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Product Monday: SwitchSense Bulb Adapter by Wireless Environment

Jun 23, 2014

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…

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

DOE LIGHTFAIR Presentations Posted

Jun 20, 2014

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.

LED + SSL

Utility Rebates for LED Upgrades of T8 and T12 Fluorescent Systems

Jun 19, 2014

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…

Research

Lighting Research Center Authors National Academies Report on New Roadway Lighting Technologies

Jun 18, 2014

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,…

Awards, LED + SSL

DOE Suspends L Prize PAR38 Competition

Jun 17, 2014

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…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: LED Luminaires with Surveillance Technology

Jun 16, 2014

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,…

LED + SSL

DOE Publishes Additional Reports Evaluating LED T8 Lamps

Jun 13, 2014

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…

Awards, Products + Technology

See All The LIGHTFAIR Innovation Award Entries

Jun 12, 2014

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…

Awards, Lighting Design

IALD Announces Recipients of 31st Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards

Jun 11, 2014

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…

Awards

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Business Announces Winners of the 37th Annual SOURCE Awards

Jun 10, 2014

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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