A ban on the sale of inefficient lamps in the United Arab Emirates comes into effect on 1 July. The move is expected to save Dh668 million (£106.8 million) on energy bills annually. The ban is part of the UAE's indoor lighting ...
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Volvo Trucks has made in-cab LED lighting standard on all vehicles, and is offering LED headlamps on its VNL and VNX models. Volvo says the LED interior lights and headlamps consume one-eighth the energy required by standard incandescent ...
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US Xpress will spec'Truck-Lite's LED headlights on 1,950 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks in 2014,Truck-Lite announced. Freightliner made the LED headlights standard on its Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution models earlier this year,becoming ...
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U.S. Xpress equips their fleet's 2014 Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Truck-Lite's LED headlights. "Safety is always a key concern when we spec equipment. We look to be innovative and investigate those technologies that not only meet or ...
All ceiling-mounted fixtures are installed similarly, regardless of style. A key question you’ll have to answer is to determine if the electric box that houses the wiring connections in the ceiling will support the weight of the ...
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Saving energy and saving money go hand in hand when it comes to your household, and this is especially true when it comes to lighting. There are many ways to make your lighting more efficient; they are very easy to do and no, you won't have ...
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Wall sconces and vanity lights are lighting fixtures that mount on vertical surfaces. They are primarily used for ambient and task lighting. Most wall fixtures attach to a ceiling box with a swivel strap so you can easily adjust the ...
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I There is no incandescent apocalypse imminent, so you can save yourself the trouble of hoarding incandescent bulbs from Home Depot, as well as save yourself from unusual stares at the sales counter. There is no ban on incandescent ...
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LED Tape Light Rug Image courtesy of IMU Design LED tape light crocheted into a carpet? A unique application for LED tape light that can be walked on, sat on and even slept on. These are not your average uses for LED tape light. In ...
Manufacturers of high-priced headlight bulbs are touting brighter light and greater visibility down the road, which is alluring for drivers, but are they much different than standard bulbs? We put eight models of premium bulbs to the test ...
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It's lights out for the standard 100-watt incandescent light bulb after new national energy-efficiency laws took effect Monday. Consumers in Beaufort County, however, may have already noticed a shortage of the particular pear-shaped bulbs ...
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A new piece of equipment that can measure the intensity of LEDs has been developed by Missouri University of Science and Technology. The long-standing problem many cities have regarding their traffic light bulb maintenance and the ...
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In many of the nation's traffic lights, light-emitting diodes or LEDs with their brighter light and longer life have replaced standard bulbs. But knowing when to replace the signal heads has remained a guessing game, says Dr. Suzanna Long, ...
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Could a simple change in the shape of LED light bulbs help them make the breakthrough into the mainstream that has so far proved elusive? That is the hope of UK-based clean tech firm Zeta Controls, which is poised to launch a new patented ...
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With the start of the New Year, it was lights out in the U.S. for the production of the time-tested 100-watt incandescent light bulb, and over the next few years nearly all of the standard Edison filament bulbs will be phased out. A ...
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