Industry News
2023 State Of The Cannabis Lighting Market
Cannabis Business Times along with Fluence have released their 2023 State of the Cannabis Lighting Market report. Cannabis growers have been struggling for several years due to supply chain…
Product Monday: Industville Expands Commercial Table Lamp Collection
Industville, a UK-based artisanal lighting manufacturer, recently expanded their table lamp collection, which now includes Ornate, Pillar Geometric, Wooden Geometric, and Marble Table Lamps. The lamps are ideal for commercial…
Electrification Impacts On Indoor Farming And Controlled Environments
In August, Greenhouse Product News published an article I wrote about electrification impacts on controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The primary strategy of local, state and national governments to address climate…
Chile Adopts New National Dark Sky Regulations
On October 18, 2023, a new lighting standard was issued in Chile that will reduce light pollution by placing stricter regulations on light-emitting sources. Chile has previously had regional…
NEMA, Zhaga, and Wire Connectors in Street Lighting Control Systems
By Maria Bragina, General Manager, Sundrax Electronics In the rapidly evolving lighting industry, the demand for efficient and reliable connection options has led to the standardization of specialized connectors like…
Big Box Retailers Getting Smaller
Big box retailers are increasingly opening smaller format stores. Historically, the largest retailers have been continually increasing the size of stores, in some cases as large as 500,000 square…
Product Monday: World’s First Light-Producing Window Shutters
Radiant Blinds LLC, a Texas-based manufacturer of window treatments, recently announced the launch of Lumina Shutters, the world’s first light-producing window shutters, designed to enhance the ambiance of any work or…
Bluetooth SIG Releases New Standard For Bluetooth NLC
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently announced its full-stack standard for wireless lighting control, Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control (NLC). It is designed to meet the scale, reliability, and security demands…
New USDA Program Can Pay 50% Of Rural Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Upgrades
Rural Energy for America is a new program of the US Department of Agriculture. The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small…
New Glass Could Cut Embodied Carbon By Half And Is 10X Stronger
LightNOW has recently covered advances in green aluminum, copper, and textiles. There has now been a large advancement in creating more environmentally friendly glass. Researchers at Penn State University…
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