- LED Roadway lighting fixture receives additional honor after being named best-in-class in NGL competition
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio --- April 24, 2013 --- (NYSE:GE) --- GE Lighting's Evolve™ LED Scalable Cobrahead fixture has been recognized for its pioneering design and technical excellence, winning the 2013 LightFair International Innovation Award category for Parking, Roadway and Area Luminaires.
The Evolve LED Scalable Cobrahead, a product of GE ecomagination℠, was chosen as category winner over nearly 30 other product entries representing 20 manufacturers. Introduced in 2012, it uses about 60 percent less energy than traditional Cobrahead fixtures and is available in four sizes and hundreds of photometric options to help municipalities light roadways of all types more efficiently than ever.
The LFI Innovation Awards is a presentation of the top lighting-related products and designs introduced over the last 12 months. This year, LFI received more than 300 submissions for the 15 designated categories, and products were judged by an independent panel of renowned lighting professionals. The winners were awarded for product entries that exemplify the best in innovative design and thinking.
The awards are sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). They were presented Tuesday in Philadelphia at LightFair International, the world's largest annual commercial and architectural lighting trade show and conference.
Earlier this year, GE's Evolve LED Scalable Cobrahead was awarded a Best-in-Class designation in the "Roadway Lighting" category in the 2012 Next Generation Luminaires™ (NGL) Solid-State Lighting Design Competition. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the IES of North America, and the IALD, the NGL awards were created to recognize excellence in energy-efficient LED commercial lighting unit design.
For more information about GE's many LED roadway and outdoor lighting solutions, visit www.gelightingsolutions.com/BrightSolution. To learn more about GE's commitment to innovative solutions to today's environmental challenges while driving economic growth, visit www.ecomagination.com.
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GE Lighting invents with the vigor of its founder Thomas Edison to develop energy-efficient solutions that change the way people light their world in commercial, industrial, municipal and residential settings. The business employs about 15,000 people in more than 100 countries, and sells products under the Reveal® and Energy Smart® consumer brands, and Evolve™, GTx™, Immersion™, Infusion™, Lumination™, Albeo™ and Tetra® commercial brands, all trademarks of GE. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information, visit www.gelighting.com.
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Oct. 9, 1962, GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED). In the 50 years since, GE has been on the forefront of LED innovation. The company has released inspired LED products for both residential and commercial settings, from the first ENERGY STAR®-qualified A19-shaped LED bulb to LED street lighting that illuminates cityscapes the world over.
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