A glut of manufacturing capacity and near-collapse in rare earth metal prices is driving down the cost and hence encouraging the rapid take-up of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. LED lights are based on semiconductors and therefore do ...
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Puget Sound Energy's Rock the Bulb: The Re-Energize Tour 2012 is coming to Bellevue on Oct. 27-28, offering residential electric customers the chance to save energy and hundreds of dollars on their electric bill. The utility will give PSE ...
LED lighting is going from strength to strength and soon it will render traditional ccc, according to interior experts James and Morris Carey. During the 1990s much was made of the energy efficiency of the compact fluorescent light bulb ...
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A compact fluorescent light bulb uses about 75 percent less energy than the old-fashioned kind and lasts up to 10 times longer. They may cost more upfront, but a net savings of $25 during the life of each bulb has spurred American ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the completion of the Series 18 testing of a group of 17 LED recessed wallwasher luminaires. The results indicate that, while some LED recessed wallwashers are already competitive with ...
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What do you do with your old fluorescent light bulbs? How are fluorescent bulbs different than other light bulbs? Why would fluorescent light bulbs leave landfills in a bad situation? Fluorescent light bulbs contain a hidden inner ...
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What do you do with your old fluorescent light bulbs?How are fluorescent bulbs different than other light bulbs?Why would fluorescent light bulbs leave landfills in a bad situation? Fluorescent light bulbs contain a hidden inner ...
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A total of 33,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) were distributed to the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the Central Visayas provinces of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor to replace their incandescent bulbs. The ...
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THE Department of Energy (DOE) is stepping up efforts to urge Filipinos to use energy-efficient lighting. DOE Luzon field office OIC Efren Balaoing, together with Baguio Representative Bernardo Vergara, launched the National Compact ...
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A new Kickstarter project created by Phil Bosua following six months of work on dozens of prototypes is aiming to reinvent a technology that essentially hasn't changed very much in the last 100 years: the light bulb. Sure, we've all ...
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SWITCH60,powered by LQD Cooling System,takes home top award at HD Boutique event in Miami SWITCH Lighting™,the first company to launch a family of liquid-cooled LED light bulbs with true incandescent-quality light,today announced ...
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Nearly 75 percent of Americans use compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. Light emitting diode (LED) bulbs use far less energy but can cost several times the price of CFL bulbs. So how do these bulbs stack up against each other? Many ...
If you've ever curiously browsed for LED bulbs, you may have noticed a whole new nomenclature and jargon - none of it recognizable, none of it helping you figure out how bright the damn the bulb is. I'll explain how to decipher packaging ...
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As part of its Home$ave energy efficiency program, Danville Utilities has partnered with the Danville Lowe's Home Improvement center to reduce the cost of compact fluorescent light bulbs. The bulbs that are eligible under the program ...
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Inspired by a European study on light sensitivity, a team of researchers looked into the potential impact of healthy human skin tissue (in vitro) being exposed to ultraviolet rays emitted from compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. The ...
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