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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By the end of this month, some 10,000 household electricity consumers in the first district of Oriental Mindoro will be enjoying the opportunity of using free compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The office of Oriental Mindoro Congressman ...
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Although it's always prudent to discuss the dangers of playing with matches and the importance of changing the batteries in our smoke detectors during Fire Prevention Week, local fire officials are warning about a new danger this year. ...
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Despite sluggish macro trends, Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) managed to start its fiscal 2013 on a positive note. A leading LED manufacturer, Cree posted its Q1 2013 earnings on October 16 with $316 million in revenue and a net income of $16 million. ...
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October marks the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the LED (light-emitting diode) by General Electric's Nick Holonyak, father of the GaAsP visible LED. That decade-old innovation in the lab is finally about to seriously disrupt ...
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Amidst much media buzz about efficient new lighting technologies and a general uproar about government light bulb "bans" worldwide, the most fundamental rule for saving energy on lighting seems to be fading: Make only as much of the right ...
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V. Sealing the Deal: Federal Standards In January 2012, a federal standard became effective that requires all light bulbs sold in the United States to be 28 percent more efficient than a normal incandescent light bulb, and to continue to ...
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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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Hazardous metal waste can affect brain and nervous system if not disposed of properly The city is likely to be chosen for a project on disposal of "fused" compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs that contain mercury - a hazardous metal that ...
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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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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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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 ...
An environment group has cautioned the public against the improper disposal of compact fluorescent lamps as these energy efficient lighting facilities can be highly toxic due to its mercury content and therefore hazardous to health and ...
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Newly announced GE Lighting commitments to Cleveland community exceed one quarter of a million dollars GE's investment includes $200,000 in ecomagination LED lights to illuminate the West Side Market and Public Square GE Lighting and Case ...
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