Department of Energy (DOE) regulations for general-service fluorescent lamps, which take effect July 14, 2012, strengthen standards established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 while expanding coverage to include 8-ft. T8 lamps, 4-ft. T5 lamps and more wattages of 4-ft. T8 and T12 lamps. Aside from some exemptions, the regulations were expected to eliminate [...]

NEMA’s incandescent lamps shipment index for Q3 2011 decreased 1.2% from the previous quarter, but was up 21.5% compared to the same period last year. The year-over-year percentage (y/y) change is the largest swing, in either direction, since 2008. Compact fluorescent lamp shipments registered a slight gain of 0.9% over Q2 2011. Yet, the index [...]

Version 1.1 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR product specifications for solid-state luminaires will take effect on April 1, 2012, and replace the existing Residential Light Fixtures (RLF, V4.2) and Solid State Lighting Luminaires (SSL, V1.3) specifications. The lamps specification in is still under development, which is expected to consolidate the LED [...]

The National Lighting Bureau has launched the 33rd annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program, open to virtually anyone associated with a High-Benefit Lighting installation: owners, designers, facility or property managers, contractors, manufacturer’s representatives, utility employees and users, among others. The National Lighting Bureau coined the term High-Benefit Lighting to connote “function-focused” electric-illumination systems that are designed [...]

Lumenpulse Inc., a manufacturer of architectural LED-based lighting solutions, recently unveiled its completed Corporate Headquarters located in Montreal, Canada. Located near the city’s Lachine canal, the facility combines a 20,000 sq.ft. office space and an adjoining 45,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility where Lumenpulse fixtures or products are created. The office space is custom designed to reflect [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) has announced a $150 million funding opportunity for transformational energy technologies. ARPA-E’s mission is to identify and fund research to translate science into breakthrough energy technologies that are too risky for the private sector and that, if successfully developed, will create the foundation for [...]

Finelite has announced a new 10-year warranty for its High Performance Recessed LED (HPR-LED) luminaire collection. At twice the industry standard for lifetime operating hours, this warranty also doubles the standard coverage terms for optimal performance over the extended lifetime of the luminaire. The HPR-LED collection, introduced last fall, is a distinct new ambient fixture [...]

Evaluation methods and testing requirements for LED and solid-state lighting products are rapidly changing as new standards, metrics, and labeling programs become available to the lighting industry. As a result, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) has developed a new professional lighting seminar, the Photometry Institute, to be held April 11-12, 2012. In this two-day, interactive [...]

According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide revenue from zero energy buildings will grow rapidly over the next two decades, reaching almost $690 billion by 2020 and nearly $1.3 trillion by 2035. That represents a compound annual growth rate of 43%, with much of that growth occurring in the European Union. Pike Research’s [...]