MEMPHIS, Tenn. and MOUNT VERNON, N.Y., May 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EchoSun Energy, a division of Apollo Lighting, and Green Ballast, Inc. (OTCBB:GBLL) have announced that EchoSun Energy has selected the daylight harvesting ballast developed by Green Ballast, Inc. to be integrated into its EchoSun 2 and EchoSun 2LED lighting products.
Green Ballast was chosen after Apollo conducted rigorous ballast evaluations to determine the extent to which the ballast's continuous control system and wireless communication functions would meet the general specification requirements of EchoSun Energy to control the electrical light source, both fluorescent and LED.
The most significant factors in selecting Green Ballast's technology over more complicated dimming control systems were Green Ballast system's ability to lower costs per manufactured unit and enable each lighting unit to have its own individual dimming control system. Brad Sagona, President of Apollo, remarked, "The concept is for us to ship a daylight harvesting system that our customers can quickly and easily install and operate, without the complicated commissioning or programming required by other more expensive alternatives. The performance and simplicity of the Green Ballast product is without peer."
In addition to marketing directly to lighting manufacturers, Green Ballast also sells its ballast to commercial lighting end-users and energy solutions providers. Green Ballast CEO Kevin Adams commented, "We are delighted to be working with an OEM lighting manufacturer such as Apollo with a long tradition of making quality commercial lighting products."
About Green Ballast, Inc.
Green Ballast Inc., an energy solutions company, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, is an innovator, developer and marketer of energy efficient electronic ballasts for fluorescent fixtures in the commercial lighting industry. Green Ballast's patented daylight harvesting ballast technology utilizes an individual photo sensor that measures the amount of ambient daylight to reduce the amount of electrical current flowing to a light fixture thereby reducing lighting energy costs. Green Ballast's products are deployed during retrofit upgrades, new construction and remodeling work. Customers include electrical lighting product distributors, energy service companies, original equipment manufacturers, and real estate developers and managers who own and lease commercial real estate. To learn more about Green Ballast, please visit our website at www.greenballastinc.com.
About Apollo Lighting
Established over 60 years ago, Apollo Lighting, based in the New York City area, provides quality lighting design, engineering and manufacturing services and products to the commercial lighting community. Through the application of state of the art software and CNC equipment, Apollo Lighting is able to continually develop new cutting edge products and support custom and special designs quickly and cost effectively. The company's EchoSun Energy products can save users up to 80 percent in direct electrical energy savings through the application of "through the roof daylighting" design. Apollo Lighting's products are offered through independent sales representatives nationally. Please visit the company's website at http://www.apollolighting.net or call toll free at 1-866-300-1294.