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Product Monday: SwitchSense Bulb Adapter by Wireless Environment
Wireless Environment’s SwitchSense Bulb Adapter is designed to enable LED and CFL lamps to operate for up to three hours during a power outage. When power is available, the product…
DOE LIGHTFAIR Presentations Posted
AT LIGHTFAIR, DOE experts presented on a wide range of solid-state lighting topics. These presentations, plus other materials, are now available for free download here.
Utility Rebates for LED Upgrades of T8 and T12 Fluorescent Systems
There are many LED solutions available to upgrade from fluorescent T8 or T12, from new luminaires to retrofit kits and replacement lamps. Utility rebates for these LED solutions are growing…
Lighting Research Center Authors National Academies Report on New Roadway Lighting Technologies
The rapid development of lighting technologies, particularly solid-state systems using LEDs, has opened a universe of new possibilities as well as new questions about roadway lighting in the United States,…
DOE Suspends L Prize PAR38 Competition
Effective June 13, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy suspended the L Prize PAR38 Competition. No entries will be accepted. The L Prize Competition launched in 2008 as the first…
Product Monday: LED Luminaires with Surveillance Technology
Hubbell Lighting and TOTUS Solutions, Inc., a provider of outdoor lighting-based security platforms, recently announced a strategic partnership to develop outdoor luminaires with state-of-the-art surveillance technology. Under the new partnership,…
DOE Publishes Additional Reports Evaluating LED T8 Lamps
LightNOW recently reported on an Application Summary Report published by the Department of Energy’s CALiPER program, which evaluated bare-lamp performance for 31 linear LED lamps and found that while the…
See All The LIGHTFAIR Innovation Award Entries
LIGHTFAIR was extraordinary this year, with many new products deserving attention. Dynamic control, color tuning, new forms and approaches, improving LED performance, extended control capabilities and more–get it all at…
IALD Announces Recipients of 31st Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards
Sixteen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from 10 countries comprise the winners of the 31st Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, recognized at…
Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Business Announces Winners of the 37th Annual SOURCE Awards
At LIGHTFAIR, Cooper Lighting announced the winners of the 37th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The annual competition, which began in 1977, focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge…
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