PR:enLighten bags two wins at the NSW Green Globe Awards

enLighten Australia has won two awards at the NSW Green Globe Awards held at Parliament House in Sydney. The company won the Energy Award (Energy, water and waste excellence awards category) for its collective contribution to date in commercial energy savings as well as the Environmental Innovation Award (Excellence in leadership and innovation category) for the recently launched multi-function LED light, ‘Chamaeleon’, which is claimed to deliver 93% energy savings.

The Chamaeleon is a multi-function light that provides a range of low energy solutions for fire stairs, car parks and back of house areas where energy is typically wasted due to lights being left on continuously. It is fitted with microwave (motion) and PE (light) sensors to ensure that permanent low energy background lighting is available at all times and provides full lighting when a space is occupied. 

“Addressing rising energy costs while complying with new government legislation to cut carbon emissions is now a serious obligation for building owners and operators,” said CEO David Whitfield. “For businesses who are stepping up to this challenge, enLighten’s full service methodology ensures that there is very minimal investment risk, a guaranteed ROI and short capital pay back times.”

It is estimated that lighting currently accounts for more than 20% costs in commercial and retail markets. enLighten’s products have the ability to reduce this consumption by over two thirds thus saving money on growing energy bills and reducing the impact on the environment, claims the company. enLighten, which was founded in 2008, has brought four new patented innovative products to market that claim to reduce energy use by more than 65%, consider the ‘whole of life’ functionality of the product (including maintenance) and provide a return on investment in less than three years.

“The cost of lighting in Australia equates to more than 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, with large commercial buildings being the major culprit. Replacing all 50 million fluorescent tube lights in Australia would reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing 2.5 million cars from Australian roads,” said Whitfield.