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Industry Should Lead the Low-Energy Light Switch

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by admin.

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The Government could hit its carbon emissions targets more quickly by insisting UK businesses, not homes, switch to eco-friendly lighting, according to a leading energy efficiency expert.
By phasing out incandescent bulbs – stocks of 100-watt versions have dried up, with 60-watt bulbs set to disappear next year – it’s hoped the country’s carbon emissions will [...]

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Energy Efficiency: Seeing the Light!

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by admin.

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A high-tech lighting system is helping warehouse and logistics bosses tackle the economic slowdown and cut their carbon footprint.
The energy efficient ‘Eluma’ lamps, manufactured by Somar International, afford energy savings of anything up to 80 per cent when compared to traditional high-ceiling lamps.
Several forward-thinking companies have already switched to the Carbon Trust-backed technology – and [...]

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Reduce your carbon footprint and save money

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by admin.

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We have all heard the term “carbon footprint” but what does it mean and how can you reduce yours? Wikipedia defines carbon foot print as “the carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide attributable to the actions of an individual (which includes emissions through their energy use, but other unforeseen emissions as well) [...]

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Winning Ticket For ‘Green’ Energy Savings

Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 by admin.

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Cutting company energy bills and enhancing environmental credentials is no lottery!
That’s the experience of specialist printers Stralfors – the company tasked with supplying Camelot’s 35 million National Lottery tickets each month – which has slashed its electricity consumption and Carbon Footprint after identifying an advanced eco-lighting system.
Last September, Stralfors’ replaced almost 100 metal halide and [...]

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Switch On To Lighting Legislation

Posted on 23. Sep, 2008 by admin.

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By law, every workplace must have suitable and sufficient lighting – but many site managers don’t seem switched on to legislation governing visibility levels or appreciate the key role quality lighting plays in a plant’s overall health and safety makeup.
Take a tour through an industrial premises or warehouse and, chances are, it won’t be long [...]

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Leisure centre’s ‘green’ light for energy savings

Posted on 22. Aug, 2008 by admin.

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A Derbyshire leisure centre has got its electricity bill and Carbon Footprint in trim after equipping its sports hall with a state-of-the-art, energy saving lighting system.
Dim, traditional florescent lamps at Green Bank Leisure Centre, Swadlincote, left some badminton, five-a-side and basketball players struggling to see court markings.
But members of the South Derbyshire District Council facility [...]