Meet the streetlights that are powered by footsteps Lux, November 30, 2016 A new street lighting system that harnesses energy from pedestrians’ footsteps has been installed in Las Vegas in the United States. The foot-powered fixtures were developed by EngoPlanet, a New York based start-up. The street lights are part-powered by kinetic energy generated by … Read more
Allison Donnelly for Zondits, February 12, 2015 A number of municipalities are crying foul after DTE Energy, the utility serving most of eastern Michigan, has proposed increasing the rates for LED streetlamps while decreasing rates for traditional, low-efficiency lamps. The move has angered some and is being hailed as a bait-and-switch tactic after DTE has … Read more
The lighting lab is complete with a quality test center to verify manufacturer’s claims; a virtual lab, which allows lighting manufacturers and their customers to test potential solutions in different environments; and, of course, the living lab, in which small and large companies alike can showcase their products…