General Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lighting Co Specialist, a franchisee of Krislite (Singapore), to explore the distribution of GE lighting solutions in Myanmar, its ninth market in Asean. GE's solutions include LED (light-emitting diode) units for signage, architectural lighting, transport lighting, and display and general lighting. This week, the company also signed a letter of intention with Partners Associates, a Myanmar provider of integrated technology solutions, to market GE's Durathon storage solutions for the local telec...

Sensor Electronic Technology Inc reports that LEDs in the UVB spectral band can double the shelf life of refrigerated produce after a study based on strawberries that was conducted with the USDA. Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) has announced the results of a three-year research program, conducted with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), that prove ultraviolet (UV) LED lighting is an effective technique in extending the shelf life of produce. Strawberries in a refrigerator that were continuously lit with LEDs in the 280–315-nm U...

iW3606, iW3608 Single-Stage SSL LED Drivers Deliver Exceptional Bulb Dimming Performance with Lower BOM Cost iWatt Inc., a leading provider of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), launched its latest single-stage, solid state lighting (SSL) LED drivers to address cost, performance and lifetime issues in dimmable bulb applications. Following the introduction of its single-stage LED driver for non-dimmable incandescent bulb replacement applications earlier this year, iWatt is debuting the iW3606 (8W output power) and iW3608 (15...

A19 LEDnovation of Tampa, Florida USA, has added a warm-dimming version of its Bright For Life® A19 Omnidirectional line. The company claims that the 110 lm/W A19 Warm-Dimming Omnidirectional has the highest efficiency and high color rendering (CRI). Notably, the lamp is LEDnovation’s first omnidirectional lamps to feature the warm-dimming solution previously introduced on the company's Bright For Life® BR30 and Recessed Downlight families. LEDnovation points out that incandescent and halogen lamps turn warmer in color temperature...

Based on the unique copper substrate technology, HPLighting has passed the Energy Star LM-80 test and has successfully developed COB LED ranges from (3.0~50W) for all lighting applications. More excitingly, HPLighting is taking a giant step forward using such patented and state of the art QMC (Quartz Micro-Lens Cu Substrate) technology and launching an unprecedented worldwide campaign, showcasing the customized (365~410nm) UV LED package for all curing、printing、exposure and sterilization applications. All series UV LED product detail includes H4...

The Color the Bridge project, part of the annual Vivid Sydney light festival, lights up the Sydney Harbor Bridge with 3200 programmed LED lights and fiber optics, giving the otherwise gray concrete-and-steel structure a totally different appearance. Better still, the project lets you design your own sequence for the LEDs and watch it play out across the bridge! Alas, you can only do this if you can get to the bridge between now and June 10....

LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, is to hold a grand and perfect LEDforum 2013 Guangzhou , to provide valuable advice that can help LED industry players to face challenges in the future. It is an event that players in the LED industry cannot miss!   This time, LEDforum 2013 will provide a perfect platform to interact with global LED market leaders from Cree, Philips Lumileds, Veeco, YunFeng , KLA-Tencor, Epistar, Richtek, Honglitronic, Refond. These leaders will share their insights on the development of the LED market. LEDinside ...

China, Guangzhou - GE Lighting is set to present an exciting showcase themed “The Future. Illuminated.” at the 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, to be held from June 9th to 12th, 2013 (Booth 3.1 B02). GE’s booth will display the seamless application of its comprehensive solutions for Hotel, Industrial, Office, Roadway, Supermarket, Sports and Fast Fashion verticals. A major focus of this year’s exhibition is GE Lighting’s launch of two key LED new products which will soon be available in the Asia Pacific market...

GU24 American Illumination, Inc.®, a specialist in designing and creating one-of-a-kind LED light engines, modules and lamps has unveiled their LED GU24 direct replacement lamp at Lightfair 2013. Part of the company’s new Verde Retrofit Series, this new model is one of the few GU24 direct replacement light bulbs available, and is the only one compatible with the GU24 locking ring for simple transitions from CFL to LED. "With the Verde Retrofit lamps, we wanted to push energy savings even further," said Gina Lee, Marketing Director...

Mr Yuri Kochanov has been appointed Country Manager of  Beneq as of May 20, 2013. Together with his team in Russia, the recently opened Beneq subsidiary in Saint Petersburg is ready to serve customers with a complete palette of Lumineq displays, thin film coating services and thin film coating equipment. The primary goal of the local organization is to help serve the rapidly increasing demand in the field of research and industrial sales for cutting-edge thin film technologies. The subsidiary, opened on March 12, 2013, is now ready to step up operations in Russia, a m...

PAR38 LED Flood Lamps LEDtronics, Inc., entering its 30th year of leadership in innovative LED lighting solutions, announces the newest members in its series of high-brightness, energy-efficient LED replacements for PAR38-style floodlight bulbs. The LED PAR38-style floodlight bulb is ideal for commercial applications, facilities, plant, hotels and resorts. The PAR38WF-18W-001A Series comes with a softly diffused, precision domed lens that directs a high-lumen, wide beam of light in an omni-directional illumination pattern. Operating in a wide vo...

Acuity Brands, Inc. now offers its VRC Canopy Light, TWR1 and TWR2 Wall Packs, TWS Wall Pack and TDD Area Light from Lithonia Lighting® with LED technology. The five new LED luminaires resemble the classic appearance of traditional light source predecessors, but deliver up to 86 percent in energy savings compared to metal halide. "The new Lithonia Lighting LED luminaries maintain traditional designs to create a seamless transition from conventional sources to LED lighting,” said Dan Armstrong, Lithonia Lighting Value Stream M...

An Australian-UK consortium is offering a epitaxial silicon carbide buffer layer for 300mm silicon wafers, claiming it will improve gallium nitride growth for GaN-on-Si LED fabrication. The buffer is the result of over 10 years research at the Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Facility (QMF) of Griffith University, and a tie-up with Gwent-based fab equipment maker SPTS Technologies. "Fabricating GaN LEDs and power devices on large diameter silicon wafers is viewed as a path to reduce cost. However, existing buffer layers used to bridge the large th...

Outdoor downlights that produce only longer-wavelength light using amber LEDs ensure that hatchling turtles aren't attracted away from the ocean. Dasal Architectural Lighting has announced two outdoor LED-based downlights that are certified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Wildlife Friendly Lighting Program. The solid-state lighting (SSL) products produce amber-to-yellow light and target use in soffit-lighting applications under the roofline of both commercial buildings and residences located adjacent to the ocean. The round A...

The online retailers at Simple Lighting co. have shared their thoughts on the news that the £13.8 million programme in Leicester, to replace all sodium street lights with energy efficient lamps has reached its 1,000th upgrade. It has been reported in This is Leicester that the three year scheme, run by Leicester City Council, began in February, during which time 1,000 lamps have now been refitted with LED technology. By February 2016, the project is expected to see 33,000 sodium lamps replaced. There are also plans to install a new central management system to ena...

New Cree XH LEDs Deliver Breakthrough Reliability and Performance Cree, Inc. is redefining the mid-power LED market with the new XLamp® XH Series LEDs - the first family of mid-power ceramic LEDs that offer no-compromise performance and reliability. Unlike today's common mid-power plastic packages, XLamp XH-G and XH-B LEDs enable lighting manufacturers to create a new generation of more energy-efficient, longer life LED lighting solutions without sacrificing cost or performance. XH LEDs are optimized for fluorescent replacement lighti...

Serial-drive Pixel Light implementations can lead to streamlined, modular control solutions for AFS systems, leading to greatly enhanced night-time driving safety. Only 25% of travel by car takes place in the hours of darkness, yet over 40% of all major accidents (with fatalities or serious injuries ensuing) occur during this time, according to figures published by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the European Commission (EC). This has spurred on automobile manufacturers to find possible solutions, culminating in the implementation...

Grand Rapids, Michigan – The city plans to expand its utilization of LED fixtures in public street lights, deploying higher-volume installations of the technology in three areas: around the new Downtown Market, along Monroe Avenue at Riverside Park, beneath U.S. 131 by Grand Valley State University. Grand Rapids currently has an estimated 100 LED street lights, and the city will evaluate whether all 18,000 lights in the system should get the fixtures. "We are looking at an asset management strategy to consider just that," said Christopher Zull, ...

– GL-WL1012, GL-WL1012SH and GL-WL1012SL – for Outdoor Applications The distinctly stylish and durable wall lighting option for parks, verandas, walls and roof edges GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., today announces its first wall-mounted LED luminaires for outdoor applications. The three new wall-mounted luminaires include the standard 11.5W version GL-WL1012 and the two 12.5W versions with PIR sensors: GL-WL1012SH and GL-WL1012SL. All three of the wall-mounted luminair...

GE Edison Award recognizes Vintry Fine Wines project by L’Observatoire International. Cathode Lighting Systems is pleased to announce that Hervé Descottes, Jeff Taylor and Jessica Tchah of L’Observatoire International were recently awarded the prestigious GE Edison Award for lighting Vintry Fine Wines in New York, a Cathode Lighting Systems project.  This annual awards program recognizes outstanding projects in the field of architectural lighting design. The Vintry Fine Wines Project was awarded this honor for its superiority...

Energy efficient lighting leader recognized for 5-inch Aperture Eco-Downlight LED and Eco-Invizilite CSL® (Creative Systems Lighting), pioneers of recessed downlighting and leaders in energy efficient lighting, has received the prestigious 2013 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award for its 5-inch aperture Eco-Downlight LED and Eco-Invizilite. The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design administer the annual awards program. “The 5” aperture Eco-D...

Luxonic Lighting’s range of LED products extends to specialised luminaires developed for the extreme conditions of cold store applications. The ICELUX® LED range is designed specifically to operate in temperatures down to minus 25°C, and the high efficiency of the luminaires can significantly contribute to energy savings. Luxonic’s ICELUX® range uses the highest quality LED’s to increase the visual comfort of a cold room space and therefore considerably improve the working conditions. Available as a fixed output or as an ECOD...

Some Taiwan-based IC suppliers have been ramping their shipments of LED driver ICs to China thanks to the fledging LED lighting industry in the country and growing demand for LED backlight products from China-based smartphone, tablet and consumer electronic product makers. Among the IC vendors, Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics are expected to see their revenues grow over 30% sequentially in the second quarter, while fellow companies Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to double their shipments of LED driver ICs on qu...

ForceField Energy Inc. an international manufacturer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, announced it signed a three-year sub-distribution agreement with Prime Energy Solutions AG, a Wiesbaden, Germany consultancy company focused on the energy sector, and received an order for the sale and installation of LED lighting products at two public schools in Germany. Under the terms of the agreement, Prime has committed to purchase $15 million dollars of ForceField's Lightsky LED products during the first twelve months in order to maintain its excl...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a dimmable LED street light that consumes significantly less energy than current lighting systems, while improving the lighting characteristics. The street lights were tested in Helsinki with user experiences collected. Traditional street lights work on full power when turned on, and the amount of light is not usually adjusted. The new LED street lights developed by VTT adapt to the ambient conditions with the help of sensors and wireless control, allowing them to be dimmed on the basis of natural light, environment...

Luminaid and Paradox Engineering SA announce their partnership to offer the market future proof lighting management and Smart City technologies. Acknowledging an ideal strategic alignment and recognizing the high value of respective technological offerings, the two companies are setting Paradox Engineering's PE.AMI wireless network platform to complement Luminaid's lighting offer: together, they will grant reliable and future proof intelligent LED lighting acting as one of the key applications for broader Smart City initiatives. Together the two companies will p...

Bright Green Technology, a leading provider of LED lighting for advertising and signage, is nearing the completion of a large scale project at Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new terminal. The terminal, which will open to service in June 2013, is benefiting from more than 700 individual way finding signs, with LED backlighting specified and optimised by Surrey-headquartered Bright Green Technology. The signage has been specifically designed to be ‘no maintenance’ compared to traditional fluorescent tube lighting, reflecting the needs of the busy, ...

LEDs are extremely efficient, and when it comes to single colors such as red or green commonly used in traffic lights or toys, they can’t be beat. But those aren’t the colors we want to light up our homes and offices. Our eyes prefer the warm, white light produced by the sun, and when it’s not available, we’ll take the similar glow produced by CFLs and incandescent bulbs. Soon, however, those traditional options won’t be available, and good riddance. They suck up way more energy than should be necessary to light a room. Scientists have been worki...

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced the next-generation AEC-Q100 qualified automotive LED drivers, feature-packed with the industry’s highest voltage rating, thermal shutdown protection and optimized electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance. In harsh automotive environments, the electronics must endure high temperatures, high voltage transient and electromagnetic interference. It is crucial for the devices to survive such conditions while reducing electromagnetic emissions. The TLC6C598-Q1 and TLC6C5912-Q1 are monolithic, medium-voltage, lo...

At the LIA Annual Lunch held 23 May, Alasdair McRury, Managing Director of Holophane Europe was welcomed as President of the LIA for the coming year. He takes over from Rune Marki, CEO of OSRAM UK, who said “I have been proud to be the first President of the newly formed LIA and believe that much has been achieved in the last 18 months in creating a stronger representation body for the lighting industry”     Alasdair McRury thanked Rune Marki, on behalf of all members for his contribution, as President, to the success...