The passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES 2009) has been highly publicized for its Cap and Trade Program,…
Construction spending during May 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $964 billion, about 1% below the revised April estimate of $972.5 billion and 11.6% below the…
OSRAM SYLVANIA recently named Rick Leaman as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Leaman will succeed Charlie Jerabek, who will assume a new role as the company’s vice chairman. Leaman…
Recently, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), PG&E, BetaLED and Echelon Corp. came together to demonstrate how smart streetlight technologies and systems can reduce…
BEGA-US has relaunched its website, saying it offers more information, easier navigation and expanded search tools. Check it out here.
Today is Nikola Tesla’s birthday.
On December 19, 2008, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra in Jena, Germany, performed works by composers Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky and Georg Friedrich Haas in a concert hall filled with 170…
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published two new roadway and area lighting equipment standards, ANSI C136.25-2009 Ingress Protection (Resistance to Dust, Solid Objects, and Moisture) for Luminaire Enclosures…
Hat tip to Jim on Light for this one, courtesy of one of his readers … As a fan of zombie movies, I’ve played this game and I have to…
Keith T.S. Ward has joined LED company Luminus Devices Inc. as its new president, CEO and member of the board of directors. Previously, he was president and COO of EYE…