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Date Announced: 08 Nov 2009

Carson, California and College Station, TX -– Texas A&M has selected the Infinilux, Inc. new light emitting-diode (LED) solid state low bay light for the university’s first SSL feasibility demonstration. The trial installation of the LB36 was selected to help Texas A&M meet energy conservation goals and lower the environmental impact of the campus-parking program.

The demo installation is drawing less than 0.1W/sq-ft max, 68% below the ASHRAE target of 0.3W/sq-ft, and will provide a reduction in overall power consumption of over 65%.

Texas A&M is an environmentally conscious university of over 45,000 students, faculty and staff. The new lighting project will offer a number of benefits for the university as well as for the environment.

If fully implemented, the reduction in energy consumption will be the equivalent of removing 767,000 tons of CO2 from the environment or taking 234 cars off the roads permanently. The improvement in lighting quality will increase driver and pedestrian safety by lowering glare and providing a more uniform light distribution over the legacy 150W HPS lights.

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January 27th, 2009 @ 10:03pm By Richard Piatt Gov. Jon Huntsman says he's worried about the state's finances, but he didn't dwell on the situation in his annual State of the State address tonight. Instead, he struck an optimistic tone. "We are in this together, and together we will find creative solutions to critical problems," Huntsman said. In spite of tough work ahead, especially with the 2010 budget, the governor reinstated 39 transportation projects that were put on hold in November. He also emphasized a continued financial commitment to education -- out of necessity, he says. "We can and must do better in embracing our knowledge based economy," he said. Read More

As part of his Economic Recovery Plan that he hopes will create 2.5 million new jobs, President-elect Barack Obama is calling for an effort to make public buildings more energy-efficient. In his weekly radio address, Obama announced a plan to seek energy-efficient upgrades for federal and public school buildings (see video below). Obama provided few details on how the green building makeover would work — or how many jobs it could provide — but he said he would start by replacing old heating systems and installing energy-efficient lighting. “Our government now pays the highest energy bill in the world. We need to change that,” he stated. He said he would unveil more about the plan in the coming weeks and push to have congress start working to get the plan approved in January. Read More

November 5, 2007 9:36 AM PST

LED light fixture company

gets $16.5 million

by Michael Kanellos North Carolina's LED Lighting Fixtures has received a $16.5 million injection as the push to bring light-emitting diodes to the home gains momentum. The company makes light fixtures for commercial buildings and homes around LEDs. LEDs consume far less energy than incandescent bulbs--LED Lighting Fixtures, for instance, sells a lighting unit, the LR6, that puts out 650 lumens but only consumes 12 watts. One or more LEDs can be combined into a single light fixture as well. Read More

Q: How many LED engineers does it take to change a light bulb? A: Why on Earth would you ever need to change a light bulb? While LED (light-emitting diode) costs are still high, this type of lighting is extremely long-lasting. And as prices come down, its efficiency could lead to huge energy savings. The first consumer LED products lit up in the 1970s, with red light numbers on pocket calculators and push-button displays on big, geeky Pulsar watches. Then came those centered, high-mounted brake lights in the rear windows of cars. Now LEDs are found in everything from traffic lights to operating rooms to greenhouses. Read More

First step in revolutionizing commercial lighting BELLEVUE, Wash., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Lagotek Corporation, a developer of residential and commercial building automation systems, today announced an agreement with Advanced Control Technologies (ACT), a leader in the development of wired and wireless residential and commercial control products. Under the agreement, Lagotek will integrate ACT's StandAlone and controlLED LED tubes into Lagotek's new Building Intelligence System (BIS), designed to manage commercial lighting, HVAC, and motorized window coverings for maximum energy efficiency, with an emphasis on providing highly efficient and durable LED lighting control to small and medium-sized commercial applications. Read More

By NBC 17, Press Release, 3 days, 2 hours ago Updated: Jun. 19 12:35 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. -

The City of Raleigh has completed its first outdoor lighting project that combines light emitting diode (LED) technology with solar renewable energy in place of traditional electricity. The City's contractor on the project, Progress Solar Solutions, LLC of Apex, installed the solar-powered lighting at the City Parks and Recreation Department's Marsh Creek remote operations facility near New Hope Road and Daly Road.

"The City of Raleigh is very excited about the implementation of its first solar LED lighting project," said City Building Superintendent Billy Jackson, whose staff oversaw installation of the solar LED light systems. "The Marsh Creek location provides a good opportunity to capitalize on the solar LED lighting technology due to the savings acquired for wiring infrastructure. The location also will provide an excellent opportunity to document the effectiveness of the new technology."

Standing approximately 30 feet tall, the 16 new high-performance solar LED light systems at the Marsh Creek remote operations facility generate brilliant white lighting. Each light is totally independent, and each pole has a solar array to harvest unlimited free energy from the sun, which is then stored in long-life, no-maintenance batteries. Each light has an internal controller that manages the solar energy storage and usage. The internal controller also automatically turns the lights on in the evening and off at daybreak; or can be programmed to control the lights at other timed intervals.

"Energy costs for municipalities can be significant," said Julian Prosser, assistant city manager for the City of Raleigh. "Our sustainability team is a strong advocate of adopting proven, high-performance technologies that can save local taxpayers on energy costs and at the same time protect the environment by reducing carbon emissions.

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