Energy Focus, Inc., a leader in providing energy efficient lighting solutions, today announced that it was recently awarded a $5 million lighting retrofit contract with a leading Southeastern Energy Services Company. The contract includes projects to upgrade the lighting of numerous military and government facilities in the Southeastern region of the United States over the next two years. Energy Focus will perform the audit of the facilities, inventory their lighting systems, create an approved energy savings design, procure the materials and oversee the lighting and electric...

Mike Bauer, President and CEO of Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (nasdaq capital market:NEXS) will present at the J.P. Morgan LED General Lighting Symposium in New York on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Nexxus will be one of nine presenting companies, along with representatives from Cree, Veeco and Rubicon. The objective of the conference is to share information from leading technology companies focused on the adoption of LEDs for general lighting.  ...

Made of state-of-the-art technology and consisting of German-Russian components, Optogan says its E27 lamp has features on par with the best of world standards. The new light source is claimed to be significantly less expensive than its European counterparts. From September onwards, the first contingent of bulbs will be available for 995 Rubles in both Moscow and St. Petersburg. In early 2012 the bulb will be introduced to the global market – the target price then should be around €30. Optogan´s designer bulb is a convincing contribution to global energy...

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced it will webcast its presentation at an upcoming conference. John Kurtzweil, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will provide a company overview at the following conference:  * The J.P. Morgan Third LED General Lighting Symposium on Thursday, September 8, at 12:20 p.m. EDT. A webcast of the presentation will be available live and by replay. To access both the live and archived webcasts, as well as the slide presentation used during the conference, please go to ...

Reportedly, Panasonic Idemitsu OLED Lighting (PIOL) Co Ltd, a JVof Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd, has kicked off shipping an OLED lighting panel in the Japanese and overseas markets Sept 1, 2011. According to the company, the general color rendering index (Ra) of the OLED panel is 90 or higher, which is claimed as one of the world's highest for a mass-produced OLED panel. The OLED lighting panel has a size of 97 x 90mm, a thickness of 2.11mm and a weight of 38g. The area of its light-emitting part is 80 x 80mm...

Illumitex, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a joint research and business development relationship with Syngenta. Through the alliance, Syngenta will utilize Illumitex’s patented LED technology to develop next generation growing protocols in plant growth research projects in controlled environments such as greenhouses and indoor growth chambers. By coupling Illumitex’s precision beam control with the capability of customizing the light spectrum, Illumitex is enabling widespread adoption of LED lighting for use in the global horticulture market. Illum...

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that Cheryl Diuguid, vice president and general manager of Sapphire Equipment and Materials will present at the J.P. Morgan LED General Lighting Symposium on September 8, 2011 at 11:50am ET. The presentation will be webcast on a live and archived basis. About GT Advanced Technologies Inc. GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other spec...

Power Integrations introduced a new reference design (DER-281) detailing an 85%-efficient, 15 W PAR38 downlight driver that delivers flicker-free dimming without the use of unreliable high-voltage electrolytic bulk capacitors. Typical TRIAC dimmers were designed for incandescent lights that use an order of magnitude more power than LED lights of equivalent lumen output. The low current requirement of LED lights, especially when dimmed, can cause TRIACs to switch off unexpectedly or oscillate, creating an annoying flickering effect. Early-generation LED light...

Germany’s annual power consumption is approximately 500 terawatt-hours (TWh) or 500 trillion watt-hours, with lighting accounting for almost 12 percent of that figure. Today, as much as 11.5 TWh or 20 percent of the electricity needed for lighting could be saved in Germany alone if incandescent lamps were consistently replaced by more energy-efficient LEDs. The potential saving is equivalent to the annual output of a large-scale power plant. Over the coming three years, Germany’s seven partners of the “EnLight” (Energy Efficient and Intelligent...

Aixtron SE has a new order for four CRIUS II MOCVD systems in a 55x2-inch configuration from China´s Jiangsu Canyang Optoelectronics, a joint venture with Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (Forepi). The company is seeking a smooth process transfer up from their existing CRIUS MOCVD reactors to Aixtron´s new generation platform. According to Forepi President Fen-Ren Chien, they are embarking on a whole new era of high volume blue LED production at Jiangsu Canyang. To minimise risk and interruptions they have once aga...

Based on Gekko’s award-winning technology, kedo-sk is a single-colour Fresnel-focused hard source luminaire optimised for the requirements of image capture for both film and broadcast. Available in either daylight (5600 kelvin) or tungsten (3200 kelvin) variants, kedo-sk produces minimal heat and is designed to work in an ambient temperature of up to 50 degrees Celsius. Output intensity is comparable with a 1 kilowatt tungsten source. Low power consumption (180 watts) keeps heat generation to a minimum. An integral Fresnel-based optic provides a focal range of 6:1. Inte...

IKEA Israel has discontinued its sale of incandescent bulbs, the first retailer in the Jewish State to do so. The company stopped selling the bulbs effective last Thursday, September 1. Instead, IKEA is restricting its lighting sales to items that are energy savers. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) use 75 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer than the average incandescent light bulb. Halogen bulbs consume 30 percent less energy, producing more lumens (lighting power) per watt than an incandescent bulb. Solar lamps are energy savers as well, re...

World-leading electronic component distributor element14 Pty Ltd has tripled its inventory of Texas Instruments products including cutting edge LED solutions that support green lighting growth.  Element14 will provide a wide range of Texas Instruments products such as LED drivers, operational amplifiers and power to facilitate the growth of emerging technologies in Asia Pacific while giving electronic and maintenance engineers a huge boost towards more energy efficient lighting solutions.  LED technology is increasingly being used in various electronic sect...

Reportedly, Philips has developed its new daylight solution to increase the visibility of commercial vehicles, thereby ensuring safer driving during the day and at night. This introduction anticipates European legislation prescribing that all new trucks and buses – over 33 million – must be equipped with dedicated Daytime Running Lights (DRL) from August 2012 onwards. Philips LED MasterLife Daylight 8 offers a high-value DRL solution for commercial vehicles already on the road, and enables drivers to benefit from the increased safety of DRL right now...

CambridgeHOK is the first certified Philips LED Horticulture partner in the United Kingdom, as well as the first partner outside Benelux. The ceremony took place at the Four Oaks Trade show at the Philips booth (D131 and 132). Some of the CambridgeHOK personnel were trained by Philips in the field of LED lighting in horticulture last week. Philips supports its partners in projects and field tests. This can be done due to the plant physiologists from Philips and their knowledge about light recipes available in the design and supervision of projects. In the...

The West Lafayette Community School Corporation has recently completed a major lighting overhaul intended to improve efficiencies, reduce operating costs and benefit the environment. The extensive project was completed by Enreco USA an energy services company which provides energy efficient solutions through lighting applications, solar projects and other emerging technologies. Larry Wood, Director of Facilities at West Lafayette, said that he had been considering updating the gymnasium lighting but was not sure how to go about doing it or how he would be able to justify ...

The Peace Bridge is to the memory of ovarian cancer awareness month in Buffalo. The Peace Bridge has a state-of-the-art LED system which is controlled by sophisticated computer software that possesses unlimited color options, timings and themes, allowing the Peace Bridge to offer unique and captivating lighting shows at the push of a button. The system, which operates daily from 9:00 PM until 1:00 AM and from 5:00 AM through 6:00 AM, also requires less physical maintenance and provides improved security lighting for the entire border crossing....

The world's first long-wavelength LED devices using low-cost silicon wafer substrates were demonstrated by RoseStreet Labs. The company says its technology will find a home in the rapidly growing global LED lighting market where energy efficiency, low cost, and miniaturization are critical product characteristics. The technology, which enables green and longer-wavelength LEDs out to 575 nm, is a significant milestone considering that such longer-wavelength nitride-based LEDs have, until now, been challenging to fabricate compared to blue and ultraviolet (UV) LEDs d...

The city of Buckhannon wants to light up its downtown and it hopes will attract more visitors to downtown Buckhannon. The streetscape lighting project will outline every building from the Upshur County Courthouse to Buckhannon City Hall. At a cost of $18,000, the LED lights are capable of producing 255 different colors and its programmable by a small computer to illuminate any color. Street lamps, along with lighting and decorations for the Christmas holiday will also line Main Street Buckhannon. Create Buckhannon is offering sponsored decorations for $50. &nbs...

Helping reduce energy consumption, BlueStar Energy Solutions recently designed an energy saving lighting solution for the Village of Franklin Park's Public Library.  Through the implementation of LED technology, BlueStar Energy helped the library achieve a 56 percent reduction in energy consumption. The project focused on ways to earn energy cost savings, enhance the lighting levels in the library to address concerns about poor quality lighting; reduce overall wattage usage; and use the "greenest" technology available in the marketplace.  BlueSt...

Recently, Larson Electronics ' Magnalight has launched an explosion proof LED light fixture with UL certification and a Class 1 Division 1 and 2 & Class 2 Division 1 & 2 explosion proof rating. This four foot long, four lamp LED light fixture replaces traditional fluorescent equipped fixtures and provides more light with less power consumption and enhanced durability as well as better contrast and good color rendering. The EPL-48-4L-LED light fixture from Magnalight is ideal for applications such as petrochemical processing, offshore marine operations...

An LED light manufacturer has claimed an 83 percent reduction in energy used for lighting thanks to the technology. By replacing conventional 300Wmercury lights with GlacialLight’s 60W LED spotlights it has been possible to make massive reductions, and provide an environmentally friendly solution. The Taiwanese firm also reports that maintenance is reduced for large businesses and chains with a life span of over 30,000 hours for its LEDs. According to LED lighting expert at IMS Research Jamie Fox, LED lighting will generally offer good savings whe...

A new hybrid sensor of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors eases the installation of proximity and ambient light sensor technology in smartphones and similar devices. The sensor combines emitter and detector and it is designed to eliminate crosstalk in many applications. Suppressing this effect normally requires large efforts. For the first time, designers are also able to adapt the sensitivity of the ambient light sensor to the transparency of various smartphone covers. The digital sensor SFH 7773 detects objects up to a distance of 15 cm and simultaneously measures the intensity of...

Fujitsu Semiconductor has introduced a range of 8-bit microcontrollers with embedded flash memory. Intended for use in control systems for lighting and industrial equipment, such as LED ballasts, induction heating, DC-DC converters, power tools and battery chargers, the MB95F430 MCUs have four channels of built-in analogue voltage comparators as well as an operational amplifier. The chip’s dual operation flash memory supports up to 100,000 erase cycles and 20-year data retention so can be used to replace external E2PROM. The on-chip debug module with sin...

While the prospect of selling their products abroad seems dim to many domestic LED makers that lack patented core technologies, Fujian Wanbang Optoelectronic Technology Co Ltd could have a bright future due to "new breakthroughs" in chip-related research. According to He Wenming, board chairman of the company, The new technologies solve heat problems while lowering costs and improving the lifespan of products. Compared to conventional bulbs, LED lamps can reduce energy consumption by 90 percent and even offer further reductions of 50 percent over the energy-sav...

Seesmart Holdings, Inc. (frankfurt:APF.F), a leading provider of LED lighting technology, today released its revenue guidance for 2011 and 2012. Based on current projections, the company expects 2011 revenue of approximately $11 million U.S. dollars. Additionally, the company expects 2012 revenue to grow to approximately $25 million U.S. dollars, an increase of more than 125%. "Our guidance reflects the significant increase in demand we are seeing for Seesmart products," said Ken Ames, Chief Executive Officer of Seesmart Holdings, Inc. "We have de...

Larson Electronics has launched the Magnalight BL70-LED Magnetic Mount Blasting Light, which provide excellent illumination while resisting the damaging effects of operation in media blasting applications. This LED blasting light produces 6,020 lumens and comes with an inline transformer that allows operation with standard 120V-277V AC current. This portable blasting light operates natively on 9 to 42 volt DC current for easy connection to vehicles and equipment, and includes an inline transformer that allows operation on any standard 120 to 277 Volt AC current. ...

Fremont Micro Devices USA Inc. President Alex Woo announced the introduction of the FT882, a current mode LED driver integrated circuit. The FT822 Integrated Circuit provides a low cost single chip controller solution which will enable high growth application like commercial and industrial lighting, architecture detail lighting and street lamp lighting....

OSRAM announced that they have launched their new OLED lighting pilot production line in Regensburg, Germany. The company says that they invested about 20 million euros on this project so far (originally they estimated that the total investment in the research and production center at Regensburg will reach 50 million euros). OSRAM says that the new pilot production line will enable them to double the brightness of the OLEDs and to enhance the durability (they probably mean Lifetime) and efficiency. It will also enable them to produce transparent OLEDs, altho...

SavWatt USA, Inc. (OTCBB: SAVW), pioneers in LED lighting, the Green Revolution and exclusive worldwide licensee of the P2i (www.p2i.com) Nano technology for LED Lights, announced today that SavWatt's water resistant LED lights using P2i technology will be displayed at www.ifa-berlin.com. IFA, the world's largest trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, takes place from 2 to 7 September 2011 in Berlin. Miller Mays, CEO of SavWatt Europe, Ltd., commented, "The P2i Nano technology geared for outdoor lights will be...