Lighting Industry

Energy + Environment, Lighting Industry

EPA and DOE Recognize OSRAM SYLVANIA with 2010 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded OSRAM SYLVANIA a 2010 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of the company’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. It is the ninth consecutive year the company has received an ENERGY STAR award. OSRAM SYLVANIA’s accomplishments will [...]

Lighting Industry

Herman Goldman Approaches 70th Year with Capitol Lighting

The Star-Ledger recently reported the story of Herman Goldman, a 96-year-old who has worked for Capitol Lighting, one of New Jersey’s oldest family-owned lighting stores, for nearly 70 years. Four out of five days a week, he can be found rebuilding luminaires as Capitol Lighting’s clearance manager. Check out the story here.

LED + SSL, Lighting Industry

OSRAM Enters Joint Venture with LED System and Solution Specialist Traxon Technologies

OSRAM has strengthened its portfolio in the field of professional LED systems and solutions by setting up a joint venture with Traxon Technologies Ltd. The new company, in which OSRAM has the majority share, is a provider of LED technology. The company operates globally in Asia, Europe and North America. Currently, LED technology accounts for [...]

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

UL Acquires Luminaire Testing Laboratory

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) recently announced that it has acquired Luminaire Testing Laboratory (LTL), based in Allentown, PA. LTL is an independent testing laboratory that provides performance testing of lamps and luminaires and is one of five laboratories approved by the Department of Energy for ENERGY STAR qualification testing for LED lighting products. The acquisition [...]

Lighting Industry

Spring is Here (Finally)

Today is the first day of spring.

LED + SSL, Lighting Industry

Vice President Joe Biden Visits Cree

Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu are visiting Cree company to tour and speak at the facility. Get the story here.

Energy + Environment, Lighting Industry

GE Lighting Establishes ESCO Program

GE Lighting has established an ESCO Energy Services Program and alliances with selected energy services companies (ESCOs). Through the program, GE aims to help customers explore energy strategies that take into account such factors as cost-of-light payback, return on investment, rebates, financing and government incentives that can reduce investment costs. Throughout the process, including planning [...]

Lighting Industry

LightNOW Blog Is Now on Twitter!

Get the latest news from LightNOW via Twitter. Simply visit http://twitter.com/lightnowblog and click to follow the LightNOW blog’s daily headlines!

Lighting Industry

NEMA Lamp Indices Gain Ground During Fourth Quarter of 2009

NEMA’s lamp indices for incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps increased 6.7% and 15.5%, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2009. Sales of incandescent lamps during the quarter were sufficient in tempering the rate of erosion in year-over-year growth for this index component, declining by 2.2% compared to the 12% average over the previous three [...]

Lighting Industry

American Electric Lighting Announces Recall of Outdoor Luminaires

American Electric Lighting, a division of Acuity Brands, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of its model AVL outdoor luminaires intended for use in parking lots, roadways, commercial environments and office communities and sold by the company during the period September 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. [...]

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