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Trial run for solar-powered Community lighting in Gerrards Cross
Wednesday 18 December 2013SUNSHINE may be in short supply at this time of year, but a sustainable energy company is hoping a trial of a new solar-powered street light may be the answer to the county’s energy needs.
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Trial run for solar-powered Community lighting in Gerrards Cross
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London switches on to LED lighting revolution
Tuesday 10 December 2013£11m project to switch 35,000 street lights to LEDs should save £1.85m a year and reduce energy consumption by 40 per cent.
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London switches on to LED lighting revolution
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Heathrow Airport in lighting maintenance controversy
Tuesday 26 November 2013How many people does it take to change a light bulb at Heathrow Terminal 5? This question is no joke for bosses at Heathrow Airport after a story broke about abseilers being called in to change lamps.
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Heathrow Airport in lighting maintenance controversy
26 Nov 2013 -
New York City to Replace 250,000 Street Lights With LEDs by 2017
Friday 22 November 2013By 2017, the streets of New York will be bathed in a clear, white semiconductor glow, Mayor Mike Bloomberg recently announced.
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New York City to Replace 250,000 Street Lights With LEDs by 2017
22 Nov 2013 -
LED Carpet Lights the Way to Informative Flooring
Tuesday 19 November 2013People spend a lot of time looking at smartphones and signs to find their way from point A to point B. But what if you could just look down at the carpet under your feet and see illuminated directions, like an objective marker in a game?
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LED Carpet Lights the Way to Informative Flooring
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Every street light in Manchester could be replaced by energy-efficient LED bulbs
Wednesday 13 November 2013Town hall bosses are considering swapping all 56,000 lamps for energy-efficient LED lanterns.
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Every street light in Manchester could be replaced by energy-efficient LED bulbs
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Solar Powered Lighting Column integrates panels into the post
Monday 11 November 2013Street lights are one of things people in heavily populated areas tend to take for granted. They make walking and driving a safer, more pleasant experience, but they also account for a significant chunk of a city's energy usage.
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Solar Powered Lighting Column integrates panels into the post
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PhotonStar launches circadian retrofit lamp
Friday 08 November 2013A prototype of a wireless LED lamp with adjustable colour temperatures that change throughout the day, echoing the changes in intensity and colour of daylight, has been launched by PhotonStar.
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PhotonStar launches circadian retrofit lamp
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LED lights put a shine on historical buildings
Thursday 07 November 2013KUALA LUMPUR: The Jalan Medan Pasar area, which houses colonial buildings, will see its facade "glowing" soon with the installation of light emitting diode (LED) lights.
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LED lights put a shine on historical buildings
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New research enables brighter LED lights
Monday 04 November 2013Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have made it possible to optimise phosphors - a key component in white LED lighting - allowing for brighter, more efficient lights.
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New research enables brighter LED lights
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Street lighting LED rollout in Bucks
Friday 01 November 2013Buckinghamshire County Council has begun its LED street light replacement strategy that will see the installation of more than 1,000 LED luminaires before the end of this year.
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Street lighting LED rollout in Bucks
1 Nov 2013 -
LED Street Lights To Be Installed In New York City
Monday 28 October 2013Say goodbye to those "horror movie-kind" of street lights. New York City is in the process of converting 250,000 standard street light fixtures to energy-efficient, light-emitting diodes (or in layman's terms LEDs).
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LED Street Lights To Be Installed In New York City
28 Oct 2013
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