamiento de Macastre (Spain), Piraeus Bank (Greece), Ministry of justice (France). "Our company is strongly committed to helping preserve the environment for future generations and we are pleased to participate in EU GreenLight which will help us strengthen this commitment," said Iris Gold, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at Citigroup. "On an ongoing basis, we review and evaluate the infrastructure in our facilities and explore possibilities that will enable us to further benefit the environment," said John Killey of Citigroup’s Corporate Realty Services in London. "We are pleased to have been made aware of EU GreenLight, which promises to be both cost-effective and will contribute towards bettering the environment." See the full list of Partners
	GreenLight Partner Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) has reduced lighting energy use in three airports so far. Total savings exceed 1.5 million kWh/year. Additional airports are now being considered. In Barajas airport (Madrid), AENA corrected the over-lighting situation by installing flux dimmers on the first and ground floors. Lighting levels were reduced down to recommended levels. As a result, electricity use for lighting was cut by 40%.  Key data: Total upgraded floor area: 30 000 m2 Electricity reduction: 1 135 296 kWh/year Energy cost savings: 47 492 Euro/year Payback time: 3.2 years Other upgrades were performed in Tenerife and La Palma. The next airports to be upgraded will be those of Palma de Mallorca and Almeria. Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) is a public entity in charge of the administration, maintenance and  development  of the airports and Spanish control centres. AENA manages an integrated net of 42 airports.
	In Norway, by simply tuning up their lighting bus system, GreenLight Partner SAS reduced its lighting energy use by ca. 30%. The investment will pay off within 5 months. In 1998, after their EIB bus system had been installed, no real commissioning was performed. While joining the GreenLight programme, SAS Norway undertook a survey of their building and exterior spaces. They hired a consultant to propose actions and calculate the energy savings. They realised that, by simply tuning up the existing bus system, they would reduce lighting operating time and save 30% of their lighting electricity use. They managed to do it themselves and since the building has separate measurements on each of the electrical distribution systems' main risers, it was easy for them to measure the electricity consumption before and after the bus system was optimised. The result shows the importance of commissioning properly the lighting control systems. It shows also that it doesn't need a lot of money to achieve significant savings. In the present case, the total investment was 0.30 Euro/m2. It was reimbursed within 5 months. SAS is keen on repeating this successful experience in other buildings. Key data: Total upgraded floor area: 49 210 m2 Electricity reduction: 813 280 kWh/year Energy cost savings: 39 200 Euro/year Payback time: 0.4 years
	GreenLight will be explained to electricians during seminars organised in 9 localities across the Czech Republic. During these seminars, lighting professionals give lectures on various energy-efficient lighting topics, including GreenLight. The attendance is composed of about 30-50 electricians, light- and wire-installing companies and designers. These seminars are sponsored by the IFC/GEF Efficient Lighting Initiative and the Moravian Electro-engineering Union. The seminars cover the entire Czech Republic. Nine localities have been chosen: Date Place 16-17. 9. 2002 Brno 6. 11. 2002 Prague, KCP 27. 11. 2002 Ústí nad Labem 4. 12. 2002 Olomouc January 2003 Pilsen January 2003 Ostrava February 2003 České Budějovice February 2003 Kroměříž March 2003 Hradec Králové For more information contact Martin Dasek (at SEVEn)
	On 17-18 October, all Swedish GreenLight Partners will gather on the initiative of the Swedish Energy Agency STEM. GreenLight Managers will have the opportunity to discuss lighting issues with their peers. Manufacturers will be invited to present products related to the areas of interest of these managers, such as lighting controls. Managers will be provided with a GreenLight Tool Box consisting of: Time schedule (what to do and when) Reporting form with time schedule for lighting audits (to be returned within three months) Audit form for energy use Audit form for visual conditions Life Cycle Cost (LCC) schedule (for existing and new installations) LCC guide (how to fill in the LCC schedule) Instruments for measuring lighting parameters (where to buy and costs) Lighting requirements GreenLight reporting form Addresses of GreenLight contacts and all partners The Tool Box is in Swedish and available in both paper and digital form. For more information contact Lotta Bångens.

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