A new survey has found that two-thirds of councils are either switching off or dimming street lights to save money. The survey, by The Daily Telegraph, was made up of responses from 122 councils. It found 35 councils had turned lights ...
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"These guidelines should permit the discovery of new and improved phosphors in a rational rather than trial-and-error manner," said Ram Seshadri, a professor in the university's Department of Materials as well as in its Department of ...
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By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Center (SSLEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED lighting –– allowing for ...
Buckinghamshire County Council has begun its LED street light replacement strategy that will see the installation of more than 1,000 LED luminaires before the end of this year. It's the first phase in a three-year programme of works to ...
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Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has been selected by the government of the city of Buenos Aires to renew its street lighting system with LED technology. Philips will replace the majority of the 125,000 existing street lights ...
Philips has been commissioned by the City of Buenos Aires to replace 125,000 of its street lights with LED luminaires. 10,000 luminaires have already been installed to date in the large-scale three-year project and it is estimated that ...
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The Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), a wholesale power supplier, was awarded a recent U.S. Department of Energy grant to fund the retrofitting of outdoor street lights in member communities with light emitting plasma and LED street ...
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The Okapi LED luminaire is the latest addition to GE Lighting's exterior range. This energy efficient luminaire is available in three mounting options, to offer a flexible LED outdoor lighting solution. The combination between the ...
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The Bay Area Climate Collaborative and Eaton's Cooper Lighting division today announced their collaboration on the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative. The region-wide project is designed to facilitate the upgrade of 200,000+ ...
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Contrary to the actions of many local authorities across the country, Nottinghamshire County Council is set to reverse its policy of switching off street lights during the night. Since 2010 more than 6,000 street lights have been dark ...
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According to a new study from ElectroniCast Consultants, the consumption of LED lamps in the US was US$891 million in 2012. The firm forecasts the consumption value will reach US$2.77 billion in 2017 representing an average annual growth ...
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General lighting LED lamp sales taking off in US and APAC 29 Aug 2013 Although unit prices will drop off, both markets set for absolute growth over next 5 years, says analyst. Sales volumes of general lighting LEDs will flourish over ...
Evolucia, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed the initial installations of its 200 Watt LED cobra head fixtures along the main thoroughfares in Pompano Beach, Florida. The city of 100,000+ is replacing its inefficient 460 ...
Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology reported its July consolidated revenue of NT$17.89 billion, up 4% M-o-M and 3% Y-o-Y. Revenue continued to grow in all of Lite-On’s Strategic Business Groups (SBG), of which Power SBG, ...
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Cree, Inc. today announced a technology breakthrough for the LED street lighting market. The XSPR LED Residential Street Light delivers better lighting while consuming over 65 percent less energy at an initial cost as low as $99 for common ...
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