A new bill has been proposed to the US House of Representatives’ natural resource committee to speed up the permitting process for mining valuable minerals. Hall Quinn, president and CEO of the National Mining Association (NMA), ...
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The US plastics industry has an “extremely good chance” to recover to production levels from before the global recession by the end of this year, barring a Eurozone meltdown or other unforeseen economic shocks, a senior official ...
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The J. Paul Getty museum near Los Angeles used 12W LED PAR38 lamps to replace 60W halogen lamps, and the DOE Gateway report projects a simple payback period of 2.3 years. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released another Gateway report ...
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American softwood exports to the Mena region in 2011 hit a record $18 million worth, prompting the participation of American Softwoods (AMSO) in an upcoming major wood and wood machinery show in Dubai. The sixth edition of the Dubai ...
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A new DOE report looks at the energy consumption of different lighting technologies over their entire lifetime, including manufacturing, transportation, use, and disposal. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report that ...
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Lemnis Lighting has a new line of LED lamps in its Pharox family with the 200-lm version priced under $5, but the low-lumen output of the initial products will limit the SSL applications in which the lamps can serve. Cost has stood as the ...
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The US DOE has released new specifications that target energy savings of up to 75% for LED and fluorescent troffers as well as LED parking-lot luminaires. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced new voluntary energy-saving ...
The US DOE has released a financial analysis tool that allows municipalities and utilities to calculate the cost of a retrofit LED-based street light installation including rebates, loan costs, energy savings and return on investment. The ...
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The manufacturing conference at Strategies in Light focused on methods for reducing cost through the manufacturing supply chain. Yesterday kicked off the manufacturing conference portion of Strategies in Light. Presenters discussed various ...
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A two year study of LED-lighting on Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive in New York City reveals that SSL offers marginally lower lifecycle costs than the incumbent HPS lighting. A new US Department of Energy (DOE) report details the results of a ...
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The US DOE has published a report that estimates the broad deployment of LED lighting could reduce energy consumption by nearly half by 2030, assuming roadmap targets for performance and price can be met. The US Department of Energy (DOE) ...
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The US Department of Energy has released a report describing the changes in the installed lighting market in the US over the last decade by technology and sector. The report indicates a 29% increase in average energy efficiency and a 14% ...
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Philips has announced to sell its LEDs which are recognized as the sole winner (so far) of the US Department of Energy’s “L Prize” competition for 60 W incandescent bulbs commercially from February. According to the DOE, ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to increase the efficiency of solid state lighting through projects that can incorporate the government with the industry. By improving solid state lighting technologies, lowering the cost and ...
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Designed to reduce electricity costs for outdoor lighting, the newly patented GE Lighting controller brings dimming capabilities to LED and HID outdoor fixtures. Designed to reduce electricity costs for outdoor lighting, the newly patented ...
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