CFL manufacturer TCP, Inc. is introducing a new fully dimmable CFL product line incorporating a patent-pending high performance CFL ballast design that features proprietary NXP GreenChip power management IC chip technology. This new design approach, dubbed TruDim Technology, results in a CFL with smoother full range dimming performance from 100% down to 1%. The dimming [...]
Craig DiLouie
LED Journal Publishes 2010 Directory of LED Industry
The LED Industry Directory is LED Journal’s annual reference guide to LED manufacturers and suppliers. The 2010 edition contains listings of manufacturers and dealers of LED products in addition to service providers, and is available in hard copy ($195 plus $22 shipping if outside U.S. borders) or PDF ($225). Click here to order.
Howard Brandston: Just Say NO to New Energy Standards for Incandescent Lamps
Living legend Howard Brandston makes the case against new energy standards targeting the incandescent lamp here.
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Stray Light Optical Technologies Introduces First US Streetlight Featuring Light Emitting Plasma From LUXIM
Stray Light Optical Technologies recently introduced a new street light designed around LUXIM’s Light Emitting Plasma (LEP) technology. The luminaire is the first of Stray Light Optical’s Tesla series, the company’s portfolio of energy-efficient solutions for general lighting. The occasion marked the first public deployment of LUXIM’s LEP technology for streetlighting applications. The tic-tac-sized light [...]
2010 Energy Outlook: Energy Prices Expected to Continue General Upward Trend
Thomas has published a good wrap up and analysis of the Department of Energy’s 2010 Energy Outlook here.
TED Talk: The Orb, a Rotating LED Display
Inventor Nick Sears demos the first generation of the Orb, a rotating LED display that uses persistence of vision to create glowing 3D images. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
Architectural SSL Magazine Publishes “Rock Sugar” Project Feature
Architectural SSL recently published an article I wrote about Rock Sugar, a new 7,000+ sq.ft. Los Angeles restaurant offering Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian and East Indian food in opulent surroundings. The particular demands of the lighting design, coupled with strict requirements imposed by Title 24, disqualified many conventional lighting methods. Lighting designers Focus Lighting turned [...]
Cooper Lighting Announces Winners of the SOURCE Awards
Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 33rd Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR 2010 in Las Vegas at the Keynote Speaker luncheon on May 11 in front of an audience of 650 design professionals. Eight professional awards and five student awards were presented. Top honors in [...]
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Product Monday: Lithonia Announces RTLED General Lighting
Lithonia Lighting has announced the introduction of RTLED, a volumetric-distribution recessed luminaire that delivers white general lighting. The luminaire is powered by an advanced Samsung LED light engine to deliver high color rendering (80+ CRI), 3500K color temperature, and full range dimming with 0-10VDC control, enabling the luminaire to adjust light output to eliminate the [...]
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