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San Diego Smart LED Street Lights Help Police, Garner ACLU Interest
The smart LED street light project ongoing in San Diego has likely now stretched to 4000 poles. The lights are networked using a relatively lower-speed scheme for on/off and dimming controls, but the city also mounts a smart network node…
Brazil City Saves 50% Electricity Cost with LED Streetlights
Belo Horizonte, one of Brazil’s largest cities, is realizing 50% electricity cost savings by upgrading 182,000 streetlights with new LEDs. The new LED lights also improve the safety of the citizens on the streets of Belo Horizonte. The LED upgrade…
Signify Supports LED Lighting System to US-based AppHarvest for Its 25-hectare Greenhouses
Signify announced its partnership with AppHarvest, a controlled-environment growing facilities builder to help the company increase efficiency and boost yields using fewer resources in their 25 hectare greenhouse in Kentucky, USA. With the partnership, the greenhouse will be fitted with…
Testing and Reporting Requirements for DC and PoE Lamps, Luminaires, and Retrofit Kits
Products powered by Direct Current (DC) and Power over Ethernet (PoE) must comply with the provisions of this document to be eligible for listing on the DLC Solid-State Lighting Qualified Products List (SSL QPL). DC/PoE products are defined as SSL…
LIGHTFAIR Announces Call for Speakers
LIGHTFAIR has issued a Call for Speakers for the 2020 event, which will be held May 3-7, 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The submission deadline is September 9, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST. LIGHTFAIR International 2020 offers a…
Product Showcase
Five Myths About 5G, Debunked
There are a lot of myths about what the fifth generation of wireless connectivity can and can’t do. WSJ’s Spencer MacNaughton debunks five common 5G myths. Wall Street Journal…Published on Mar 5, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=296&v=lu9G7ef9uBg
When Football Became a Light Show
Thanks to LEDs, football has become a spectacular light show as much as a display of sporting talent. In the past, lighting was switched on an hour before kick-off and took at least 30 minutes to warm. Today’s LED lighting is…
Sigma Luminous Linear High Bay Light
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBEMIhZUOr0 This Sigma Luminous DLC rated linear high bay fixture is an excellent choice for any warehouse, factory, workshop, retail store, and more! 50W, 110W, 165W, 220W, and 300W outputs Installs via cable, chain, surface, or pendant…
Signify Reports Rush to Trial LiFi: It’s light Jim, but not as we know it
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBEMIhZUOr0 Signify announced it is working with more than 30 customers in Europe, North America and Asia to pilot light fidelity (LiFi). Its LiFi-enabled LED fixtures combine excellent light quality with a fast broadband data connection using…
Sigma Luminous New Luminous LED Parking Garage Fixture
Watch the video: Sigma Luminous introduces their 2nd second generation Luminous LED Parking Garage Fixture. This DLC premium rated fixture is an excellent choice for any overhang, canopy, drive thru, parking structure, and more! 40W, 55W, 75W and 100W outputs…
Product Promotions
New Ushio America Hilux Gro™ 600W DE lamps for Plant Growth
Specifically designed and rated for use in open fixtures, these 600W DE lamps are optimized to run on 600W electronic ballasts. Growers can maximize potential in smaller spaces or increase supplemental lighting efficiency. With the same optimized spectral output as…
EarthTronics Introduces High-Efficient Slim LED Recessed Downlight Series
Designed for energy efficiency and easy installation in finished drywall and architectural tile ceiling spaces with tight space tolerances for hospitals, hotels, long-term care facilities, schools, office buildings and other commercial and residential applications. Rated for wet locations, the new…
Ushio America Introduces New LED Architectural Lighting Fixtures in Popular 4000K
As a manufacturer of specialty lighting fixtures and systems, these new Ushio LED fixtures expand our portfolio in the exciting architectural lighting market, including traditional and slim wall packs, slim area lights, canopy mount fixtures, and wall mount security lights.…
Ushio America Introduces New 95+ CRI LED MR16 Lamps
Featuring very high color rendering, the new USHIO Uphoria™ d’Oro lamps are 50W equivalent LED MR16 lamps certified to California Title 20 and JA8. Available in 7W, these high R9 lamps provide a full-color spectrum experience with more vibrant reds.…
LumenFocus FFL Products Now Available with Surface Mount Kit
The Surface Mount Kit (SMK) is quickly and easily assembled in the field. The box has a steel frame with an aesthetically pleasing matte white finish. The SMK allows customers to have the same function and appearance of the rest…
