The days of referring to a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) as being “equivalent to a 60-watt light bulb” may soon be over, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed new labels for light bulbs that are based on light output rather than energy consumption. The proposed labels provide consumers with information to help them choose among different bulb types.
The FTC is seeking public comments on new labels that emphasize lumens, not watts, as the measure of bulb brightness. This information, along with estimated energy cost information, would appear on the front of the light bulb package. The back of the package would display a “Lighting Facts” label modeled after the “Nutrition Facts” label for food packages, and first seen in the lighting market with LED lamps.
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Archive for November 25th, 2009
FTC Proposes New Output-Based Labels for Light Bulbs
IMARK Selects Creative Marketing Alliance to Produce Quarterly Magazine
Creative Marketing Alliance, (CMA), Princeton Junction, N.J., announced on Nov. 13 that IMARK Group, Oxon Hill, Md., has selected the firm to produce the organization’s quarterly publication, IMARK Now, beginning with the February 2010 issue. Details
Prysmian Lands Cable Order for World’s Largest Cruise Ship
Prysmian Cables & Systems, Milan, Italy, supplied approximately 3,100 miles of energy and telecommunications shipboard cables for the largest cruise ship in history, the Oasis of the Seas. The ocean liner was built by the shipbuilding group STX Europe for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and was unveiled November 20 in Florida.
STX Europe also awarded Prysmian a contract for the delivery of all of the marine cables to be installed on the Oasis of the Seas sister ship, Allure of the Seas, owned and operated by Royal Caribbean. Allure of the Seas is being built at STX Europe’s shipyards in Turku, Finland. The new agreement, which represents the second step of the Genesis Cruise Vessel project, covers the supply of power and telecommunication cables for a total value of approximately $6.7 million. Most of the supplied cables are manufactured at Prysmian’s Pikkala facility in Finland, but also in Italy and Germany.
At 1,181 feet and length and 16 decks, the Genesis vessels each have a capacity of 5,400 passengers and more than 3,000 crew. Oasis of the Seas will start sailing in December 2009 and Allure of the Seas in the summer of 2010.