OSLO, Norway --Ikea, which already has announced that it will shift to selling only LED lights by 2016, says it will make an even larger shift to renewable energy by 2020, according to a Reuters report. The Sweden-based home furnishings ...
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Almost nine out of every ten Brits will be rationing their energy use this winter in an attempt to swerve the much-publicised price hikes introduced by a number of the Big Six energy suppliers. According to new research undertaken by ...
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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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Datacentre energy requirements have grown massively in the past 12 months,suggesting that rising energy costs and stricter regulations are not helping to limit datacentre power use and cut carbon emissions. Between 2011 and 2012,power ...
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A comparison of walkway lighting in New York's Central Park using LED post-top luminaires from five manufacturers has shown reduced energy use and better life-cycle cost relative to metal-halide lamps. The US ...
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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 ...
DuPont Industrial Biosciences presented results of collaborative trials with Pacific Textiles Limited Ltd, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of custom fabrics, which demonstrate the significant sustainability benefits of bio-based enzymes used ...
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In what would be the state`s largest installation of LED street lighting,Xcel Energy wants to put up 529 of the energy-saving street lamps in West St.Paul,an experiment that could open the door to more cities making the switch--and possibly ...
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HIGH POINT -- Luonto Furniture will have a new showroom and a larger product line at the High Point Market, and as a promotion will have a drawing for a chance to win a luxury, electric hybrid Fisker Karma sports car. This sectional is ...
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•Industry leaders partner to deliver energy-efficient Philips lighting solutions to Jones Lang LaSalle clients •Partnership provides platform to drive sustainable transformation in energy use in global commercial real estate ...
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association(NEMA)today commended the Senate for passing several energy efficiency amendments to HR 4850,the Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act,before the chamber adjourned for the election. "NEMA ...
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Kohl's Department Stores announced that the company has been recognized with a 2012 Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award was presented at an event held in conjunction with ...
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If there's one thing that all businesses have in common,it's that the folks who are running them would like to save money.It doesn't matter whether you sell cars or computers,raise money for non-profits or run a website:you need to save ...
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Sumitomo Chemical has joined Holst Centre's shared research program on Printed Organic Lighting and Signage. The move will speed efforts to develop manufacturing processes for low-cost, flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). As a ...
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In San Antonio,Texas,CPS Energy has selected Toshiba TGT LED Luminaires to replace 20,000 HPS street lamps following extensive experimentation with multiple LED luminaires.Toshiba International Corporation(TIC)has announced that its TGT LED ...
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