Commercial building technologies have come a long way, and they will only continue to improve, providing some significant savings to commercial and industrial business owners who implement the new technologies.
LED replacement of incandescent lighting for residential use involves IC design that requires “penny pinching” to a degree not found in many other areas.
Germany is facing a unique problem on its streets. An EU directive decreed that from September 2012 onwards no more filament light bulbs could be installed because of the high energy usage; Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs were to be the new norm.
While Boeing advances LED technology to help prevent astronaut insomnia aboard NASA's International Space Station – expected to be made publicly available by 2016 – USAI Lighting is improving human performance here on Earth with lighting technology that's available right now.
The ever-growing lineup of solid-state luminaires delivers a combination of high electrical-to-photometric energy conversion (efficacy), optical efficiency, and ease of control that exceeds anything a fluorescent or HID light source can offer.
Engineers working on energy efficiency projects are probably more likely than the average consumer to appreciate products that make a joule of work go farther.
Although LEDs claim many advantages over traditional lamps such as durability and longevity, there are several pros and cons to consider when it comes to working with LEDs.
With the crisis unfolding at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, it is too soon to draw final conclusions. But watching the struggle to bring the site under control, we cannot help but wonder: What exactly is going on, and what lessons might be learned?
The movement toward smart grids seems inevitable. So it came as a bit of a surprise this week when a high-profile smart grid project seemed to hit a significant hurdle.
Residential energy management is considered a big piece of Smart Grid benefits. But the industry must do a better job of clarifying what those benefits mean to residents.
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