ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the example of the Danish office lighting sector as a case study and discusses the main opportunities and challenges for the design and innovation of low-carbon lighting technologies. According to Rogers the diffusion of innovation, or the rate at which the consumers will accept or reject an innovation, will depend of the communication channels used to communicate the benefits of the product or service. The chapter analyses how to reduce energy consumption and losses throughout the product-service system and to find alternative substitutes for electricity based on fossil fuels in order to deliver a more sustainable lighting service. The product-service system analysis was supported by iterative interviews with relevant actors and experts within the Danish lighting sector. When considering a lighting product-service system it is necessary to consider efficiency from different perspectives. One of the main limitations to planning strategic implementation of eco-design and innovation within the clean technologies sector is the lack of broad holistic approaches.
