Industry News
The 2023 CEA Rollercoaster Recap
2023 was another turbulent year in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) market. There was a surprising wave of bankruptcies in Q1, Q2, and Q3. Major players like Infarm, AppHarvest,…
DarkSky Approved Lodging Program Officially Launched
On January 9th, 2024, DarkSky International officially launched the DarkSky Approved Lodging Program. DarkSky Approved Lodging is an overnight visitor accommodation with exceptional or distinguished quality starry nights and a…
Interview: Hunter Lighting, Jasmine Roth + Hunter Partnership & Lightovation
I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Lintner, Industrial Design Manager and Michael Miller-Riley, Senior Product Manager-Lighting, both from Hunter Fan Company. Look out decorative lighting industry, Hunter isn’t…
Wireless NLC — 2 Of 4: The Decline Of Gateways
By John Arthur Wilson and David Shiller This is the second of a four article series about important concepts in wireless networked lighting controls (NLC). What Is A Gateway? A…
Product Monday: Two Lighting Product Launches At CES 2024
CES 2024 concluded last week, in Las Vegas, NV. While every imaginable type of tech was there, there were some lighting product releases. Here are two of them: NanoLeaf…
Silvair’s Szymon Slupik Talks Bluetooth NLC
Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the opportunity to interview Szymon Slupik, President, CTO, Silvair about Bluetooth SIG’s new full-stack wireless lighting control standard, Bluetooth NLC for an upcoming article…
Walmart Turns Down Lights And Changes Morning Hours For Sensory Disabled
During the Summer of 2023 back-to-school season, Walmart piloted sensory-friendly store hours, each Saturday from 8am-10am. During these hours, Walmart stores turned down the lights where possible, put a…
Wireless NLC — 1 Of 4: Integration Vs. Networking Performance
By John Arthur Wilson and David Shiller This is the first of a four article series about important concepts in wireless networked lighting controls (NLC). John Arthur Wilson is an…
China Consolidates Rare Earth Industry & Restricts Processing Technology Exports
China’s near monopoly on rare earth metals production is diminishing, but still dominant. China’s market share of rare earth production has dropped from 97% a decade ago, to 70%…
Product Monday: The First Emergency LED Tube To Achieve UL 924 Listing
In 2020, I authored an article in LEDs Magazine alerting the industry to the misleading claims of all emergency TLED manufacturers (at that time), that their products were UL…
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