IKEA Ceases Sale of Incandescent Lamps

Good Clean Tech is reporting that IKEA is no longer selling incandescent lamps. The article somewhat erroneously states, however, that all retailers will soon be following IKEA as the Energy…

2010 GE Edison Awards Entry Deadline Coming Up: January 10, 2011

Entries must be submitted by mail and must arrive (Cleveland, OH) no later than 10 January 2011! Click here for more information.

Philips Acquires Optimum Lighting

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it has acquired Optimum Lighting LLC, a privately owned company specializing in customized energy-efficient lighting solutions for the office, industry and retail segments. “Office…

Home Depot Devotes Special Section on Website to LED Lighting

Home Depot wrote to me recently to let me know that they have published a special section on their website entirely devoted to LED replacement lamps, with plenty of extra…

East Cleveland and GE Lighting Partner on Northeast Ohio’s First Major LED Streetlighting Installation

The City of East Cleveland is decreasing energy costs by replacing 45 standard-technology municipal streetlights with GE’s award-winning Evolve LED roadway streetlights. The project grows out of a long partnership…

Space Lighting Moves

Space Lighting has announced that is has moved to new offices and showroom in the Wynwood art district of Miami. The company’s new address is: 282 N.W. 25th Street Miami…

Product Monday: GE Hybrid Lamps

GE Lighting will bring to market this year a unique new incandescent-shaped light bulb that combines the instant brightness of halogen technology with the energy efficiency and longer rated life…

Product Monday: Pentron HO XL by OSRAM SYLVANIA

OSRAM SYLVANIA has unveiled the Pentron HO XL 54W T5HO lamp featuring a rated life of 60,000 hours. These 5,000-lumen lamps are available in 3000-6500K at 82 CRI with 93%…

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EPA Issues Guidance on PCB-Containing Fluorescent Ballasts

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released guidance recommending that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures. Click here to learn more. There…