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"We are increasing our focus on the development and production of new, innovative lighting products," said Jim Campbell, president of GE Consumer and Industrial.
She wondered if they had considered IKEA lighting products.
There has also been a surge in bike lighting products of all kinds.
"We don't have to reinvent the wheel," said Andre Morrison, an executive at Green Mill Global, which makes lighting products.
Crawford and his staff devote much of their time to proselytizing for dark-sky regulations and working with manufacturers to improve lighting products.
To help, Energizer is introducing a new portfolio of innovative lighting products this spring that use "light fusion technology," which distributes light uniformly through laser-etched acrylic panels.
This has transformed wind-up lighting products, says Rory Stear, chairman of Freeplay Energy, which specialises in such "self-powered" devices.
Philips has begun selling low-cost, solar-powered lighting products in Africa to people who lack access to the electrical grid.
In March, Cree acquired Cotco, a company based in Hong Kong that packages L.E.D. lights into lighting products sold directly to customers.
In addition to product innovation, there's a great need for business model innovation, as traditional business models can sometimes hinder access to these new lighting products.
