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January 29-31, 2019 | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. Lighting scientists continue to come up with breakthrough innovations in LED and OLED technology that drive the limits of energy-efficient lighting higher and higher. At the same time, new frontiers in lighting raise…
The IES Street & Area Lighting Conference Call for Speakers
September 22-25, 2019 – Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. The 2019 IES SALC Conference speaker submissions are now being accepted. Seminar sessions generally run 25-35 minutes. The Street and Area Lighting…
Osram Ready to Demonstrate Its Latest Technologies at CES 2019
Osram announced that it is going to showcase its cutting-edge technologies in a wide range of applications including mobility, connectivity, safety and security, and well-being and health at CES 2019. Osram will present sensors for self-driving vehicles, as well as…
The Airport with 50,000 Downlights
The main terminal building at Istanbul New Airport – seen here in an architect’s computer render – is set over two levels, with more than 10,000 downlights, all angled. The US$11.4 billion airport – which began its phased opening last…
RealTerm Energy to Replace Streetlights with LED in New York State
Six municipalities of New York State have partnered with RealTerm Energy to for LED streetlights conversion. The municipalities of Great Neck, Newark, Nyack, Goshen, Florida and Piermont to replace their current HID (high intensity discharge) streetlights to LED lights. Smart…
Electrical Wholesaling’s Top 10 New LED Products for December, 2018
https://www.ewweb.com/ Congratulations to the product managers and marketing personnel from Acclaim Lighting, Alloy LED, Earthronics, ESL, Hylite, Lutron, National Specialty Lighting, Nora Lighting, Smart Vision and Topaz for having their products selected for Electrical Wholesaling’s Top 10 LED Product Picks…
Why 2019 Is Set to be the Year of Bluetooth Mesh
Early applications of the technology are demonstrations of how Bluetooth (and specifically Bluetooth Mesh) are not only shaking up smart lighting but pushing the boundaries of what the industry thought could be done with lighting. Executives have long held the…
Progress Updates about LiDAR Industry Players in 2018
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) has been one of the technology focuses in the past two years as it is a key technology for automotive vehicles and many other applications. According to “2018 Infrared Sensing Application Market Report” by LEDinside,…
Royal Philips Ramps Up Its Lighting Business. Yes, That Philips
When news broke recently that Philips Photonics will double the size of its vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) plant in Germany, it was a reminder that Royal Philips is still in the lighting business, despite having famously shed its LED, bulb,…
U.S. – China Trade War Truce Increases Uncertainty in the LED Industry
The LED industry has been involved in the trade war between the United States and China as LED components and related lighting products were included in the list of extra tariffs. The two countries have recently reached a trade truce…
Leverage Big Energy Savings with Advances in LED Lighting
A recording is now available for ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR and e-conolight’s joint Nov. 15 webinar on LED lighting. Watch and learn about analyzing the efficacy of LED technology compared to traditional technology, LEDs’ continuous improvements, where LED technology can go and…
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REGISTER TODAY FOR LEDucation 2019
The LEDucation 2019 Trade Show and Conference is marking its 13th year and will be held March 12-13, 2019 in New York City at the NY Hilton Midtown Hotel. The sold-out show floor will feature over 275 leading manufacturers of…
2019 IES Annual Conference – Call For Speakers
Deadline for submissions is February 15, 2019 The theme for the 2019 IES Annual Conference is Light.Affect / Light.Effect. This expansive theme relates to numerous aspects of how light and darkness affect our vision, health, behavior and experience. The objective…
Survey Finds Continuing Investment in Energy Efficiency
U.S. organizations are planning to increase investments in smart building controls and systems integration at a greater rate than more traditional energy efficiency measures, according to the results of a study released by Johnson Controls, Milwaukee. The company’s 2018 Energy…
U.S., China Explore Deal as Leaders Meet at G-20 Summit
Washington would hold off on further tariffs and the two sides would discuss big changes in Chinese economic policy under the deal. The U.S. and China, looking to defuse tensions and boost markets, are exploring a trade deal in which…
Revealed: Winner of Contract to Light 15 London Bridges
PHILIPS Lighting, recently rebranded Signify, has won the contract to illuminate 15 of London’s iconic bridges as part of the ambitious Illuminated River project, Lux can reveal. It will supply around 13,000 Philips Color Kinetics LED luminaires and its Interact Landmark…
U.S. Army Seeing the Light: LiFi Will Revolutionize IT on Mission Command Posts
The technology will be used in expeditionary mission commands. U.S. Army Soldier Center has come up with a concept for using LiFi within any enclosed mission command platform. LiFi eliminates the problems associated with the time-consuming task of running data…
NEC to Sell Lighting Subsidiary in April 2019
NEC announced that it will remove the lighting business from its group and sell its lighting subsidiary, NEC Lighting, to a new company founded by Japan Mirai Capital on April 1st, 2019. According to the announcement of NEC, the intense…
Unveiled: The Downlight with Built-In Li-Fi
A revolutionary downlight which enables internet access through light rather than radio waves has been unveiled by French manufacturer Lucibel. The luminaire, which has a Cat 6 cable port and a built-in Li-Fi transceiver – can offer internet speeds of…
Lighting Rebates: The Past 10 Years and What’s Next
Lighting rebates are a way for utilities to reduce electric demand and increase energy efficiency across North America. More generally known as demand side management programs, they have been around for the past 40 years but have really gained more…
