Efficiency and renewables

Leading-edge dimmer

01 February, 2008 | Supplied by: Philips Dynalite

The DLE220-S is a 2 x 20 A leading-edge dimmer suitable for control of large lighting loads, including incandescent, low-voltage, neon and selected fluorescent light sources. It complements Dynalite’s multi-channel dimmers by providing extra channels when additional load capacity is required.

Remote lighting lifter

01 February, 2008 | Supplied by: Ingal EPS

The Remote Lighting Lifter enables the lowering of luminaires to the ground electrically via wireless remote control where they can be safely maintained. It is designed for use in factories, warehouses, exhibition centres, sports stadiums, railway stations, auditoriums, schools, hotels and more.

Metal halide downlight kits

01 February, 2008 | Supplied by: Osram Australia Pty Ltd

The Shopstar kits are a high quality, architectural range of metal halide downlights designed to provide lighting solutions for a wide range of shop lighting applications.

Tackling the challenge of energy conservation

29 January, 2008 by Theo van Deursen, CEO Philips Lighting

Thirty years ago, few people knew anything about the dangers of carbon emissions. Today, the need to mitigate global warming by controlling man-made carbon emissions is probably the single most important issue we face as a global community

Why has emergency and exit lighting been ignored?

24 January, 2008 by Paul Stathis, Editor

Emergency and exit lighting seems to be an orphan in the building industry - it's perceived as being neither part of the fire industry nor part of the electrical industry

Emergency lighting an essential service

17 December, 2007 by Patrick M Byrne, M+H Power Systems

Emergency lighting is an essential service that is quite often forgotten until an accident or catastrophe happens

Call to action on climate change at Bali

13 December, 2007

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Bali in December, Philips called for action on climate change, outlining specific steps industry and government can adopt to reduce CO₂ emissions while maintaining economic growth.