Lighting firm notches big sale

SARASOTA — Lighting system firm Evolucia, which has lost more than $40 million since 2009, recently closed a deal to outfit Bentley University, outside Boston, with its proprietary Aimed Optics cobra head light fixtures.

Terms weren't released for the sale, which included 171 110-watt Aimed Optics LEDs, or light emitting diodes. Officials at Bentley, in Waltham, Mass., say the Evolucia lights replace 250-watt Metal Halide fixtures that used to light the campus' upper and lower parking lots. The college, according to a release, expects to save more than 60% in total energy costs.

“Evolucia is proud to be a part of Bentley University's initiative to employ sustainable, energy-efficient technologies throughout their campus,” Evolucia CEO Mel Interiano says in the release. “This project demonstrates that LED lighting is an economically viable, environmentally beneficial, and a sustainable lighting alternative.”