The potential decision to sell of the firm’s prestige lighting business will come as a surprise to some, especially as lighting, in the early days of the company, defined GE.

GE is thought to be considering selling its lighting buisness so it can concentrate on producing large complex equipment such as aircraft engines.

GE, the company credited with inventing and mass marketing the lightbulb, is reportedly plotting to sell of its lighting division.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the firm has been talking to a number of investment banks about a potential deal.

GE was co-founded by Thomas Edison, the inventor of the first viable incandescent lamp, over a century ago and the jettisoning of the firm’s lighting business a century later could net the company up to $500 million.

The Boston based company has been gradually selling off businesses since 2004, including its insurance, credit card, plastics and security divisions.

It is thought that GE is taking these actions so it can concentrate on producing large complex equipment such as power turbines, aircraft engines, health-care equipment and trains, while gaining a considerable income stream from the very lucrative service contracts that go alongside developing these machines.

Nevertheless, the potential decision to sell of the firm’s prestige lighting business will come as a surprise to some, especially as lighting, in the early days of the company, defined GE.

GE has so far refused to comment on the rumours.

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In 2015 the number of lamps being recycled leapt by 44 per cent while luminaires were up 4.4 per cent. Commenting on the news, Nigel Harvey, CEO of specialist lighting WEEE compliance scheme Recolight, said: ‘It is particularly pleasing to see that the 2015 recycling rate bounced back up from 2014.  This is probably due, in part, to the recycling of fluorescent waste resulting from major LED integrated luminaire roll outs in business premises across the UK. The lamp recycling rate from 2013 to 2014 saw a drop when, for the first time, the data included LED lamps as well as Gas Discharge Lamps.  With very large quantities of LEDs being sold – but very few being returned as WEEE, the inclusion of LEDs inevitably reduced the rate.’

Turning to the luminaire recycling rate, he added ‘The luminaire recycling rate has increased from 2014 to 2015.  However, the tonnage of luminaires collected in 2015 is only 5 per cent higher than in 2014.  The rate increase is therefore primarily due to the 12.7 per cent reduction in the tonnage of luminaires reported as put on the market.  This reduction is likely to be a result of dual use classification, which means that any luminaires that could be used by consumers are now out of scope of the WEEE Regulations.’

• The Environment Agency data also reveals that membership of Recolight has increased more than any other UK scheme. The number of members increased by 23 producers between the end of 2014, and the beginning of 2016.  That is also Recolight’s biggest annual increase recorded since the scheme was established in 2007.

Visit Novel Energy Lighting to explore LED retrofit lamps and tubes for your project. Out with the old, in with the new!

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Ultraviolet light has been exploited for years to lure ­flies to an early death by electrocution – as can be seen in the bug traps at any supermarket’s fresh meat counter. Over the years I have heard from numerous sources that, because LEDs don’t emit ultraviolet light, they don’t attract insects.

“Given a choice between no light and a white light, do insects give up and go home, or do they ­fly merrily around your head, laughing at your feeble LED fittings and making the occasional landing on your neck to suck your blood?”

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LUX Reports: For LED bulbs, not only are prices coming down, but also the bulbs themselves keep getting better. The latest example: in a few months you’ll be able to purchase a light bulb made with everybody’s favourite miracle material, graphene.

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The Down Hall Hotel, one of the UK’s most established country house hotels, has achieved considerable energy savings on lighting thanks to a simple retrofit to Megaman LED lamps. With Phase 1 of the project concentrating on the main function rooms, lounge and anti-lounge areas, the current estimated figures are 7736kw of energy saved per annum which equates to an annual CO2 saving of 4.21 tons.

Located in Hatfield Heath on the Hertfordshire/Essex borders, Down Hall was built in the Italianate style of architecture, which was a distinct 19th century phase in the history of Classical architecture and the hotel dates back to 1322 with luxurious interior and ornate ceilings, all set in 110 acres of parkland.    The hotel has many high ceiling function rooms including the Prior Suite, and this was the first room to be considered for the new LED lamps.

With chandeliers and wall lights in constant use, the old Halogen 28W lamps were constantly failing which meant a scaffolding tower had to be erected each time to replace the lamps, taking up valuable maintenance time and causing serious potential health and safety issues.  On review of the lighting it was agreed to switch the existing lighting to Megaman’s 5w candle lamps in warm white, which also offer dimming capabilities for changing the ambience of the room at different times of the day and evening. On completion of the Prior Suite, the staff at Down Hall were so delighted with the result that the other function rooms, namely

Rookwood, Lyndhurst, Harley and the lounge and anti-lounge, were also changed to the new LED lamps. Bob Parker at Down Hall commented “We are extremely happy with the new LED lamps which, apart from the energy savings achieved, actually look better and complement the existing fittings, plus they offer 50,000 hours life.   The light output is excellent and staff are commenting that the new lighting has improved the whole ambience of the building.  We are now in the process of putting Phase 2 into action which will include the Bridgeman Selwin Suites which is our main ballroom for wedding receptions”.

Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED lighting to the hospitality sector and can provide many references of hotels which have been retrofitted. We sell LED lamps and fittings, and can provide services such as surveys, lighting designs, and installation to help you start saving energy as quickly as possible.

Call us: 0208-540-8287, or email: sales@novelenergylighting.com for more information

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LUX Reports: Hadrien Bera leads a team of 20 engineers responsible for the overall asset management of London’s grand hotel Claridge’s in Mayfair. It’s a challenging role; requirements to save energy aren’t easy to balance with the need to maintain the look and feel of a lavish Grade II listed building with art deco interiors, frequented by the royals and sometimes referred to as the ‘annexe to Buckingham Palace’.

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Sunny Boy: She’s already up, and he’s about to get there himself, thanks to the sun-like lamp above the bed, programmed alarm-like to ‘rise’ and slowly brighten. Binoculars cost extra.

Lux reports: Move over wonder drugs. Make way for wonder lights.

That could be the tag line for start-up lighting company Sunn, which is launching an app that commands its and others’ LED smart lamps to mimic the 24-hour light cycle from the sun and moon – an act that delivers invaluable holistic health benefits judging by the fresh-faced users in a video on the Sunn website.

‘Imagine if your lights told time through subtle changes in color and brightness,’ note the subtitles in the video from the Los Angeles-based company. ‘Imagine if your lights put you in touch with the rhythm of the sun to help ease your transition into the day to promote alertness while you work and help you shine through the winter blues. Imagine if your lights brought the sunset into your space glowing warm at night to help you relax. Imagine if your lights helped you wind down for bed. Imagine if the moon was there to guide your way late at night.’

Well, you are going to have to imagine, because while the app works with wall- or ceiling-mounted plate-shaped lamps from Sunn, those products are not yet available. (The app also works with Philips’ Hue LED bulb and with the smart LIFX LED lamp).

Sunn’s website gives consumers a chance to ‘pre-order’, which fits with the company’s grassroots spirit. Sunn on December 20th closed a successful 29-day ‘crowdfunding’ campaign on the website Kickstarter, easily exceeding its $50,000 goal by landing $117,106. (For any of you who might have just arrived from Cro-Magnon days, crowdfunding is an internet process in which funders donate money to a company).

‘We’ve completed production-quality versions of both Sunn lights,’ Sunn says on Kickstarter. ‘This means we’ve sourced and completed tooling for many of the large components which is typically the largest hurdle in bringing a product to market. We’ve also completed the first version of the iOS app as well as the cloud-based backend that will support the Sunn app on iOS, Android and web platforms.’
Sunn, which also has offices in Chicago, New York, Poland and Denmark, says it has lined up a manufacturer with operations in Europe, Southeast Asia and North America.

So, what exactly does this sun and moon show do for us?
‘Sunn lights provide dynamic, healthy lighting experiences,’ its Kickstarter site notes.
As Wired magazine reported, Sunn can help combat depression that afflicts people in northern climes in the dark of winter, a condition otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

While white light lamps already exist to target SAD sufferers, Wired noted that Sunn’s lamp marks a kindler and gentler approach that subtly copies the sun’s ebb and flow rather than blasting a person for half an hour with intense light. Users in, say, Iceland can adjust the Sunn lamp to cast shifting ‘sunlight’ indoors all day in a manner akin to, say, Bali, the article said.

Sunn’s app can: brighten a light gradually in the morning as an alarm; sync the light to match the outdoor sun; match the sun at a desired time or location; wind down the lighting at bedtime; provide moon glow.

We’re all still in the dawn of understanding the myths and realities of modern lighting’s potential health benefits. It’s good to know that companies like Sunn are rising to help figure it out.

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Photo is screen shot from the Sunn video

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Optics in the new OSRAM classic bulb-shaped LED lamps ensure uniform light with beam angles of up to 300°

The unique optic by OSRAM

Whether the light of a lamp is perceived as being pleasant by customers depends on many different factors, for example color temperature and luminous intensity.

The distribution of luminous intensity in the so-called far field is also important, meaning where light hits walls, floors or table surfaces, and of special importance in this respect is that light is distributed homogeneously and that no shadowing or linear structures are seen.

These tasks are achieved by optics assembled within the LED lamps with classic forms, i.e. pear, candle or drop shapes. In the past this often presented a problem particularly with clear lamps, because with these lamps such optics can be seen from the outside, meaning that these are not only a functional element but must also be visually attractive. In this respect the optic also ensures that the “technology” of the lamp, meaning its LEDs and electronics, cannot be seen from the outside, making it more attractive for consumers.

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Are you conscious of your increasing electricity bills ? At least 25% of that bill will be due to lighting, from using traditional bulbs and tube lights. Traditional lights like incandescent bulbs emit a lot of heat, as they use chemicals like mercury and phosphor to glow. What’s more, these lights are known to consume a lot of electricity to produce light, which is why your energy bills are so high every month.

LED lighting technology, uses electricity in a smarter way.Unlike traditional incandescent bulbs, LED’s do not require any warm up time to emit light. Therefore you get instant illumination when switched on. And since they consume less energy they don’t heat up excessively, thus reducing fire risks.

For top quality LED lights, consider the leading lighting manufacturer, Philips. They produce LED  lights come different product ranges like LED GLS bulbs, spots, tubes, candles, lamps, etc. What’s more, each of these lights come of different wattages to suit your lighting needs. For example, the Philips LED MR16 lamps come in wattages ranging from 4W=20W equivalent, 5.5W=35W equivalent, 7W=35W equivalent and 10W=50W equivalent to a standard halogen lamp. Thus, these lamps will be the right lighting choice for areas which need a substantial amount of constant light like retail outlets, restaurants, hotels, etc.

Novel Energy Lighting supplies all these fabulous LED lights at very competitive rates, including the entire range of Philips LED lights. These lights are known to deliver an excellent quality of light, which exceeds that of the brightest incandescent bulbs. They even have a long lifespan of around 40,000 hours, which is far more than traditional bulbs which last only for 1000-2000 hours. Since they last for such a long time, they reduce the need for you to keep replacing them at frequent intervals.

The best part of Philip LED bulbs is that they are designed as a retrofit replacement to your standard incandescent bulbs. Once you install and start using LED lights, you will notice that your lighting costs will get cut down by up to 90%. Their amazing lifespan will also give you a further savings on your maintenance costs. When you come to Novel Energy Lighting, you will get a diverse product range of LED lights along with other accessories like dimmers, sensors and transformers. We also stock other major brands like Megaman, Heathfield, Osram, Verbatim, etc. which you can choose from.

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Luxmagazine.co.uk recently reported that, a leading provider of student housing, plans to upgrade all of its 120 residences with LED lighting in a £21 million, 2-year retrofit across 23 towns and cities.

The company, Unite Students, says that the more efficient LEDs will cut energy consumption by 10-to-15 percent per year, while also sparing the annual CO2 emissions equivalent of about 400 typical British households, or 2,000 tonnes per year.

Unite is working with lighting giant Philips to install about 300,000 fixtures plus 85,000 sensors and dimmers that will, among other things, adjust lighting levels accordingly when they detect that students have left or entered a room or common area.

It is placing the lights in corridors, kitchens, lounges, reception areas and outdoors. New bedroom lighting will include dimmers as well as lamps that can change colours at the push of a control (Philips ‘LivingColors’ brand), which will ‘allow students to personalize their lighting to suit study, relaxation or socialsing,’ Unite says in a press release. Something for everyone among the 41,000 students, from budding Einsteins to Casanovas (those without lava lamps, anyway).

Unite says the project should also help it save maintenance costs because LED bulbs last longer than the lighting it is supplanting.

Unite is contributing £9.6 million of the funds. The remainder comes from Unite’s “co-investment partners,” the release states. The scheme is the second in recent weeks that should help upgrade lighting at UK universities.

The 10-to-15 percent energy saving is modest next to typical vendor claims that LED bulbs reduce energy needs by around 80 percent. Unite did not say what type of lighting it would typically replace, or whether it would offset some of the energy reduction by installing more lighting than what currently exists.

Novel Energy Lighting understands all your energy and lighting requirements, and provides you with quality LED products like bulbs, tubes, lamps, sensors, etc. from some of the most reputed brands in the lighting industry such as Megaman, Heathfield, Osram, Toshiba, and of course, Philips. One of our LED lamps, the Megaman LED GU10, stands out from the rest as it uses energy efficiently and has a long lifetime. It delivers 500lm from just 7W, enabling it to produce light for a staggering 50,000 hours.

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