Perhaps the most striking thing about the LED revolution is the speed with which it has transformed our industry. A solid majority of our company’s business is LED-related now, and it happened in a span of less than four years. This was a watershed moment because the lighting industry has traditionally been slow to change. […]
To participate in the global economy and reap the benefits of international trade, countries need to maintain efficient, reliable infrastructure. This can be difficult; national transportation networks are inherently piecemeal and costly to maintain. Even centralized powers with enormous potential to move products often inherit outdated infrastructure, which may suit the physical contours of […]
Some cities are now using interoperable wireless communications networks that link up cars, buses, trucks, trains, emergency vehicles, personal mobile devices — molding them into a unified transportation infrastructure. Once in place, such a system does fundamentally change the transportation system paradigm because it provides ordinary people with a broad range of new tools (including […]
Reliable communication networks and services have long been a critical element in ensuring both the public welfare and our economic stability. Malicious attacks on the Internet, disruptions due to physical phenomena, software and hardware failures, and human errors. It all affects the proper functioning of essential public services that run over telecommunication networks. Such disruptions […]
Building the Future Smart Cities are coming all around the world. Governments from all over are using Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications to help with many almost every part of your life. Urban residents accounted for 54 percent of the total global population in 2014, according to the World Health Organization, and that number is projected to […]
There are also many advantages too when it comes to making the move to LED lighting. The costs of keeping up a college facility are extraordinary. College campuses are so large and have many student facilities that must be lit most of the day and at night. It will save money, help the campus go […]
In times of crisis, many areas lose electricity. To help fix this problem, more attention pointed towards solar generators because they don’t require fuel like conventional diesel generators. Solar power generators are extremely helpful in disaster situations. As you won’t have to worry about finding fuel and with solar, you won’t have to wait. Solar […]
Budget Cuts Affecting America’s This month seven former heads of the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (from both Republican and Democratic Administrations) got together to warn Congress that Trump’s budget was going to seriously hurt America’s energy future. Trump’s budget cut calls for a 5.6 percent cut to […]
Renewable energy and solar LED efforts are producing a vast amount of jobs for the energy efficiency industry. Across the globe, solar PV has the highest employment in the renewable energy sector, with roughly 2.5 million jobs. Liquid biofuels trail closely behind with 1.8 million jobs, followed by wind power at approximately one million jobs. […]