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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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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MAYOR Mauricio Domogan asked the Baguio City Council to approve the Terms of Reference (TOR) to pave way for the conversion of some 8,200 government lights into energy saving Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. The mayor met with members ...
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GE Lighting today announced John Strainic, a leader with a proven track record in lighting, will head the business's North America Consumer Lighting operation. In this newly created role, Strainic will be responsible for driving growth for ...
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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At a shareholders' conference held late September, B.J. Lee, chairman of LED chipmaker Epistar Inc., estimated 2013 would remain a tough year for the LED industry as a whole, constraining the manufacturers' revenue climbing at least until ...
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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 ...
Two years after it began phasing out incandescent bulbs, Swedish retailer Ikea is taking another step and planning to only sell energy-efficient LED lighting by 2016. In 2010, Ikea announced plans to have all incandescent bulbs out of ...
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — Oct. 8, 2012 — (NYSE:GE) —GE Lighting today announced John Strainic, a leader with a proven track record in lighting, will head the business's North America Consumer Lighting operation. In this ...
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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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The growth of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) and LED driver Integrated Circuit (IC) markets in the Asia-Pacific region is attributed to the large number of manufacturing plants in the region's countries, including China, Taiwan and Korea. ...
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Public Storage, the world's largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities, is expected to save up to $1.9 million in lighting costs annually after changing the way it illuminates its exterior signage. GE's LED sign lighting ...
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