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Architectural SSL Covers KFC/Taco Bell That Uses Almost All White LED Lighting
Yum! Brands, parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and other brands, is the world’s largest restaurant company with more than 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countries.…
March Issues of LightNOW Published
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Cree Announces New Line of LED Modules
Cree has announced that it is introducing a series of LED modules designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting by traditional luminaire manufacturers and speed time-to-market for their new…
GE and Konica Minolta to Show General Lighting-Quality Flexible OLEDs at LIGHTFAIR
GE Lighting has announced that it is previewing potential OLED lighting application ideas during two industry trade shows this year, Light + Building 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany and LightFair 2010…
Jim Brodrick on Round 9 CALiPER LED Product Testing
Guest post by Jim Brodrick, DOE [Recently], DOE published the latest round of test results for the Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) program, which provides an ongoing…
Toshiba Ceases Manufacture of Incandescent Lamps
PC World has reported that Toshiba has ended production of mass-market incandescent light bulbs after 120 years of making them. The company will focus on energy-efficient products such as LED.…
ASHRAE Launches Pilot Building Energy Labeling Program
A new program to inform building owners and operators, tenants and prospective buyers on the energy use of buildings, similar to a nutrition label on food or miles per gallon…
2010 DOE Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop to be Held April 21-22, 2010
The 2010 DOE SSL Manufacturing R&D workshop will be held at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA, on April 21-22. * Learn about SSL manufacturing trends in Asia,…
ENERGY STAR Proves Vulnerable to Easy Fraud
The Feather-Duster Fly-Strip Air FreshenerNow you can buy that gasoline-powered alarm clock you’ve always wanted. And ENERGY STAR apparently has some major work to do to regain its credibility. Consumers…
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