BOULDER, Colo. Surna Inc. (OTCQB: SRNA), an engineering, manufacturing, and installation Company specializing in commercial indoor cannabis cultivation technology, announced today that, over the course of the next two weeks, it will ship the beta version of its groundbreaking Surna Reflector.

Surna will release 50 of its energy saving light Reflectors for beta testing amongst various high-end commercial cannabis cultivation facilities and industry consultants between multiple states that have state-approved cannabis cultivation (including Colorado and Washington).

The Reflector has three design configurations: vented, forced-air, and liquid-cooled. The engineering within the reflector provides cannabis grow operations with technologically superior heat transfer and light on target capabilities, resulting in substantial reduction in energy consumption and substantially lower operating expenses. All 50 beta units shipping in this round will be of the liquid-cooled variety.

The vented and forced-air Reflectors can be used on any garden facility regardless of the climate control platform. The water-cooled variety of the Reflector is intended for use in conjunction with Surna's liquid-cooling platform. By combining the platform with this advanced reflector technology, Surna provides the ultimate cooling solution for the cannabis grow at lower cost of ownership than other solutions.

Ultimately, the reflector seeks to solve two major problems facing cultivation facilities today - energy consumption and lighting efficiency. With regard to energy consumption, the air-liquid heat exchanger combination can significantly reduce the high temperatures created by grow light fixtures thus reducing energy costs. With regard to lighting efficiency, the Reflector utilizes compound parabola morphology, which more efficiently directs light onto the canopy thus reducing light loss.

Indoor cannabis cultivation is widely accepted as being an energy-intensive industry, placing pressure on associated power grids. This combined with an increasingly competitive cannabis retail market, creates a significant need for price-competitive energy efficient technologies in the indoor cannabis cultivation industry. As a result, Surna expects to see quick adoption of the Reflector from commercial grow facilities due to its ability to reduce energy consumption associated with both cooling and lighting - the two primary drivers for energy use in cultivation facilities.

The design of the Reflector has patents pending in the U.S. Surna has not provided guidance on the full market launch of the Reflector in 2015.

About Surna, Inc.:

Surna, Inc. (www.surna.com) develops innovative technologies and products that monitor, control or address the energy and resource intensive nature of indoor cannabis cultivation. Currently, the Company's revenue stream is based on its main product offerings - supplying industrial technology and products to commercial indoor cannabis grow facilities.

Headquartered in Boulder, CO, Surna's diverse engineering team is tasked with creating novel energy and resource efficient solutions, including the Company's signature water-cooled climate control platform. The Company's engineers continuously seek to create technology that solve the highly specific demands of the cannabis industry for temperature, humidity, light and process control.

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GlacialLight has introduced the second generation of the company's modular ceiling light series for indoor commercial lighting GL-PL0303-V2 and GL-PL0312-V2.

Using a new generation of LED thermal and lighting technology the 295 mm square GL-PL0303-V2 consumes 14.8 W while producing up to 1260 lumens, and the longer GL-PL0312-V2 fluorescent tube replacement LED light, with dimensions of 295 mm x 1195 mm, reduces energy consumption to 44.5 W while producing up to 3900 lumens.

At 295 mm, the LED ceiling light fit within the width of standard modular ceiling tiles without consuming too much energy. The 295 mm square GL-PL0303-V2 produces a bright yet non-obtrusive 1100 lumens or more and the 295 mm x 1195 mm GL-PL0312-V2 produces 3600 lumens or more, meaning less luminaires to install, and lower energy bills for the same amount of light.

Compared to fluorescent tube lighting, the LED panel lights from GlacialLight claim to produce a smooth, bright light across the entire LED panel, creating more pleasant and even area illumination with less flicker and glare. Color temperatures can be chosen from 3000K (warm white), 4000K (neutral white), or 6000K (cool white) to suit the lighting ambience. A dimming option with 1-10 V DC, PWM and Resistor dimming is compatible with a variety of lighting control systems and switches, allowing users to easily adjust the level of light. The included LED driver has a two-stage design and is IP67 and CUL certified.

In two different sizes - a square 295 mm model as well as a longer 295 mm x 1195 mm model the lights with an ultra-slim 10 mm thickness fit within standard suspended ceilings. The lights can be recessed mounted (295 mm standard, 300 mm with the spacer or 315 mm with the clip-on mounts). Surface mounting and suspension cable mounting options are also available, meaning these panel lights can be installed on almost any ceiling type.

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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. Power management company Eaton today announced the introduction of the Lumark Night Falcon light-emitting diode (LED) Floodlight Luminaire.

Designed to replace up to 400-watt metal halide products, the energy-efficient floodlight brings superior, uniform illumination, long term reliability and significant energy savings to general area, building faade, wall wash and large sign lighting applications in commercial and industrial exterior environments.

Our Night Falcon product combines high-efficiency optics with superior thermal management and energy efficiency in a cost effective solution, said Mark Eubanks, president, Eatons Cooper Lighting Division. The LED floodlight offers customers greater than 75 percent in energy and maintenance savings compared to traditional lamp sources.

For use in new construction and retrofit applications, the Night Falcon LED luminaire is available in two lumen packages including nominal 9,400 lumens, consuming 85 watts to replace 250-watt metal halide (MH) products and nominal 14,600 lumens, consuming 129 watts and replacing 400-watt MH lighting fixtures.

The floodlight utilizes precision-engineered optics delivering superior uniformity and illumination to the targeted application. Maximum fixture spacing is achieved utilizing a wide 6H x 6V NEMA distribution, reducing the number of fixtures required and installation costs in select applications. The fixture is offered in standard 4000 Kelvin (K) correlated color temperature (CCT) with 3000K and 5700K CCT options available.

The Night Falcon product features a compact, robust designed incorporating a separate driver housing and thermal fins for maximum heat dissipation resulting in longer fixture and LED life. The heavy-duty, die-cast housing is IP66 and 3G vibration rated for exceptional durability and long term reliability. The fixtures lumen maintenance is greater than 90 percent at 50,000 hours for years of maintenance-free service.

For pole-mounted applications, an optional integrated sensor allows the fixture to be dimmed to 50 percent lumen output when no activity is detected, providing additional energy savings by reducing light levels and power consumption. This option complies with the new provisions of California Title 24. In addition, an optional National Electrical Manufacturers Association 7-pin photocontrol receptacle enables wireless dimming when used with compatible photocontrol.

Built with the installer in mind, the Night Falcon LED Floodlight is available in slipfitter and trunnion mounting configurations and weighing less than 25 pounds, providing mounting versatility while simplifying installation. Both mounting options include cast-in angle increments to facilitate accuracy of aiming. The product is also available with wire guard and vandal shield accessories to protect the lens from projected objects and visors to control glare and spill light.

For more information on Eatons lighting solutions, visit http://www.eaton.com/lighting.

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Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School graduate Taysia Radoslav lighting up track at Cornell University

By Laura Lennie, News Staff

Taysia Radoslav is well on her way to leaving a lasting footprint on the track at Cornell University.

The 18-year-old sprinter, hurdler and Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School graduate has two freshman indoor records under her feet at the Ivy League school in Ithaca, N.Y. and no plans to slow down her pace anytime soon.

So far my performance on the track has surpassed my expectations for myself, she said. As I started competing this year, I was running faster than I had hoped. It allowed me to have the opportunity to sit down and re-evaluate my goals and strive to make bigger ones.

Radoslav earned a bursary for her athletic and academic achievements to Cornell.

She garnered almost 40 medals on the track at sprint indoor and hurdle outdoor meets, as well as maintained an honours student average throughout her four years at Cardinal Newman.

Radoslav made her debut with the womens track and field team at the university during the Beantown Challenge event on Jan. 17 at Harvard University.

She raced her way to an individual best in the 200-metre sprint with a time of 25.40.

She also ran a personal best in her leg of the four-by-400-metre relay.

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10 hours ago Women from the village of Okabi taking part in Stephi's research exercise. Credit: Stephanie Hirmer

Stephanie Hirmer, a PhD student from the Department of Engineering's Centre for Sustainable Development, is investigating the value-perception of the users of rural electrification projects in Uganda.

As part of her investigations, Stephanie travelled to Moyo in northern Uganda to ask which possessions the villagers most value and why. The results will be used to help reduce the failure rate of projects that bring electricity to rural communities there. In this article she talks about her experiences there:

"If I have a flush toilet in my house I think I can be a king of all kings because I can't go out on those squatting latrines also it can protect my wife from going outside alone as recently my wife was almost raped by a thug when she escorted my son to the latrine at around 10:30pm in the night."

This is Paul. His declaration of the possession he would most value is met with laughter from his fellow villagers, but it highlights a very real concern the safety of his family.

It's also a valuable research finding for me. Too often, projects that bring electricity to villages like Paul's fail because of lack of uptake and maintenance by the rural communities. But if, for instance, the benefits of electrification could be understood in terms of the safety value of night-time lighting, this could improve the sense of community responsibility towards sustaining the technology after its implementers have gone home.

Another villager, Michael, explains that he places most value in owning a corrugated iron sheet instead of grassthatched roofing because this would reduce the risk of indoor fires. Here too, the value of electricity can be highlighted it would avoid the need to cook on an open fire.

Understanding the locals' real needs and desires can be a key element in overcoming the lack of technology uptake. Finding out what these are is the aim of my PhD research, working with Dr Heather Cruickshank at the Centre for Sustainable Development. While the technology itself has been extensively studied, social attributes in project design have received little attention.

I have travelled here by a 'boda boda' motorbike and then night bus, sharing my seat on the 12-hour journey on unpaved roads to the West Nile Region of Uganda with two too many people, a goat lying beneath me, and enough chickens not to be able to ignore the smell. Only once I am on the bus do I realise that my local research assistant has accidentally booked us on the budget bus (only US$2 cheaper than the luxury coach).

To provide better infrastructure services to rural communities, it is fundamentally important to relate to the beneficiaries' needs and aspirations, and I need to travel to the areas to learn this at first hand. Infrastructure failure after the projects are handed over to the communities is common across the basic utility provisions such as water and electrification, and I am keen to discover if there is a way of improving project longevity by 'selling' a service that is valued.

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A toilet at the University of the West of England is proving urine can generate electricity. Photograph: UWE Bristol

A prototype toilet has been launched on a UK university campus to prove that urine can generate electricity, and show its potential for helping to light cubicles in international refugee camps.

Students and staff at the Bristol-based University of the West of England are being asked to use the working urinal to feed microbial fuel cell (MFC) stacks that generate electricity to power indoor lighting.

The project is the result of a partnership between researchers at the university and Oxfam, who hope the technology can be developed by aid agencies on a larger scale to bring light to refugee camp toilets in disaster zones.

We have already proved that this way of generating electricity works, said research lead Professor Ioannis Ieropoulos, director of the Bristol BioEnergy Centre, which in 2013 demonstrated MCF stacks generating enough electricity to power a phone. The project with Oxfam could have a huge impact in refugee camps.

The technology uses microbes which feed on urine for their own growth and maintenance. The MFC is in effect a system which taps a portion of that biochemical energy used for microbial growth, and converts that directly into electricity - what we are calling urine-tricity or pee power. This technology is about as green as it gets, as we do not need to utilise fossil fuels and we are effectively using a waste product that will be in plentiful supply, said Ieropoulos.

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The urinal - conveniently located near the Student Union bar - resembles toilets used in refugee camps to make the trial as realistic as possible. The equipment that converts the urine into power sits underneath the urinal and can be viewed through a clear screen.

Andy Bastable, Head of Water and Sanitation at Oxfam, commented: Oxfam is an expert at providing sanitation in disaster zones, and it is always a challenge to light inaccessible areas far from a power supply. This technology is a huge step forward. Living in a refugee camp is hard enough without the added threat of being assaulted in dark places at night. The potential of this invention is huge.

An estimated 6.4tn litres of urine is produced by humans across the globe every year, so researchers believe it has great potential as a cheap and readily available source of energy. Ieropoulos said the unit installed at the university would cost around 600 to set up.

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