LED lighting

Technology Enables Energy Efficient, Reduced Cost and Enhanced Quality Lighting Source

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 16, 2009 – DuPont announced that it has been awarded a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a two-year project to develop a solid-state lighting source using low-cost organic light emitting diode (OLED) solution-processing manufacturing techniques.    » read more »

Caguas, Puerto Rico. October 30, 2009 – As part of the environmental commitment of saving energy at its facilities, Walmart Puerto Rico has established the first 100% LED lighted parking lot at the Walmart Supercenter in Santa Isabel. In this way, the Company sets a precedent at local level and an example with an initiative that promotes both environmental awareness and company’s cost-effectiveness.    » read more »

Traffic and Pedestrian Light Retrofits with LED Bulbs Will Cut Electric Bills

May 13, 2009 -- Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today announced that $5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been allocated to the State Energy Program to provide traffic and pedestrian light retrofits at intersections throughout the state. Older, incandescent bulbs will be replaced with LED- or light-emitting diode- bulbs, which use significantly less electricity.    » read more »