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The following publications are excellent core resources for those new to sustainable public lighting and for those already working in the area. - Lighting the Way: A Local Government Guide to Energy Efficient Public Lighting on Minor Roads (February 2007), the Australian Greenhouse Office in the former Department of the Environment and Heritage. [PDF document, 539KB] A local government guide looking at the technical, liability, risk, regulatory and financial aspects of energy efficient public lighting.
- Public Lighting in Australia - Energy Efficiency Challenges and Opportunities (2005), the Australian Greenhouse Office, in the former Department of the Environment and Heritage. [PDF document, 804KB] An overview of the current state of sustainable public lighting in Australia. Contains information on greenhouse gas emissions, stock, decision-making, technologies, challenges and opportunities, and makes recommendations for future action.
- Sustainable public lighting in Australia: a local government perspective on work to date and future directions (2008), paper presented to the International Solar Cities Congress in February 2008 by ICLEI Oceania. Discusses how the fragmented nature of the delivery of public lighting services (within and between councils and across the supply chain), means local governments tend to lack the legal power, informal influence, technical information and financial skills required. It also outlines work to date by councils and other stakeholders.
State-specific publications - South Australian Strategic Action Planning Guide for Sustainable Public Lighting (2006), ICLEI Oceania. [PDF document, 7MB] A South Australia-specific guide for local government focusing on strategic capacity building through developing and implementing Sustainable Public Lighting Action Plans. Includes tools, templates, advice, case studies, information and further resources.
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Bright Sparks
The Bright Sparks bulletin provides information about sustainable public lighting in Victoria. The bulletin was initially funded by Sustainability Victoria through the Sustainable Public Lighting Initiative (SPLI), providing a forum for council, developers, distributors and others to discuss issues relating to sustainable public lighting.
In 2007, Sustainability Victoria contracted Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (NAGA) to produce a number of new Bright Sparks bulletins. If you'd like to join the Bright Sparks mailing list email ICLEI Oceania, and if you've got an articles/idea for the next issue, please email Judy Bush, Coordinator, Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action.
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This is a new section, more articles will be added over the coming weeks. - Sustainable Public Lighting: The current state of play and future developments (August 2007), by Paul Brown B.Eng(Env), Cert.IV(RET), Chair, Victorian Sustainable Public Lighting Action Group and Director, Ironbark Sustainability. Published in the Electrical Engineering Society of Australia Journal. This paper describes the current options for energy efficient public lighting (to decrease energy usage in streetlighting by 50% whilst maintaining the same or improved performance), their status in terms of industry acceptance and processes within the industry to implement these technologies.
- Streetlamps outshine the Milky Way (12 March 2007), Alok Jha, The Guardian. A survey by amateur astronomers in Britain has revealed that light pollution - caused in large part by street lights - has significantly reduced the number of stars that can be seen at night.
- Final report. Lot 9: Public streetlighting (European report), P. Van Tichelen, T. Geerken, B. Jansen , M. Vanden Bosch (Laborelec), V. Van Hoof, L. Vanhooydonck (Kreios), A. Vercalsteren (January 2007) This comprehensive preparatory study for the European Commission provides information on whether and which eco-design requirements could be set for street lighting products under the framework of Directive 2005/32/EC on eco-design requirements for energy-using products. This report specifically recommends the removal of high pressure mercury vapour lights from Europe by 2010.
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