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NEXXUS LIGHTING LED PRODUCTS FEATURED IN SOLAR DECATHLON 2007 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2007 For more information contact: Richard Heiner, Marketing Director Nexxus Lighting, Inc. Phone 407.857.9900 Fax 407.857.0050 email: rheiner@nexxuslighting.com NEXXUS LIGHTING LED PRODUCTS FEATURED IN SOLAR DECATHLON 2007 Charlotte, North Carolina — Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS), a world leader in advanced lighting technology, including solid-state LED and fiber optic lighting systems and controls used in commercial, architectural, signage, swimming pool and retail lighting today announced that several of its LED products, including its new SAVI™ LED light bulb and LED Flood Strip, will be featured in Georgia Techs’ entry into the 2007 Solar Decathlon. The Solar Decathlon 2007 is an international competition between twenty universities to design, transport and commission an 800 square foot solar powered house on the National Mall in Washington DC in October 2007. The competition is sponsored by the US Department of Energy and is supported by BP Solar, Sprint, US Green Building Council, National Association of Home Builders, American Institute of Architects and ASHRAE. The Georgia Institute of Technology is the only university in the southeast selected to participate in this competition. George Tech’s College of Architecture is leading the project and working in collaboration with more than eighty students and faculty from the colleges of Engineering, Management and Sciences at all levels of the university: undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. “Nexxus Lighting is working with Georgia Tech to showcase the benefits of LED lighting systems in this unique solar power project,” stated Ralph Genova, VP of Sales for Nexxus Lighting. “LED lighting technology is extremely energy efficient, which is critical in alternative energy supplied structures, and has other unique attributes. Unlike compact fluorescent lamps that contain hazardous chemicals, our LED products do not contain mercury and therefore are truly an environmentally friendly light source, and they last up to 25 times longer than traditional incandescent light bulbs. We are very excited to support Georgia Tech in their efforts,” concluded Mr. Genova. “Students working on this house have pushed the limits of residential technologies in all avenues ranging from solar technologies, architectural materials, engineering systems, lighting, and automation techniques,” stated Ruchi Choudhary, Assistant Professor of Architecture and PhD. Programs, College of Architecture at Georgia Tech. “By providing the team with state-of-the-art LED light fixtures, Nexxus Lighting has contributed significantly towards upholding the spirit of innovation in the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon House. Nexxus Lighting's contribution serves many avenues, such as demonstrating the integration of LED and fluorescent lights for ambient lighting in residential applications, demonstrating the integration of LED lights with architectural components of the house, educating both students and the general public about the advantages of LED technology, and finally providing low energy lighting solutions for operating the house under limited reserves of solar energy,” concluded Dr. Choudhary. Nexxus Lighting introduced its SAVI™ LED line of commercial light bulbs earlier this year and is expanding its offering of LED based lighting products and controls later this year as part of its “Life’s Brighter™” green lighting initiative. For more information, please visit the Nexxus Lighting, Inc. web site at www.nexxuslighting.com. Certain of the above statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Reference is made to Nexxus Lighting’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act for factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Nexxus Lighting undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements
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