The final stage of an incandescent lamp phase-out has come into effect in the US, prompting a sales push from makers of alternative low-energy lamps.

UK workplaces are missing out on more than £300 million a year by not encouraging good habits with energy, according to a report from the Carbon Trust.

The National Union of Students has installed a pay-as-you-go lighting scheme at its London headquarters, with the help of Philips.

Glasgow City Council is enlisting the help of intelligent streetlights to help cut crime, The Scotsman reports.

Walmart’s first ever fully-LED store has been completed in Ontario, Canada. This upgrade is expected to reduce the lighting energy consumption of the store by 28 per cent. 

Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council plans to combat cuts in funding by upgrading to energy-efficient lighting in an ‘invest to save’ scheme.

A local authority whose LED streetlight upgrade was delayed by concerned local residents has given the go-ahead for the installation of energy-efficient lighting.

Chattanooga city council has ditched its high-pressure sodium lights across the city in favour of a smart lighting control system with unlimited possibilities. The new induction and LED fixtures can be remotely monitored and controlled via built-in wireless radios and can power other smart city devices.

The Washington Metro has signed a lighting-as-service contract to relight its parking garages. The deal will see the replacement of 13,000 fixtures in the next year. 

Soraa is to open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in New York, USA. 

Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED, told LuxLive last week that the future of LEDs lies in GaN-on-GaN technology, which offers the potential for better colour rendering, higher efficiency, longer lifetime and more ‘lumens per dollar’.

Making the most of LED technology means experimenting and taking risks, retail lighting experts said at LuxLive last week.

Lighting professionals must join with educators to improve lighting in schools, Chris Boyce of Capita Symonds told LuxLive.

The lighting world's top manufacturers, boldest clients, coolest technologies and most awe-inspiring installations were honoured tonight at the Lux Awards 2013.

Big companies want assurance that lighting manufacturers can honour their warranty claims, McDonald’s energy manager told LuxLive today.

Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED, told LuxLive today that the future of LEDs lies in GaN-on-GaN technology, which offers the potential for better colour rendering, higher efficiency, longer lifetime and more ‘lumens per dollar’.