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Philips Lumileds joins California Lighting Technology Center Affiliate Program

Philips Lumileds today announced that it has joined the California Lighting Technology Center as an affiliate member. As a member of the CLTC, Philips Lumileds is working with luminaire manufacturers to develop market ready LUXEON LED based applications that meet the energy efficiency and lighting…

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"Our affiliation with the CLTC supports the development of specification and architectural grade solutions using our LUXEON Rebel and LUXEON K2 power LEDs," said Jay Shuler, Regional Marketing Manager for The Americas at Philips Lumileds. "By working with the CLTC, our customers will gain access to new opportunities with state agencies, utilities and businesses eager to adopt solid state lighting solutions."

CLTC, established through a joint effort of the California Energy Commission (CEC) and University of California at Davis, conducts both cooperative and independent activities with lighting manufacturers, electrical utilities and the design and engineering professional communities. These valuable partnerships facilitate the commercialization of products developed at CLTC in accordance with CLTC's mission to bring viable research-based projects to the commercial marketplace in two years or less.

About The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), The CLTC at UC Davis, is a research and education facility that focuses on the application of energy-efficient lighting and daylighting technologies through research, development, demonstration, outreach and education in partnership with utilities, manufacturers, end users, builders, designers, and governmental agencies. CLTC was established through a collaborative effort of the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program and the University of California, Davis, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association to advance energy efficient lighting and daylighting technologies.

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