LED Lighting to the U.S. Navy

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"EFOI's advances in LED technology will allow the Navy to save 50-90% of their lighting energy cost," said Roger Buelow, Energy Focus CTO.

The majority of the contract includes sales of fixtures using the company's new IntelliTube(TM) lamps, which are intelligent plug and play LED lamps to replace the existing linear fluorescent tube lamps used in most of the Navy's light fixtures.

"This is wonderful news for Energy Focus and the city of Solon," U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette said in a separate release. The LaTourette release went on to note that "the project will upgrade current legacy lighting systems with new energy-efficient lighting as part of the Navy's green initiative. Work on the first delivery order will be done in Solon and should be completed by Dec. 1, 2011."

"I am delighted that Energy Focus' IntelliTube technology is now uniquely positioned to quickly convert Navy vessels to LED lighting. This is a tremendous business opportunity for Energy Focus, which we estimate to exceed $300 million for the U.S. Fleet alone and, the Navy will immediately benefit from the significant energy savings gained through LED lighting by simply changing the light bulbs installed on every Navy vessel," said Joe Kaveski, EFOI's CEO.

Energy Focus, Inc. is a leading provider of energy efficient LED lighting products and turnkey energy efficient lighting solutions, holding 74 relevant lighting patents. Our solutions provide energy savings, aesthetics, safety and maintenance cost benefits over conventional lighting. Our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Government includes numerous research and development projects for the DOE and DARPA, creating energy efficient LED lighting systems for the U.S.

Navy fleet and the next generation Very High Efficiency Solar Cell. Customers include supermarket chains, the U.S. government, state and local governmental agencies, retail stores, museums, theme parks and casinos, hotels, swimming pool builders and many others. Company headquarters are located in Solon, OH, with additional offices in Nashville, TN, Pleasanton, CA, and the United Kingdom.