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    • The US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) dove into the reporting accuracy of commercially-available connected devices capable of self-reporting energy usage. The study showed variations across devices (not shown) and test conditions (shown). The results and technical recommendations in the report could assist stakeholders in specification and standards development. (Image credit: Illustration courtesy of PNNL.)
    Connected SSL & Controls

    DOE PNNL studies how advanced SSL might self-report energy consumption (UPDATED)

    Maury Wright
    Aug. 21, 2020
    Static expectations of energy usage can virtually eliminate the chance that technologies such as tunable lighting get installed, but energy usage reporting could change that.

    While compatibility is coming along, the pieces of the IoT lighting puzzle are not yet all snapping into place with each other. (Photo credit: Image by Alexas_Fotos via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)
    Signify has reset its operations priorities and suspended its financial outlook for 2020 amidst the coronavirus health crisis, while opting not to participate in the rescheduled Light + Building (L+B) tradeshow this fall. (Image credit: Graphic by 3D Animation Production Company via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)
    It will take 15 years to replace and connect all of Cologne’s 85,000 outdoor light points, but these lights on the city’s Hohenzollern Bridge over the Rhine (above), as well as those in the public area featuring the equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm II (below) are among the new installations completed so far in the 2,000+-year-old city, which is today’s Germany fourth largest by population. (Photo credit: Images courtesy of Signify.)
    Chief commercial officer Chip Taylor heads sales from GE Current's back-to-the future home in Cleveland. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of GE Current, a Daintree company.)
    The City of Stockholm, Sweden is the latest agency to join the TALQ Consortium and will require TALQ compliance in an upcoming outdoor SSL project to ensure interoperability of hardware and software controls and systems. (Photo credit: Image by Tommy Takacs via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)
    The TALQ Consortium is aimed at reducing the complexity of implementing smart-city technologies by enabling interoperability between software interfaces, hardware, and network management systems with an open-standard protocol. (Image credit: Graphic courtesy of TALQ Consortium; copyright TALQ Consortium.)
    When and if Signify gets to the finish line of its business transformation, it will have been a marathon. (Photo credit: Image by Free-Photos via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)
    Leaders at the World Economic Forum this week will see the results of a 900-luminaire upgrade to LED street lights, controlled via the Philips Interact City smart lighting platform, enabled by Signify in the village of Davos, Swtizerland. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Signify; copyright ELEKTRON.)
    Connected SSL & Controls

    Signify LED lighting gets spotlight at Davos world forum

    Jan. 21, 2020
    Both the streets of Davos and the Davos Congress Centre received SSL upgrades prior to global political leaders arriving for the World Economic Forum where the environment will...
    The chairs are moving around in the executive suite at Signify headquarters. Stéphane Rougeot is stepping down as CFO for personal reasons. René van Schooten will temporarily replace him, returning to the role he previously held, while also relinquishing responsibility for the Home business group. (Photo credit: Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)
    Architectural Lighting

    Signify shuffling CFO and head of Hue

    Mark Halper
    Jan. 8, 2020
    Amid the long and difficult transformation to the IoT, the company announces management changes. But at the very top, it offers CEO Eric Rondolat four more years on the board ...
    Image credit: LEDs Magazine stock graphic.
    Horticultural Lighting

    Current names Manish Bhandari CEO, shows new Arize SSL fixture

    Dec. 16, 2019
    GE Current and private-equity parent American Industrial Partners went outside the organizations to hire new Current CEO Manish Bhandari from Emerson, and Current showed new Arize...
    Photo credit: Image by emoro via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
    Architectural Lighting

    SALC marks a move by pole owners to monetize assets as LED transition continues (MAGAZINE)

    Nov. 19, 2019
    LED lighting has brought tangible cost savings to municipalities and utilities in outdoor applications despite high upfront costs, and MAURY WRIGHT reports that those owners of...
    Leaders across the lighting industry, municipal authorities, industry organizations, and more came together at the LRC Summit to explore the latest research and expand the ability to address a number of commercial concerns in formats from individual presentations to a panel discussion to a workshop. (Photo credit: Images courtesy of Rebekah Mullaney on behalf of the Lighting Research Center.)
    Blogs

    Industry leaders shape the future of lighting at the LRC Summit

    Nov. 5, 2019
    Guest blogger REBEKAH MULLANEY captures the key moments from the Lighting Research Center's latest "progress report" on studies that are driving efforts toward effective and sustainable...