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Enlighten – Concerns about energy efficiency, coupled with a growing awareness of climate change, have heightened interest in efficient lighting as an effective strategic venture for our country. Given the unprecedented investment directed at public entities for “efficiency opportunities” and the lack of a clear vision related to “what should be done,” there is mounting concern related to the ultimate value of this investment and the ability to achieve sustained and deep energy savings.

LD+A – The strategy is to foster the development of high-efficacy light sources that achieve, as much as possible, interchangeability with incandescent lighting, in terms of compatibility with electrical infrastructure and with popular lighting expectations. This article is a summary of CLTC research aimed at developing a technology-neutral Super Lamp specification for replacement of incandescent sources in the residential sector.

Sacramento Bee – The bad economy is prompting Americans to save instead of spend. But spending less makes the economy even worse. One small way to help break the cycle is to invest in efficiency. Done right, it allows you to save and spend at the same time. 

Fast Company ​– The United States generates more energy than any other country in the world -- and wastes more than half of it. Efficiency, it turns out, can be a rich resource. Those riches are being exploited by a kind of alchemy that combines science with business. Efficient technologies, from sensor-equipped LED lighting to smart electric meters, are flowing at a brisk pace out of labs, attracting capital from Goldman Sachs and Silicon Valley VCs, and support from the likes of Walmart, Chevron, Samsung, and California's major utilities.

Macworld ​product review – Full Spectrum Solutions' Berkeley Lamp II provides provides both downward-focused task lighting and upward-facing ambient lighting with two independent, dimmable fluorescent bulbs. The energy-efficient office lighting solution is also designed to prevent eyestrain and glare.