Industry News
Webcast on June 20, 2011: LED Replacements for Linear Fluorescent Lamps
On June 20, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host a 90-minute live webcast providing an up-to-date assessment of LED replacements for linear fluorescent lamps. In this webcast,…
Rotsch and Schulz of Licht Kunst Licht Win 28th Annual GE Edison Award
At LIGHTFAIR, GE presented its prestigious 2010 GE Edison Award to Alexander Rotsch and Andreas Schulz of Licht Kunst Licht AG, a lighting design firm in Bonn, Germany. The pair…
The Lighting Quotient Announces Recipient of $2,500 Shemitz Scholarship
The Lighting Quotient, in conjunction with the Illuminating Engineers Society (IES), launched the Sylvan Shemitz Memorial Scholarship to help foster the education of students entering the lighting field and encourage…
Point-Counterpoint on Fossil Fuels
In this SALON article by Michael Lind, “Everything You’ve Heard About Fossil Fuels May Be Wrong,” he argues that humans still enjoy access to abundant fossil fuel-based energy resources, particularly…
Product Monday: Series 741W by Neo-Ray
Neo-Ray’s Series 741W is a wall-mounted luminaire featuring a low-profile, crisp aluminum extrusion serving as a wall cove, while the high-performance single-lamp T5/T5HO optical system provides uniform indirect illumination. Available…
Electrical Contractor Magazine Publishes Article on OLEDs
OLED concept luminaire by Acuity BrandsFor its April cover story, Electrical Contractor Magazine published an article I wrote about OLEDs, drawing on information provided by the Department of Energy and…
Acuity Brands Launches The Acculamp Brand of LED Lamps
Acuity Brands Lighting has announced the introduction of the Acculamp product line, the company’s first-ever offering of LED lamps and the result of the previously announced business collaboration between Acuity…
Jim Brodrick on SSL Offerings at LIGHTFAIR
By Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Now that I’m back in the confines of my relatively calm office in our nation’s capital, I thought I’d share some thoughts on…
Opening Day at LIGHTFAIR in Philly
Highlights from the opening day at LIGHTFAIR International in Philadelphia.
Product Monday: Prescolite and Dual-Lite Partner on CFL Downlights
Prescolite and Dual-Lite have partnered to offer CFL downlights designed to optimize light output for low-mercury compact fluorescent lamps operating in emergency mode. Dual-Lite’s UFO-CF series of battery packs incorporate…
Contact
The LightNOW blog and newsletter are produced by Editor Suelynn Shiller
Lighting Solution Development
7889 River Hill Lane, Alexandria, PA 16611-2604