Editor’s note: This is the executive summary of the Commercial Lighting Market Attitudes Study, which I produced in 2004 based on surveys of participants across the commercial lighting product sales channel. I’ve been receiving some renewed interest in the study, which people have found valuable, so I decided to offer the report’s conclusions here. What [...]
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OSRAM Is Now Officially Independent from Siemens
The spin-off of OSRAM Licht AG from Siemens is complete; OSRAM is now officially independent and is going public on the stock exchange.
Career Opportunity with Seattle City Light
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT Evaluation Supervisor (Energy Planning Supervisor) Salary: $42.54 – $49.56 Hourly Location: City Light, Conservation Resources Division, 901 Fifth Avenue, Room 1814, Seattle, Washington Job Type: Classified Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time Shift: Day Department: Seattle City Light Bargaining Unit: WSCCCE, Local 21 CL Supervisor Closing Date 07/23/13 04:00 PM Pacific Time Position Description: Seattle [...]
GE Lighting and Cooledge Lighting Collaborating on LED Light Sheets
GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting Inc. to develop a customized GE Lightech LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge’s first full range of LED light sheet solutions for luminaire companies. GE Lighting’s joint-development agreement with Cooledge extends beyond the LED driver integration to include the development of high [...]
Harvard Engineering and Venture Lighting Sign Distribution Agreement
Venture Lighting International, a manufacturer of metal halide lighting systems, recently announced that Harvard Engineering, a manufacturer of LED drivers and control products for the lighting industry, has signed a sole agreement with Venture. The agreement, which is for the distribution and sale of Harvard’s LeafNut solution in the USA and Canada, cements a longstanding [...]
Career Opportunity: Senior Development Engineer (1-2 positions)
California Lighting Technology Center – UC Davis Salary range: $4,866.00 – $8,758.33/MO Act as primary project manager for multiple CLTC research and technical projects. Develop novel research procedures and methodology to support CLTC research projects. Provide daily leadership and oversight of CLTC technical staff assigned to research projects. Effectively schedule and monitor CLTC research projects [...]
GE Lighting and Cooledge Lighting Collaborating on Next-Generation LED Light Sheets
GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting Inc. to develop a customized GE Lightech LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge’s first full range of LED light sheet solutions for fixture companies, which debuted at LIGHTFAIR. GE Lighting’s agreement with Cooledge extends beyond the LED driver integration to include the [...]
PowerSecure International Acquires Solais Lighting
LED product manufacturer Solais Lighting, Inc. recently announced its acquisition by PowerSecure International, Inc., a provider of utility and energy technologies to electric utilities and their industrial, institutional and commercial customers. The acquisition strengthens and complements PowerSecure’s existing LED business with Solais’ demonstrated strengths in innovation, product design, manufacturing, marketing and sales. As part of [...]
Toshiba Acquires GreenStar
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation (Toshiba) recently announced that it is acquiring GreenStar Products, Inc., manufacturer of LED luminaires for roadway, area and canopy lighting applications. In February 2012, Toshiba International Corporation entered into an agreement with San Antonio, Texas-based GreenStar to produce the LED luminaires and has since been marketing, selling and distributing the [...]
Luma and Luxim Merge
Luma Investments Limited, a Singapore holding company, and Luxim Corporation of Sunnyvale, California, a manufacturer of light-emitting plasma (LEP) products, recently announced a definitive merger agreement, creating a single energy-efficient lighting company.
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