This article first appeared on Technica Communications. by Lisa Ann Pinkerton Who doesn’t wish they had invested in Apple when it was $16 a share? Quite often, timing the market is more intuition than science. Those who know analog to digital inflection points are watching LEDs. Get it right, and … [continued]
The next generation of cutting edge, energy efficient lighting is just about ready for the mass market, now that the price of LED (light emitting diode) technology has started to fall. In the latest development, lighting innovator Cree, Inc. has busted through the $10-per-bulb barrier with a line of low … [continued]
Aside from our own energy efficiency stories from the past week, here are a few more from around: Lighting Cree has introduced the XSP Series LED Street Light. This new street light series is “the most affordable and efficient Cree® LED street light designed to speed payback to municipalities. Using … [continued]
LED lighting company Cree has now developed some pretty unique-looking outdoor LED lamps. The Aeroblades™ series of luminaires debuted at Light+Building in Frankfurt last week. The lamps are based on Cree’s advanced BetaLED® Technology with superior NanoOptic® lighting control. The Aeroblades series was developed in coordination with design firm Speirs + Major. Notably, … [continued]
Some other top cleantech posts from the past couple weeks or so: Wind Power 1. Vestas published an interesting video on the chemistry of wind turbine blades (above) — interesting. 2. “A consortium led by GICON Grossmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH has developed a floating platform designed to be used for offshore … [continued]
President Obama and General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt toured the facility of an LED manufacturer (Cree Inc.) in Durham, North Carolina this week. And, of course, Obama discussed the job creation benefits of energy efficiency policies and put a strong emphasis on young Americans pursuing degrees in the “hard sciences” and leading us forward in the cleantech industry.
