GLG invests $3 million in Illumitex as part of the LED company's latest round of private equity funding. AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illumitex, Inc., developers of industry-shifting high-brightness LEDs and emerging LED technology, ...
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The sun was the guest of honor at the grand opening of Schneider Electric's new solar farm at the company's Smyrna, Tenn. manufacturing plant. It showed up early and stayed all day. The bright sunshine over the hills of middle ...
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Frost + Sullivan's report reveals the LED market could expand up to $2 billion by 2017. The expansion could be even greater if the market narrows the gap between LED and CFL costs. Analysis from Frost + Sullivan revealed that the light ...
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Frost + Sullivan's report reveals the LED market could expand up to $2 billion by 2017. The expansion could be even greater if the market narrows the gap between LED and CFL costs. Analysis from Frost + Sullivan revealed that the light ...
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Designed to reduce the initial cost of LED lighting systems, Lunera introduced a leasing program that allow positive cash flow in the first year, and a rebate locator on its website tracks down local rebates. Lunera Lighting Inc., a Redwood ...
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The largest retailer of health and wellness products in North America, GNC, has installed LED lamps from Lighting Science Group in stores throughout the US and Canada. General Nutrition Centers (GNC, NYSE: GNC), a Pittsburgh, PA-based ...
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Solar firms are bracing for the possible effects on the solar market due to the debt crisis in the US. The debt crisis could cause a downturn of the global economy and curb installation demand. Demand in the solar market has been returning ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), and Eurus Energy America Corporation have begun commercial operations at the 45-megawatt Avenal Solar Generating Facility, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility in ...
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NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), and Eurus Energy America Corporation have begun commercial operations at the 45-megawatt Avenal Solar Generating Facility, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility in ...
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Tokyo, Japan--A white-light LED spotlight introduced in Japan this week by Ushio achieves a color-rendering index as high as 97 (100 is perfect) by combining violet-emitting LED chips with red, green, and blue phosphors. This is in contrast ...
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The LED lighting market has been performing relatively well compared to the LED TV backlight market. According to Delta, the sweet spot for LED lighting prices will be reached around the second half of 2011 to 2012. Delta expects LED light ...
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Despite a recovery in global solar installations in the second half of the year, plunging prices will result in zero revenue growth for the photovoltaic (PV) module business in 2011, according to research from the IHS iSuppli. The first six ...
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The price of polysilicon has been increasing with the return of demand in the third quarter. Other segments of the supply chain such as solar wafers, cells and modules have all been stuck with low prices despite the return of demand. The ...
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