Royal Philips Electronics announced it has been awarded a multi-year contract in partnership with French professional lighting company Step to light up the subway system in Paris with energy-efficient LED lighting solutions. The switch to LED will reduce the energy needed to light up the Paris metro and suburban RER stations by more than 50%, while improving the light quality at the same time. As Royal Philips Electronics said, the contract was awarded by Parisian transport company Groupe RATP for more than 85% of the lighting in metro and RER station...