The world’s first “consumer-ready, affordable” OLED lamp is now available to customers in North America, via the product design studio Aerelight Design. The rather striking desk lamp utilizes an “advanced OLED light panel” to provide the warm, quite distinct “natural” light that the technology is well known for. The model … [continued]
Ford’s $25 million investment in LED technology for its facilities should result in an $7 million energy reduction each year.
In the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, suspension of all nuclear plants (which once provided about 33% of the nation’s electricity and were slated to generate half), and subsequent head-butt from expensive fossil fuel replacement, energy resource-poor Japan is aggressively pushing forward with renewable power options. Formerly a prominent nuclear booster, … [continued]
It is only a few months till the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony, and selection committee has just selected and announced the finalists. Included in this final pick are 5 nonprofit organizations, 3 SMEs, 4 large corporations, and 14 high schools… as well as 5 highly regarded (however, unannounced) contenders for … [continued]
In a recent press release from Cree, Inc., the LED leader presents a new generation of high-power LEDs delivering improved performance, the XLamp® MH-B LED. It operates at higher temperatures than MP LEDS with no reduction in rated lifetime, using up to 26 times fewer LEDs than MP LEDs to … [continued]
What would you say to idea of a technology that can fill your home or office with abundant light, for little cost, without adding heat? Well you don’t actually have to imagine such a technology, it already exists. Behold, EcoNation’s “LightCatcher” — a means of channeling intense light into your … [continued]
Here’s another ingenious and practical infrastructure story from our mentor in all things bicycle and mass transit, Copenhagen. Safety is not a small issue with bicyclists and pedestrians. Copenhagen has many bus stops and cycle tracks with a lot of bicyclists and pedestrians, which provides the need to really integrate them … [continued]
http://youtu.be/SB_0vRnkeOk Nobody likes to wait at a stop light. That makes traffic lights the most dangerous spots for pedestrians in the city. Smart recently changed this when it changed the figure in the traffic walk lights. Its special traffic light dances. The lights of the figure on the traffic light entertain pedestrians … [continued]
Toyama is the coolest prefecture in Japan. If you don’t believe me, just ask any of the octogenarians you meet there. They will tell you that not only does Toyama have the best rice in Japan, it also has the best sushi. What are the odds against that? Well, technically, … [continued]
I think the video below is my last video from this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week* that I have to share, which is good, because we’re more than halfway between this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and next year’s! This video below is from a tour of GE’s first (and currently … [continued]
