The New York Times Green Blog reports that the Federal Trade Commission has filed its first suit against a company for LEDs that fall short of their marketing claims. The agency is taking aim at Lights of America for selling bulbs that don’t match the equivalent light output of a 40W bulb. Worse, they last […]
Philips Lumileds: 1 billion LUXEON LEDs shipped
Philips Lumileds — the San Jose, Calif.-based company LED lighting company owned by Philips– today announced a big milestone. The company shipped its one billionth LUXEON LED last quarter. LUXEON LEDs, like the Rebel ES pictured above that generates more than 300 lumens of white light, can be found in cars, consumer electronics and general […]
New England Energy Management
Company Profile: New England Energy Management, Inc. Energy Efficient Lighting Retrofits Intelligent Lighting Systems Find Related Coverage: New England Energy Management LED Lighting Search New England Energy Management URL: http://newenglandenergy.com/ Helpful Links About / Company History Services HQ: 5 Shelter…
Ford Saves Big with LEDs
Enough to pay for a huge LED retrofit, at least. Using a financing system similar to the “soft loan” “Warner homes, greener homes” program being launched in the UK to fund energy efficient home upgrades, New England Energy Management is…
Philips LivingColors Hits the U.S.
Last year around this time, I bemoaned the lack of availability in these parts. Soon after, Philips PR told me to wait until Q3 2009, but the summer came and went without the color-changing goodness. It may have taken…
Phoenix ONE Datacenter: So Big, So Green
Rich Miller of Data Center Knowledge profiles i/o Data Centers’ massive, 538,000 sq ft Phoenix ONE facility. Here are just two of the eco-innovations: An enormous rooftop array of solar panels, which will eventually generate as much as 4.5 megawatts…