SAN JOSE, CALIF. – FEBRUARY 3, 2012 – Topanga Technologies, a leading manufacturer of high-intensity energy-efficient lighting systems, will exhibit its Advanced Plasma Lighting™ (APL) at the annual Strategies In Light Conference and Exhibition on February 7-9, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA.  Topanga’s APL will be shown in two luminaires that will demonstrate the viability of high lumen plasma technology as an immediate solution to outdoor commercial lighting challenges.

“The Topanga APL light source has all the efficiency advantages of LED sources, while remaining simpler to integrate and less expensive in up-front costs for applications that demand greater that 10,000 lumens from the source,” said Brian Hermes, VP of Business Development for Topanga. “Among end-users looking for high quality light output and quick ROI, there is growing awareness of plasma as an energy-efficient solution for today’s increasingly rigorous energy use goals.”

In booth #510 at Strategies In Light, Topanga will demonstrate its energy saving APL system inside a popular garage light, as well as a reference design high bay that utilizes optics tailored to APL’s point source, allowing for excellent distribution and uniformity.  In 300- and 400-watt applications and in HID lamp replacement situations, APL offers energy and cost savings comparable to LEDs with superior quality of light and maximum fixture efficiency, enabling fixture manufacturers to achieve higher lumen packages at a reasonable cost.  With rapid movement toward market shipment, Topanga’s exhibit will showcase a number of advantages that APL offers over competing technologies in high lumen applications.

ABOUT TOPANGA TECHNOLOGIES
For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms.  Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA.  For more information, visit www.topangatech.com.

Los Angeles, CA – September 14, 2011 – Topanga Technologies, a leading innovator of high-intensity energy-efficient lighting systems, will exhibit its Advanced Plasma Lighting™ (APL) at booth #H705 within the Shanghai Energy Saving Lamp Fair taking place September 21-23, 2011 at the Shanghai World Expo Theme Pavilion in China.

“Efficiency should be the first step in any overall energy program, and we are thrilled to showcase our brilliant new light at the preeminent lighting event in Shanghai, where representatives from cities around the globe will be looking for the latest technologies that represent energy efficient lighting solutions,” said Brian Hermes, VP of Business Development for Topanga. “With the rapid growth of China’s transportation infrastructure, the new APL lighting technology can save half of the lighting energy usage in street and highway applications, providing 40-55% electrical savings and a return on investment within 2-3 years, offering the best of LED and HID lighting technology in terms of performance and cost,” added Hermes.

Shanghai Energy Saving Lamp Fair 2011 (SESLF) is a professional and international exhibition of energy saving lamps. Supported by the government and sponsor Shanghai Illumination Electric Appliance Trade Association, SESLF will be a primary platform for energy saving lamp manufacturers to display and promote brands with opportunities for national and international communication and cooperation about technology and markets.

Topanga will demonstrate its APL point source light engine inside a popular area light fixture with a 10,000 lumen light source. APL is a novel technology that produces energy-efficient, high-intensity illumination suitable for high-bay and area lighting applications such as warehouses, parking lots, streetlights, billboards and parking garages traditionally served by high-intensity discharge (HID). It’s a light source that has no electrodes like induction, produces light in a plasma state like HID, and can produce more than 20,000 lumens of uniform light output in a tiny lamp that allows for maximum fixture design flexibility.

About Topanga Technologies

For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms. Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA.

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Los Angeles, CA – August 17, 2011 – Topanga Technologies, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient solid-state plasma lighting, today announced the appointment of Richard Craig as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Craig is a leader in the photonics and semiconductor field with a track record of building value in technology-based companies. With 25 years of experience developing photonic innovations as a scientist and engineer, and manager, Dr. Craig is known for bringing new technologies to market.

“Rich brings a deep engineering background to Topanga, which combined with his experience commercializing emerging technologies will help establish a streamlined mass manufacturing process that will strengthen the market adoption of Advanced Plasma Lighting,” said Mehran Matloubian, Topanga’s Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer.

Dr. Craig joins Topanga from Santa Clara University and San Jose State University where he was teaching physics. Previously he was the CEO of Kaai, Inc., and COO of Soraa, Inc., both Gallium Nitride based start-ups founded by Shuji Nakamura and funded by Khosla Ventures. He previously served as CEO of Santur Inc., and has held various engineering and management positions at Hughes Research Labs, SDL, Inc. and JDSU. Dr. Craig has a PhD in Quantum Electronics from UCLA. Dr. Craig assumes his role as CEO immediately and will also serve as a Topanga Technologies board member.

About Topanga Technologies

For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is a leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms. Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA. For more information, visit www.topangatech.com.

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Los Angeles, CA – May 17, 2011 – Today Topanga Technologies announced that Gregg Hollingsworth, a longtime plasma lighting developer has joined the company as Vice President of Engineering. With more than 25 years specializing in radio frequency (RF) electronics, Gregg will drive the electronics and product integration for Topanga’s proprietary lamp engine technology and guide the manufacturing team responsible for commercializing Advanced Plasma Lighting™.

Gregg has developed several innovations for the RF electrodeless plasma lamp leading to fourteen (14) patents currently pending approval. He is known for creating disruptive amplifier module technologies that improve performance and reduce cost of RF power amplifiers.

“Gregg’s expansive innovation in power engineering and amplification, and his deep product development experience, will guide the commercialization of the solid state components of Advanced Plasma Lighting and we are delighted to welcome him to the team,” said Greg R. Barry, CEO of Topanga Technologies.

Prior to Topanga, Gregg was the Chief Architect and Vice President of Product Development at Luxim Corporation where he managed the R&D and product development for RF electrodeless lamps. Previously he was an Executive Engineering Fellow at Sirenza Microdevices, Co-Founder and CTO of Xemod, an Engineering Manager at Spectrian, among other power amplification and RF specialized technology companies.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University. He presents and publishes frequently to the RF, microwave, plasma and semiconductor industries on solid-state-driven radio frequency amplification. Gregg holds two patents in the area of RF power amplification, with fourteen patents pending approval for various inventions relating to electrodeless plasma lamps.

About Topanga Technologies
For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms. Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in San Jose and Los Angeles, CA.

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Los Angeles, CA – May 12, 2011 – Topanga Technologies, a leading innovator of solid-state-driven plasma light engines, will launch its Advanced Plasma Lighting (APL) at the LIGHTFAIR^® International annual lighting trade show and conference in Philadelphia, PA, May 17-19, 2011.

Exhibited in Topanga’s booth #3738 will be the company’s APL system, comprised of a highly efficient radio frequency power amplifier, an electrode-free quartz bulb operating as a near point-source of intense plasma light, and a digital interface to maximize control and management.

“We are pleased to have this industry opportunity at Lightfair to reveal the APL system that we are bringing to market,” said Greg Barry, CEO of Topanga. “This design is engineered to optimize light, exceeding the brightness levels and energy efficiency of Induction, Fluorescent, LED and current Plasma lighting technologies on the market today. We couldn’t be happier with the superior optics achievable with APL in new and traditional fixture designs.”

Advanced Plasma Lighting has been designed into popular luminaires to be showcased at Topanga’s Lightfair booth. The uniquely small and point-source nature of APL allows for extreme flexibility and precise optics, which will be demonstrated in a stylish HIGHBAY-mini fixture and the PLASMALEKO by 0energyLIGHTING, and two best-selling roadway and area fixtures by Grandlite Design.

“We are thrilled to design around APL,” said Lizzie Solms, COO of 0energyLIGHTING.  “APL’s lumen per watt efficiency, matched with its point-source feature, allows the ability to achieve a high overall output.  Housed in a cool modern design, our customers now have a range of lighting products they haven’t had before.”

Topanga has extended APL to additional partners who will be displaying their APL fixture designs at Lightfair, including a high bay by Energy Solutions International in booth #3860, and a high bay by the California Lighting Technology Center in booth #3123.

“The energy efficiency of Topanga’s APL is such a clear advantage for our customers that we jumped at the chance to include a plasma option in our product lineup,” said Mark Tastad of Energy Solutions International.  “Because we pride ourselves on anticipating accurate fixture performance, we took a particular liking to the ease of design with APL and we look forward to our customers’ response when seeing it for the first time at Lightfair.”

In April 2011 Topanga’s Advanced Plasma Lighting received platinum-level honors in the Components category of the 2011 Product Innovation Awards by Architectural SSL Magazine, a leading lighting industry publication.  Topanga will receive the award May 17 at an Architectural SSL event during LIGHTFAIR^®. In addition to recognizing the industry’s best luminaires and components and the companies behind them, the Product Innovation Awards honor leaders in research and development, industry standards, and lighting advocacy.

About Topanga Technologies

For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms.  Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA.  www.topangatech.com

Contact: Kirsten Maynard, 415-350-4147, kirsten@maynardpr.com

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Architectural SSL will present the award to Topanga Technologies on May 17 during the LIGHTFAIR® International tradeshow in Philadelphia, PA.  Topanga will demonstrate Advanced Plasma Lighting in booth #3738 at Lightfair, taking place May 15-19, 2011.  The platinum award for APL was given national recognition in the spring issue of Architectural SSL magazine.

Advanced Plasma Lighting (APL) is a new solid-state-driven, high-intensity source designed to replace the inefficient lamps for high brightness applications in outdoor and commercial environments. APL is a proprietary configuration: an electrode-free plasma lamp placed external to the resonator that utilizes RF energy to illuminate the lamp. Its single-source lamp design allows for smaller and more flexible fixture design and footprint.

This new and patented system’s distinct advantages:

• extending the range of fixture applications
• allowing a higher lumen output
• improving color quality
• substantially more energy efficiency

Because it is filament free, phosphor free and increases efficiency as temperatures rise, APL ensures color consistency and low light degradation through the lifetime. APL offers efficient, tailored light that lasts 50,000 hours with replacement costs of less than $10. The microprocessor-controlled electronics provides dynamic instantaneous dimming from 20-100% with full control and networking, making APL superior in system performance.

In addition to recognizing the industry’s best luminaires and components and the companies behind them, the Product Innovation Awards honor leaders in research and development, industry standards, and lighting advocacy.  “The mission of the program was to sort out the products that show the greatest promise across a wide field of functions,” said Jim Crockett, Editorial Director of Construction Business Media.  “Award winners ultimately represent a peer-recognized selection of quality products that the architectural and lighting design community can feel comfortable specifying.”

About Architectural SSL Magazine

The Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards (PIA) determine and honor the best solid-state luminaires and fixtures on the market, while also recognizing the companies behind the components that make up these light sources. The PIA program also recognizes leaders in categories ranging from those conducting cutting-edge R+D, to those helping in the development of standards as well as those pushing to make solid-state lighting a truly sustainable technology.  Construction Business Media, headquartered in Chicago, IL is publisher of Architectural Products, Illuminate and Architectural SSL magazines.  The company also operates the ArchLED Conference, markets and partners in TheContinuingArchitect.com educational platform, and maintains websites and electronic extensions of its print publications.  www.architecturalssl.com

About Topanga Technologies

For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps providing energy-efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms.  Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA.  For more information, visit www.topangatech.com.

Contact:  Kirsten Maynard, 415-350-4147, kirsten@maynardpr.com

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Los Angeles, CA – February 10, 2011 – A leading manufacturer of high-intensity energy-efficient lighting systems, Topanga Technologies will exhibit its Advanced Plasma Lighting™ (APL) at the 12th annual Strategies In Light Conference and Exhibition on February 22-24, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. As part of the event, Topanga’s CEO Greg Barry will give a presentation on the viability of high lumen plasma technology as an immediate solution to outdoor commercial lighting challenges.

“APL has a clear advantage over current technologies when it comes to high lumen lighting applications and Topanga makes the case for the consideration of plasma technology as an energy-efficient solution for today’s increasingly rigorous energy use goals,” said Brian Hermes, VP of Business Development for Topanga.

Topanga will be demonstrating its energy saving APL system inside several popular fixture designs, including a familiar garage light and a modern parking lot fixture. With rapid movement toward market shipment, Topanga will be showcasing a number of advantages that APL offers over competing technologies in high lumen applications.

“As companies prepare fixture designs with a 2011 release in mind, APL is now a viable option to achieve superior quality of light and maximum fixture efficiency,” said Hermes. “For 200, 300 and 400 watt applications, APL offers the best possible energy and cost savings, helping fixture manufacturers get to higher lumen packages at a reasonable cost today.”

About Topanga Technologies
For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms. Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA. For more information, visit www.topangatech.com.

Contact:  Kirsten Maynard, 415-350-4147, kirsten@maynardpr.com

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Dear Topanga Technologies Community,

Trade show season has been a busy one for Topanga and as we prepare for a number of developments next year, we wanted to share with you some of our exciting news from the past few months.  Through demonstrations of our Advanced Plasma Lighting™ at industry events, it has been a pleasure to engage in discussions of intelligent and energy efficient lighting innovations with many of you, both domestically and internationally.  Here are a few highlights:

• Eco Expo Asia: Topanga joins US Dept. of Commerce’s market development delegation
• Emerging Technologies Summit: Accelerating energy efficiency through plasma
• Plasma Roadway Fixture Demo: APL attracts attention at Street & Area Lighting Conference
• Tech Facts: APL’s energy efficient, economical and reliable solutions
• Topanga in the News: Environmental Protection, TechCrunch, GreentechMedia
• Looking Forward: Upcoming Events

Topanga Joins US Dept. of Commerce Delegation at Eco Expo Asia

Representatives from cities around the globe gathered at Asia’s leading environmental fair in November to look for the latest energy efficiency solutions, and Topanga was honored to be invited as part of the US Delegation.

The US Department of Commerce’s Ryan Mulholland noted, “For attendees at Eco Expo Asia, Topanga was a popular example of a US clean and environmental technology that is globally competitive and ready to do business.”

While Mehran Matloubian presented an ongoing exhibit on the show floor featuring demonstrations of the APL system inside a robust low-bay garage light fixture, Brian Hermes participated in a panel discussion fitting with the event theme, “Business Solutions to Climate Change.”

During the Energy Efficiency panel session, Brian gave an overview of lighting efficiency business opportunities and trends, and revealed how the APL’s substantial electrical savings, superior performance and advantages over LED and HID for critical municipal outdoor applications can help cities achieve energy efficiency goals.

Prior to Eco Expo Asia, Topanga attended the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair, where outdoor lighting fixture manufacturers were delighted to learn that the APL saves greater than 40% energy in comparison to a 250W Metal Halide fixture, and a stunning 50% when compared to a 400W Metal Halide fixture.

Between the shows Mehran and Brian traveled to the City of Shenzhen China to accompany US Consul General to Hong Kong Stephen Young and US Consulate Commercial Officer Andrew Wylegala in meetings with Chinese government officials, including Edward Yau, Secretary for the Environment of Hong Kong.

The positive response to Topanga’s APL in Asia showed manufacturers are ready for unique technology – a new platform to sell that offers viable competition for induction, and that the global market is looking for performance and reliability in a technology that replaces HID while remaining as efficient as LED.

Emerging Technologies Summit Features Advanced Plasma Lighting

In its exhibit at the Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council’s Fall 2010 event “Accelerating Our Energy Efficient Future,” Greg Barry was able to showcase the benefits of APL for the utilities and electric provider community.  Looking to future technologies for funding and R&D opportunities, regulatory representatives praised cutting edge energy efficiency innovations that play an important role in achieving California’s energy goals. Topanga’s demonstration of its plasma light engine at ETCC allowed utility industry representatives to secure commitments to utilize APL in field test sites throughout the State of California in 2011.

Plasma Adds Brilliant New Light to Street & Area Lighting Conference
with Roadway Fixture Demo

Topanga received acclamation at September’s IES Street & Area Lighting Conference when Greg, Brian and Mehran demonstrated the APL’s incredible potential efficiency and cost reduction in a popular luminaire design.

“We were able to provide a visible, side-by-side comparison between plasma and other light sources and the APL proved to be a bright new solution for the 175-450 watt category due to its 50,000 hour lifetime and 50% electrical savings,” said Brian.

The APL’s combination of a point source and solid state driver for small size, long life and high efficiency was a hit on the show floor when displayed inside a best-selling roadway, parking lot and area fixture.  Show attendees commented that the APL’s uniform, consistent output of broad spectrum, superior quality white light makes it the best high lumen, energy efficient light source for parking lots, highways, street lighting and other high intensity applications.

Tech Facts

There are numerous ways that Advanced Plasma Lighting can provide energy efficient, economical and reliable solutions that surpass traditional and new technology platforms.  Potential benefits if upgraded to Topanga APL include:

Topanga in the News

We welcome you to read about Topanga’s Advanced Plasma Lighting in several recent articles:

Environmental Protection: Eco Expo Asia Attracts US Interest

TechCrunch: Five Greentech Startups Thinking Outside The Box

GreentechMedia: Topanga Aims to Cut Street, Stadium Lighting in Half – The Company’s Fantasma Plasma Light is Coming Soon

Upcoming Events

We look forward to demonstrating our Advanced Plasma Light Engine in a brilliant new light for outdoor and general lighting at events in 2011, including Strategies in Light on February 22-24, and Lightfair International on May 17-19.  If you’re in attendance, we do hope you’ll stop by and say hello.

For a full list of upcoming events and other updates, be sure to check www.topangatech.com.  If you would like to schedule a meeting with a member of the Topanga team at upcoming events, or at our R&D centers in Los Angeles and San Jose, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

We look forward to seeing you!

Brian Hermes • VP Business Development
Topanga Technologies
818-347-1200 ext 18 brian@topangatech.com

“We are thrilled to showcase our brilliant new light at Eco Expo Asia, where representatives from cities around the globe will be looking for the latest energy efficiency solutions,” said Brian Hermes, VP of Business Development for Topanga.

Fitting with the event theme, “Business Solutions to Climate Change,” Topanga will participate in Eco Expo Asia’s Energy Efficiency panel discussion on November 3rd to discuss lighting efficiency business opportunities and trends, and explain how the company’s new lighting technology can help cities around the world achieve energy efficiency goals. At the event Topanga will demonstrate its APL point source light engine inside a robust low-bay garage light fixture that is popular for many commercial outdoor applications.

“Energy efficiency should be the first step in any overall energy conservation and renewable energy program,” added Hermes. Topanga’s APL can provide 40-55% electrical savings and a return on investment within 2-3 years, offering the best of LED and HID lighting technology in terms of performance and cost.”

The US Department of Commerce has included Topanga in its Green Export Enabler Program, a market development cooperative assisting US clean tech companies who export to China.  Part of the program includes connecting US companies with government officials from Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Topanga is the only provider of energy efficient lighting in Eco Expo Asia’s US delegation of clean tech companies.

About Topanga Technologies
For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms.  Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA.  For more information, visit www.topangatech.com.

Contact:  Kirsten Maynard, 415-350-4147, kirsten@maynardpr.com

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Los Angeles, Calif. – October 14, 2010 – Hubbell Lighting, a global lighting industry leader, partnered with Topanga Technologies, an innovator of solid state RF drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, to demonstrate the very latest plasma lighting technology at the Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2010 Street & Area Lighting Conference in Huntington Beach, CA.

Hubbell is leading the trend to showcase Topanga’s Advanced Plasma Lighting’s (APL) incredible potential efficiency and cost reduction in popular luminaire designs. At the 2010 Street & Area Lighting Conference, Hubbell featured Topanga’s APL inside a sleek Roadway, Parking Lot and Area luminaire called Cimarron, part of Hubbell’s Spaulding model line.

“We were thrilled with the positive feedback we received for our Cimarron Plasma luminaire at the September SALC,” said Joy Moyer, Director of Brand Management for Hubbell. “Partnering with Topanga allows us to advance innovation within the industry so that our customers have as many options as possible when making decisions about energy efficient outdoor lighting.”

The Topanga APL combines a point source and solid state driver for small size, long life and high efficiency. The APL’s compact source produces uniform, consistent output of broad spectrum, superior quality white light for parking lots, highways, street lighting and other high intensity applications.

“The Cimarron Plasma provided a visible, side-by-side comparison between plasma and other light sources, such as LED, HID and Induction,” said Greg Barry, CEO of Topanga Technologies. “The APL is a bright new solution for the 175-450 watt category because its 50,000 hour lifetime also provides 30-50% electrical savings, making it the best high lumen, energy efficient light source with return on investment in less than three years.”

About Hubbell Lighting
Hubbell Lighting has been a global leader in lighting technology for over 100 years, creating products that are technologically advanced and achieve the highest levels of performance in the industry. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Hubbell designs and delivers the most advanced commercial, outdoor, industrial, hazardous location, controls, emergency and exit, and downlighting and track lighting systems available anywhere. For more information, visit www.hubbelllighting.com.

About Topanga Technologies
For industrial and commercial lighting, Topanga Technologies is the leading innovator of solid-state drivers and electrode-free plasma lamps, providing energy efficient, economical and reliable lighting solutions that surpass both traditional and new technology platforms. Founded in 2005, Topanga Technologies has R&D and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA. For more information, visit www.topangatech.com.

Media Contacts:

Hubbell Lighting – Kent Welke
864-678-1262
kwelke@hubbell-ltg.com

Topanga Technologies – Kirsten Maynard
415-350-4147
kirsten@maynardpr.com

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