Shipboard LED Lighting: A Business Case Analysis

Abstract

This thesis is a Business Case Analysis (BCA) of the costs, benefits, and issues associated with implementation of LED-based lighting onboard U.S. Navy ships and submarines. It compares the life cycle costs of an LED lighting system versus the current fluorescent system for general overhead illumination. Cost savings through reduced energy demand and a reduction in maintenance requirements are the main expected benefits of LED fixture installation. Sensitivity analyses are conducted on the key cost drivers of LED fixture cost, number of fixtures per vessel and price of fuel. Finally, the BCA addresses some barriers to implementation to explore why the Navy has not more fully adopted LED lighting technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA514251

Entities

People

  • Christopher Cizek

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Cost Analysis
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Light Sources
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Petroleum
  • Second World War
  • Uss George Washington
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics