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Cree, Inc. has participated in a series of energy efficiency renovations across U.S. Embassies in Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Madrid, and Lisbon. Cree's installation of interior and exterior LED lighting is part of a program of the Alliance to Save Energy and The League of Green Embassies, a U.S. Department ...

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The Southern Co-operative based in Portsmouth, Hampshire with over 157 retail stores trading across 10 counties in the South of England wanted to improve its lighting quality and save electricity. In July 2010 Vision Accendo, LED Lighting specialist based in Eastleigh in Hampshire. in conjunction with IDC Electrical ...

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WAC Lighting of Garden City, New York USA, has introduced a skillfully crafted, stunning glass art form, the Brittany, LED pendant. It features layers of classic Italian opaline glass that blossom into a dramatic opalescent flower.  Gorgeous hues of amber, gold and milky blue come alive when illuminated.

Brittany operates with ...

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A Chevron gas station and ExtraMile food Market in Beaverton, Oregon USA recently underwent extensive eco-renovations, including the installation of interior and exterior LED lighting by Cree, Inc. Cree LED luminaires under the exterior canopy and inside the convenience store fully illuminate the Highland Chevron, which was rebuilt from the ...

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The City of Tulsa successfully collaborated with luminaire manufacturer, Amerlux, and LED manufacturer, Bridgelux, to install LED street lighting from Amerlux as part of the restoration of Tulsa’s historic Brady district.  About 200 Amerlux outdoor luminaires based on Bridgelux LED arrays are planned to illuminate the walkways around the new ...

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Lemnis Lighting of San Francisco, California USA, announced the debut of three lines of its popular Pharox LED replacement bulbs. The new lines of Pharox replacement bulbs target residential and commercial customers. The company points out that its 200-lumen Pharox BLU, breaks the $5 price point with ...

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Finelite Inc., a commercial building lighting system producer, unveiled a new, 10-year warranty for its High Performance Recessed LED (HPR-LED) luminaire collection. The company asserts that its HPR-LED luminaires offer twice the industry standard for lifetime operating hours, and the warranty doubles the standard coverage terms for optimal performance over ...

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The China government plans to set three levels of LED subsidies, according to a Digitimes article. The first subsidy is for the the central government to provide funding to LED firms to lower production costs. The second subsidy is for provinces and province-level municipalities will set up policies to ...

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The leading annual US exhibition and conference for the broader LED industry supply chain, Strategies in Light, took place this week, and there is no doubt we're seeing a lively industry. Revenue growth at the packaged LED industry has been moderated a bit by ...

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Universal Display Corporation, which is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey USA, announced that the company was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for outstanding achievements in solid-state lighting throughout 2011. Universal Display received the award during 'Transformations in Lighting,' the DOE's annual Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, held ...

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A recent episode of DIY network's "Bath Crasher" show featured MaxLite’s LED Lightbars. MaxLite’s LED Lightbars, which are offered in the MaxLED® family of products, were highlighted in Episode 404 of “Bath Crashers,” the “Basement Bathroom Overhaul.” The episode was first aired on Oct. 31, 2011 and will be re-running ...

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Osram Sylvania has introduced what it describes as one of the lighting industry’s smallest LED power supplies, the Optotronic® 25W. The Optotronic 25W LED Power Supply reportedly allows for greater flexibility in LED systems designs especially in confined or tight LED lighting applications such as display cases and down-lighting. ...

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Andy Hurst designed the lighting scheme that illuminated the 2012 Total Production International (TPi) Awards. The lighting design used nearly 300 Robe lighting LED fixtures. The event was staged at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith. The major Awards was lit entirely with Robe LED lightsources.

The lighting design ...

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Cooper Industries announced the acquisition of Fifth Light Technology, Ltd. ("Fifth Light"). Fifth Light is a privately owned company based in Oakville, Canada that specializes in the design, sale, and implementation of digitally addressable lighting interface (DALI) solutions and a suite of centralized building management software applications.

Cooper says FIfth ...

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Seoul Semiconductor has released the Acrich2 family of AC-powered LED. The company claims that the Acrich2 Linear Module exhibits efficacies, light output levels, and power factors comparable to DC LED solutions while eliminating the AC to DC power supply. The solution was exhibited at the Strategies in Light conference ...

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Lumenpulse Inc. of Montreal, Canada announced the release and immediate availability of Lumenfacade Horizontal, a linear, high-performance, LED projector with a slim, 2-inch profile. The Lumenfacade was developed for exterior floodlighting and wall grazing of tall structures, the Lumenfacade Horizontal's low-profile design makes it easy to conceal and integrate into ...

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Soraa, which was founded by Shuji Nakamura and Steve DenBaars, announced the launch of its flagship product, the Soraa LED MR16 lamp. Soraa claims that new replacement lamp is the first single-LED design to provide illumination equivalent to a 50-watt halogen MR16. Pricing was ...

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GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc. based in Taipei, Taiwan, announced that recently, a Porsche showroom in Florida, USA installed GlacialLight LED lights. The Porsche showroom replaced their outdated recessed halogen bulbs with GlacialLight's GL-BR30 LED lights. Customers and staff have noticed improved visibility ...

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Cree, Inc. announced its XT-E White LED, which the company says delivers twice the lumens-per-dollar of other LEDs and boasts the highest performance and efficacy in the industry. The company has chosen the approach of using silicon carbide to gain the performance needed. ...

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The Department of Energy has released it projections on the energy savings potential of LED white-light sources compared to conventional white light sources such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, and high intensity discharge. The DOE used an econometric model of the U.S. lighting market ...

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