EnergyTrend and LEDinside will be co-organizing a one-day workshop at Green Lighting Shanghai 2011, addressing innovative approaches to energy utilization of green buildings, on May 11. As developing countries race to pursue high economic growth, the world’s dependence on petroleum has never been higher. Urbanization trend in China has also put great pressure on the eco-system, it takes energy saving devices, more efficient energy storage systems and alternative energy sources altogether to mitigate ever increasing energy needs.

Reportedly, Philips has received Red Dot product design and product innovation awards for its Jump luminaire from Philips Ledalite.   Jump is a high performance direct luminaire. Featuring Philips Ledalite's unique LEDLOGIQ design approach, Jump uses MesoOptics holographic nanotechnology, which makes spaces more visually appealing by optimally blending light and color, controlling high angle glare and creating a precise batwing distribution. In addition, Jump offers state-of-the-art sustainable technologies such as Response, an integrated daylight harve...

Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, finalized a Model K1 sapphire crystal grower sales agreement with Chongqing Silian Optoelectronics Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Silian). "This new sales order signals continued industry acceptance of Thermal Technology’s high-productivity industrial tool for sapphire crystal growth and will benefit both Silian and Thermal Technology going forward,” says Matt Mede, Thermal Technology president and CEO.  Shipments of Silian&rsqu...

New Installation Delivers Brighter, More Efficient Lighting for Safer Environment   Groom Energy and Digital Lumens announced the installation of Digital Lumens' Intelligent LED Lighting Systems at Americold facilities located in Massachusetts, Utah and Wisconsin. The new upgrades produce higher quality lighting and reduce overall energy consumption up to 90 percent or 2.3 million kilowatt hours (kWhs) annually. Over the coming months, Groom Energy and Americold are scheduled to upgrade facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois and Texas. The pr...

American Lighting has introduced a new indoor LED T8 Lamp that replaces existing, two or four foot fluorescent lamps. The new LED costs less to run while giving a more reliable, clean and brighter light for commercial and residential installations.  It offers up to 50,000 hours of life, turns on instantly and is quiet and easy to install. It can be retrofit into fixtures designed for 24-inch or 48-inch fluorescent T8 lamps and does not require a ballast. It can directly replace traditional fluorescent lamps, therefore save approximately a 45 percent reduction in energy...

LED Lights Bring Financial Savings to More Than 20 Red Robin Locations Eco-story, a leader in LED lighting solutions, today announced its partnership with Ansara Restaurant Group, one of Red Robin International’s largest franchise organizations. The project involved the installation of approximately 3,500 Eco-story LED lamps and is expected to achieve more than 1 million kilowatt hours of savings annually, which translates into more than $117,000 saved in utility costs per year.  In addition, the switch to Eco-story’s LED lights will save abo...

Philips Lumileds has set up a new standard of LED Performance on Hot Testing and Binning, and Freedom From Binning with its recently developed product LUXEON S. At 85°C which is the typical junction temperatures in an actual application, the company can provide accurate information about how LUXEON S will perform in the application. Expecially, from a color perspective, it completely removes the need to understand, calculate, and adjust for color shift over temperature because the LED is already specified at the use temperature. With LUXEON...

Due to the Japan post-quake reconstruction, Japanese LED-lighting suppliers have increased orders from Taiwan`s manufacturers. According to Unity Opto Technology Chairman C.H. Wu , the company`s Japanese customers have recently notified it of preparing LED light bulbs for them, which will make the company`s bulb shipments to increase in late April and May. it’s estimated that Japan`s increased orders will boost the company`s sales for the second quarter by 30% from the first quarter. And Delta Electronics is also supplying contract products to Hitachi. T...

According to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors , it has released a new section within its LED Light Site www.ledlight.osram-os.com - "LED Fundamentals," which is dedicated to providing instruction and educational tutorials on a range of subjects from LED lighting applications to LED system design considerations, and with a special focus on engineering discipline for thermal, optical and electrical applications. LED Fundamentals is an expansion of OSRAM Opto's existing LED Light Site, which serves as the leading source of LED information, reso...

It’s said that Philips Electronics has re-worked its strategy for India to solidify the market leader in lighting products and in particular to boost medical equipment and home products such as shavers, juicers and mixers. Currently, lighting products have over 50% shares in the company's revenues, while the consumer lifestyle and medical equipment segments together account for the rest. For lighting products, it plans to give major sales thrust to next generation LED  lights across India, which includes promotions in around 600,000 villages along with residentia...

Reportedly, Lunera Lighting has been honored Environmental Innovator Award by the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA). Karen Owyeung, CEO of Lunera Lighting, was pleased to receive this award and commented  that “We locally manufacture commercial LED fixtures that will make a building better for the environment, more comfortable for its occupants, while reducing energy consumption, and effectively lowering its overall carbon footprint.”...

Samsung LED Co. has announced that it will cooperate with Sumitomo Chemical Co. to invest a combined 80 billion won ($72 million) and have an equal stake in a new venture. The new venture will start mass production of sapphire ingots and wafers used in LEDs in early 2012.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has developed 100% LED lighting on all Utility refrigerated and dry van trailers as well as tandem and tridem axle flatbeds, to provide greater visibility for all drivers on the road and lower maintenance costs. According to Craig Bennett, Utility’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, they will utilize a new LED mid ship clearance light that also functions as a turn signal.   Developed by Grote Industries, this new LED flashing marker light also functions as a side turn light. compared with the current L...

Reportedly, Epistar has intended to inject US$75 million to set up an epitaxy wafer factory in Guangzhou of mainland China with Delta Electronics. The joint venture calls for total investment of US$210 million, with Epistar set to pay 70% and Delta to pay the remainder. And it is another collaboration deal after the cooperation on high-voltage LED technology. It’s estimated that the joint venture will give a boost to both companies’ goal of becoming heavyweight LED lighting suppliers in the mainland.  ...

It’s said that city of Dallas, TX, has become one of the first major US cities to adopt LED lighting technology for multiple parking garages. The city has cooperated with Lumetech Group, a provider of commercial LED lighting solutions, and Lighting Science Group for the conversion of five downtown parking garages including Dallas City Hall, Dallas Public Library, the Jack Evans Police Building, the freight terminal beneath Thanksgiving Square and the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center to LED lighting. It is estimated that the annual energy s...

The National Defence Academy (NDA) of India has decided to replace about one lakh lights with LED lamps in key establishments of the academy for energy saving. At present, The NDA has nearly 3,100 street lamps, mostly sodium or mercury vapour lights ranging from 75 watts to 250 watts. And 30 street lights have been replaced by 28-watt LED lamps on an experimental basis. Compared with the earlier 30 lights used to consume 7,500 watts (30X 250W = 7,500 watts), new lights will consume only 840 watts (30 X 28W= 840 watts), thereby saving nearly 5kWh of power or 55...

Every year on a given day cites across the globe pledge to commit themselves to lasting environmental actions. Many are participating to switch off lights on the 26th of March at 8.30pm but for the long run, cities have switched to LED lights, initiated long term water protection and tree planting initiatives, reforesting land running into hectares, developing carbon credit policies, etc Landmarks and global icons such as Gateway of India, Taj Hotels in Mumbai and Delhi, India Gate, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Bollywood celebrity – Vidya Balan &...

Based on lower sales of LED chips and LED components, Cree has revised financial targets from a range of $215 million to $220 million for its fiscal third quarter ending March 27, 2011. According to the company,despite LED component demand is improving post-Chinese New Year, revenue is lower than originally targeted. Though it has taken longer to work through customer inventories than previously anticipated,pricing was lower than the company had previously forecast. At the same time, due to more aggressive pricing and weaker demand,the LED chip business is also wea...

DiCon Lighting is proud to partner with Main Light Industries as a key distributor for FiberLamp’s flagship product, the FL5100B. Main Light Industries manufactures and rents a wide range of fiber optic-based products to the entertainment industry, and the FL5100B is the newest addition to Main Light’s rental offerings. DiCon Lighting’s FL5100B has rejuvenated the use of fiber optic illumination in professional and specialty lighting. It combines the best of fiber optic illumination and Dense Matrix LED technology to create an innovative L...

With the evolution of LED lighting in many parts of the world, AZ e-lite Pte Ltd ("AZ e-lite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aztech Group Ltd specialising in the design and development of quality LED lighting, today announced the expansion of its global presence. AZ e-lite has appointed several distributors in Singapore and other countries in a strategic move to promote and market its LED lighting solutions worldwide. In Singapore, AZ e-lite has established a relationship with Lumitron Pte Ltd, Winfield Electrical Pte Ltd and Wooson Singapore P...

It’s said that Everlight’s 3W Shuen LED series has received third place in the 2011 Product of the Year optoelectronics category judged by readers of Elektronik magazine, one of Germany’s premier electronics publications.   Elektronik annually nominates more than 100 products in 10 separate electronics categories.  The publication’s readers then choose their preferred products and cast their votes for Product of the Year. With innovative slim package, high luminosity and high power, Everlight’s 3W Shuen LED device finally def...

Reportedly, The Republic Group Handelsvertretung GmbH and Mouser Electronics, Inc. (“Mouser”) have acknowledged Nichia's claims in a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against German distributors for certain products of Harvatek, and stopped selling the infringing products. As previously announced, in the lawsuits on November 10, 2010, Nichia claims that two different Harvatek white LED products (serial numbers HT-V116TW and HT-U158TW) sold by those distributors infringe Nichia YAG patent (EP...

To offer some help to victims of the Tohoku-Pacific ocean earthquake, Panasonic has donated a cool 4,000 Solar LED lanterns as well as given monetary and in-kind donations. These rechargeable Solar LED lanterns rely on solar cell panels to provide the necessary juice. All lanterns comprise of three models of Solar LED lanterns, where two of these models will come with a USB port to power battery exhausted cell phones (and other compatible devices).  ...

Nexxus Lighting 's first two of its Array(TM) PAR38 LED replacement lamp models in both the 3000K 20 degree and 10 degree beam spreads are now approved by ENERGY STAR. The Array Par 38 LED lamp exceeds the performance of a 90 watt incandescent bulb at 3000K, 10 degrees and utilizes the company's unique patent-pending thermal management system to deliver over 930 lumens and a center beam candle power of 15018 using less than 20 watts. All Array bulbs have excellent color rendering performance (80+ CRI), are designed to last 50,000 hours and can ...

New edge-lit LED exit signs with adjustable acrylic faces are now available from Nora Lighting for use in public buildings and multi-family dwellings. Four models are offered: AC only; second/ emergency circuit; 90-minute Ni-Cad battery backup; and battery backup/New York approved.     The slim two-piece housings present a clean, contemporary appearance and are constructed from extruded aluminum. Housings can be wall, ceiling or side-mounted and finishes include natural aluminum, black or white. The clear or mirrored acrylic faces have a rounded, finished ...

Robo, a hip new cylindrical LED rail fixture that offers energy savings up to 80 percent over conventional 50W incandescent lamp sources, is now available from Nora Lighting. Utilizing just 9W, Robo’s integral LED driver performs at the level of a 35W MR16, but with energy savings up to 70 percent over MR16 lamps.     Displaying a cool, contemporary design,Robo is most effective as a directional light source for illuminating artwork, wall displays or merchandise, since its cool-running LED performance eliminates projected heat and UV rays. T...

Compact LED puck lights for accent and task lighting now available from Nora Lighting Compact 3.4W high performance LED Puck Lights for illuminating counter tops, display shelves, furniture cabinets, jewelry cases and other accent niches are now available from Nora Lighting. Measuring just 2 ¾” wide and ½” deep, slim-line Puck Lights are designed for very small spaces and easily install with just a single screw bracket. Nora Puck Lights offer the advantages of cool-running LED technology – no forward heat, no ultraviolet nor in...

Howard Bailey Added as CFO and Hai Dau Joins as Vice President of Engineering   Lunera® Lighting, Inc., a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation LED lighting, today announced that Howard Bailey has joined Lunera as its new CFO and Hai Dau assumes the vice president of engineering post.  Bailey has over 35 years of experience in a variety of technology related companies, Dau brings over 20 years of operations and engineering expertise, both will assume his duties immediately.   “As LED light...

Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas has become one of the first schools in the nation to illuminate its campus using LED lighting with the help of GreenStar . Texas-based GreenStar is supplying the school with more than 120 of its Galaxy series fixtures. And  the Galaxy lights are desigend to stand up to the harsh Texas weather, plus, contain no mercury, produce no harmful UV and are fully recyclable. Above all, they may reduce energy consumption by more than 60 percent....

Bridgelux has expanded its award-winning RS LED Array portfolio to further increase choices for high quality lighting designed for retail shop lighting, high-bay, roadway, exterior area and industrial lighting applications. The new RS Arrays deliver 3500 to 8000 operational lumens, an extended range of color temperatures including warm, neutral and cool white (2700K to 5600K), and multiple color rendering indices  options.   Additionally, these LED arrays both simplify and enable rapid development of new high-lumen LED products accelerating the ability for ...