III. Bringing the Market to the Product At the same time the CFL was being developed into a marketable product, the energy efficiency industry was developing into a formidable market force. Many states had adopted legislative and ...
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This is the first in a three-part series of the behind-the-scenes story of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL). A Brighter Idea: The Untold Story of the CFL, originally featured in the October 2012 issue of Electricity Journal, is a ...
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The Lightpot Seed starting with grow lights is fun and economical. It allows you to choose from a wider variety of seeds, get a jump start on spring planting, and is less expensive than buying the seedlings at the local nursery. The ...
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Photo: Courtesy The Vintage Technology Association Nick Holonyak was sure the LED would replace the incandescent light bulb when he presented it to GE executives 50 years ago. While the incandescent is still king in homes across the ...
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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 Portland startup is angling to capitalize on the coming spike in sales of LED lighting as prices for the ultra-efficient lighting technology start a downward path. Sam Manafi, president of LED Trail, said he doesn't want to see the ...
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Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs is studying the feasibility of subsidizing households which replace fluorescent lighting and incandescent lights with LED light bulbs, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Francis Liang made the remark on ...
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. -- Swedish retail giant Ikea plans a move to all-LED lighting in its 38 U.S. stores by 2016. Ikea reports that replacing existing lighting with LED, or light-emitting diode lights, will cut energy costs in half or more, ...
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Philips opens its first ever lighting store in the UK this week, with a focus on showcasing the latest LED technology. Philips Light Gallery, situated in London's Westbourne Grove, will offer a range of lighting solutions for living ...
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China's government has been providing subsidies to help its domestic LED industry. Some firms have been benefitting but others remain in limbo amid rapid product price falls. Slowing demand for LED billboards According to sources from ...
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In the US, much of the legislation that was written in 2007 which would make the incandescent obsolete because they do not meet the energy efficiency standards was recently overturned in December 2011. What's left is efficiency standards ...
LED Spotlights are a fantastic combination of form and function that really deliver great results when it comes to lighting your home. Traditionally spotlights are more commonly associated with commercial settings such as clubs, bars, ...
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"Oh Kickstarter, is there anything you can't do?" Apparently not, given the supremely exciting level of participation in the Kickstarter effort for the LIFX, a WiFi-enabled, multi-colored, energy-efficient LED light bulb that you can ...
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2012 Independent & Innovation Development Forum of LCD Glass Substrates was held in Beijing recently. The forum was organized by CAPS, leaderships of NPC, CAPS, CPPCC, MIIT and CSRC attended the forum. Experts from DRC, NDRC, MOST, SASAC ...
Start to look into LED lighting and quickly it becomes obvious that one type of LED will not suit all situations. After a while, you get sophisticated enough to take colour-rendering index (CRI) and colour temperature into account, ...
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