| Kenosha Picks Amerlux for Street Lighting Retrofit Project September 3, 2010...Kenosha, Wisconsin will reportedly be retrofitting 750 of its downtown area street lights. The city has engaged Amerlux Global Lighting Solutions to do this project and still maintain its existing street light poles and refractors, thereby saving potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in replacement costs.
"In the spirit of making smart, thoughtful and informed decisions for its citizens, the city of Kenosha undertook a rigorous year-long evaluation process to ensure... IES Recognizes Carmanah Advanced Occupancy Sensing TechnologySeptember 3, 2010...Carmanah Technologies Corporation, a company known for its solar powered, LED luminaires has been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) in the 2010 IES Progress Report. The report recognizes the company's newly developed Advanced Occupancy Sensing technology, as providing a unique and significant advancement to the art and science of lighting.
According to Carmanah, the proprietary technology helps to overcome the limitations of conventional occupancy sensors that provide illumination... Zumtobel's LED Lighting Solution Brightens Hamburg’s Museum of Art and IndustrySeptember 3, 2010...Zumtobel’s Supersystem LED lighting systemhas been incorporated into the contemporary interior design of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. The Museum now welcomes its guests in an entrance hall flooded with light. As the museum’s technical director, Thomas Frey, points out, “From the very beginning we tended towards an LED solution, and now we have achieved a highly attractive result thanks to the professional technical support provided by... Burger King's First Energy Efficient Restaurant Employs LED Technology from Everlight ElectronicsAugust 31, 2010...Burger King opened its first energy efficient restaurant in early June in Waghäusel, Germany, with LED lighting technology from Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
According to Everlight and Burger King, the parking area is illuminated by six 60 W SL-Dolphin street lights in neutral white with Phoenix lighting pattern. The SL-Dolphin street lights feature a luminous flux of about 6,000 lm and a color temperature of 5,000 K. The asymmetric wide view... EU Ban on 75-Watt Incandescent Bulbs to Begin, Packaging to Have New InfoAugust 31, 2010...Beginning tomorrow the second stage of an EU regulation for the phase-out of incandescent lamps will be coming into force. The 75-Watt bulbs will gradually disappear from shop shelves. Retailers will be allowed to sell their existing stock, but production of the bulbs by manufacturers and importation of bulbs must cease.
As part of the phase-out plan a uniform Europe-wide duty to inform will also apply to new lamps... Philips Lumileds Chroma-Q Color Block Provides Stage Backlighting for Event in Cologne, GermanyAugust 31, 2010...At a large corporate event, some of Germany's most popular bands took the stage in Cologne at the Lanxess arena, one of Europe's largest all-purpose venues and host to concerts by an impressive range of international music stars.
Lighting designer Marcus Krömer specified 330 Chroma-Q Color Block 2 LED fixtures to provide stage scenic elements backlighting for the event.
Marcus needed a fixture that was bright enough to uplight a curved wall... Sharp Introduces LED Ceiling LightsAugust 26, 2010...Sharp Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, announced at a press conference that it is following up its LED lamps with LED-based ceiling lights
The new ceiling lights will come in six models in the Japanese market.
The luminaires will use the company's proprietary light diffusion technology. The ceiling lights have a thin design that is 43 mm at the thickest part and just 8 mm at the thinnest.
With three of the... Albeo Expands LED Lighting Production Line in Boulder, ColoradoAugust 26, 2010...Albeo of Boulder, Colorado USA, reports that the company is expanding into a new 20,000 square foot facility.
Albeo says that its new space will house larger production lines, an expanded quality control department, and new engineering and test labs enabling Albeo to better serve its diverse base of customers.
The company has more than doubled its revenue each year for the past three years. The company posted an average annual...
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