Lighting Science Group Corporation® has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001: 2008 certification for the development and manufacture of LED lighting products. This independent certification validates Lighting Science commitment to quality and affirms that Lighting Science has thoroughly documented its quality processes while meeting the stringent qualifications for the global ISO 9001:2008 standard. ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification provides Lighting Science a ways to demonstrate its ability to consisten...

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, together with Frans van Houten, CEO of Royal Philips Electronics  officially opened the Philips museum in the city center of Eindhoven. Her Majesty the Queen symbolically switched on the lights in the museum by fitting a wireless LED lamp in a light sculpture to illuminate it.     The opening ceremony was accompanied by music performed by members of the Philips Symphony Orchestra. Subsequently, the Queen was given a guided tour of the museum. Visitors to the Philips Museum can experience the development o...

Brilliant, evenly illuminated outdoor signage is key to showcasing a company's brand. GE's new Tetra® PowerStrip, miniStrip and EdgeStrip high output LED box sign lighting solutions are meeting today's signage needs by delivering 25 to 105 percent of the brightness of standard Tetra product with virtually no maintenance for several years. This next generation of award-winning Tetra LED lighting technology transforms any size cabinet and box sign—including larger signs 24-36" in depth—into a strategic branding advantage by delivering up to...

The LED industry has been in an oversupply following the large capacity expansion in 2011; how will the landscape shift in 2013? As the LED-related applications make their way into various areas and receive increasing interest in the Chinese, Japanese and South Korean markets, the LED industry embarks on a whole new chapter. In light of the stagnant end-market demand, fund shortage and the cease of subsidy, the Chinese LED chip makers drastically revised their capacity expansion plans. Currently, the Chinese government aims to stimulate the LED demand through its pla...

Beginning this week, Utilities Kingston will be replacing 9,000 high wattage street light heads with LED fixtures to reduce energy use. The project is city wide and expected to be largely completed by the end of 2013 at a cost of $4 million. In residential areas, fixtures containing 100-watt light bulbs will be replaced with 53-watt LED fixtures. In high traffic areas, crews will replace the fixtures containing 250-watt light bulbs with 101-watt LED fixtures. “With the energy savings, the LED street light project should pay for itself in about seven years, but ...

 Osram is showing its first LED spotlight for event and studio lighting at Prolight + Sound, the international leading fair for event technology taking place from 10 to 13 April in Frankfurt on Main, Germany. In addition, a new LED component with adjustable colour temperature as well as new variants of the lamps for moving-head spotlights will be on display.   Kreios SL: in LED projector light The Kreios SL, the first LED spotlight from Osram, is celebrating its debut in Frankfurt. With luminous flux exceeding 3000 lumens, it is currently the strongest LED spotlight available on the market. The luminaire is ideal for effect light with exhibitions, fairs and shows or as background lighting for studio recordings. Kreios SL replaces standard 100 W to 250 W halogen spotlight solutions and is an especially economic alternative for event and studio experts; the spotlight has a service life of up to 30,000 hours, and relamping is not required. With comparable halogen spotlights on the other hand, relamping has to be carried out......

CPC Petrol Station at Yangmei which located in Taoyuan County had installed LED Lighting from Ecomaa Lighting Solutions throughout the facility. The complete lighting upgrade has provided a 63% reduction in energy usage for the lighting system. On this massive site, which is operational 365 days a year – 24 hours a day, the original HID (High Intensity-Discharge) light luminaires were replaced by Ecomaa’s product-80W High Bay Light. The result of this installation led to significant savings. After the installation of 20 pieces of 80W Bay Light...

Osram Ostar Stage LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors offer high luminance of 48 million candelas per square meter (Mcd/m²) and tunable color tones from cold white to warm white. Combined with their extremely low-profile design and glass cover with its anti-reflective coating, they provide the basis for compact spotlights with an extremely narrow beam. This LED is ideal for use in moving head spotlights on stage, for booth lighting at trade fairs and for architectural lighting.   The special feature of the new LED is its tunable white light color. Two warm-white and two cold-white chips, arranged diagonally in the package, not only enable colors to be mixed perfectly at component level but also allow all white tones between color temperatures of 2700 Kelvin (K) (warm white) and 10,000 K (cold white) to be produced with appropriate control. The LED achieves a high color rendering index of 94 for warm white and 74 for cold white.

Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has developed a GaN-based power transistor with a blocking voltage of 600V that enables stable switching operations. Shipment of evaluation samples began in March. The firm claims that its design will for the first time ensure ‘failure-free operation’ by 600V GaN power transistors. The GaN transistors, housed in a small-size package, are also said to contribute to saving energy in a variety of power switching systems for both industrial and consumer applications. The new GaN transistor has the following three key technic...

On March 19, 2013, Nichia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Tokyo District Court to enjoin Tsannkuen Japan (Sankun Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, hereinafter “Tsann Kuen”), a subsidiary of a Taiwanese company, from infringing Nichia’s patent (No. 2780618, or “patent No. 618”) and to claim damages for the infringement with regard to LED desk lamps (product number TF-A321) manufactured by Tsann Kuen. Patent No. 618 relates to the production of blue LED chips. Blue LED chips are incorporated in white LED products us...

SWITCH® Lighting has signed a partnership agreement with Canon Marketing Japan that enables Canon to be the lead import, distribution and sales partner to SWITCH in Japan. "Japan is currently the largest LED market in the world and we are proud to work with Canon Marketing Japan to bring our products to market there,” said Bill Lenihan, Executive Vice President, International. “Japanese consumers and businesses are very energy conscious, quality-oriented, and technology-focused, which is a great fit with our product line. This rela...

Intematix Corporation, and Feit Electric, announced a 100-watt equivalent LED light bulb is now available in all Lowe’s stores nationwide and on Lowes.com for under $35. This new Utilitech PRO product follows the January 2013 launch of a 75-watt equivalent LED light bulb available at Lowe’s for less than $25. The Utilitech PRO LED bulbs, produced by Feit Electric, feature Intematix’s ChromaLit™ remote phosphor technology. The Utilitech PRO 100W LED bulb features include: •    300 degree lighting distrib...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation  announced that it will set up a 4-billion-yen new engineering facility in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture to strengthen its engineering framework as part of expanding the company's infrastructure-system business in fields including public projects, power generation and rolling stock. The new facility is expected to start operating in April 2014. The company expects to expand its infrastructure-system businesses over the medium to long term, especially in view of increasing demand for energy infrastructure. The new facility will help to increa...

A leader in UV LED manufacturer – HPLighting is launching UV COB LED (365~410nm) module without a doubt; the most powerful in terms of irradiance. Considering key criteria including environmental and industrial safety; production efficiency; and product durability, our module offers the best *Cost /Performance ratio* and targeted practically all varieties of curing applications for industries including Printing, Curing, Lithography, and Painting. Based on our patented Cu-substrate packaging technology, we are able to juice up the UV COB LED module...

AIXTRON SE announced that it is participating as a key partner in the recently announced European Union (EU) Future Emerging Technology (FET) flagship project “Graphene”. As part of the consortium, AIXTRON will bring its expertise in deposition processes for graphene and as such shall lead the production work package of the flagship. Dr. Bernd Schulte, Chief Operating Officer at AIXTRON, comments: “Congratulations to the leadership and partners of the Graphene Flagship. AIXTRON is proud to be a part of this future-oriente...

Samsung announced the introduction of a new lineup of Zhaga-compliant LED H-Series linear modules that feature extremely high efficacy, as well as excellent light quality, and color consistency for use in a wide range of LED lighting applications including ambient lighting and linear fixtures. “Our new Zhaga-compliant H-Series is well suited to be used in a variety of high performance light fixtures,” said Jaap Schlejen, senior vice president, LED lighting sales and marketing, Device Solutions Division, Samsung Electronics. “This leading-edge LE...

The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) has become aUKTrade & Investment (UKTI)Trade Challenge Partner. The LIA will work in partnership with the UKTI to get more SMEs exporting. Ninety nine, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Trade Challenge Partners were selected from Trade Associations and other membership organisations that had extensive knowledge of their industry and were focused on overseas trade. The collective membership of these Partners is around 70,000, and on average they estimate that 40% of their Members are already doing b...

Rijksmuseum and Philips announce the world’s most advanced LED lighting design in a museum of fine art Philips illuminates renovated Rijksmuseum, including all artworks Royal Philips Electronics announces the illumination of the renovated Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and its entire art exhibition with its LED lighting. As one of the lead partners in the renovation, Philips has been working closely with the Rijksmuseum on the lighting design with a strong focus on the visitor experience and the conservation of the artworks. The renovated Rijksmuseum opens its doors on April 13, showcasing collections of the Dutch Masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer, all illuminated with Philips LED lighting.

Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced eight of its experts are featured speakers at Lightfair International 2013 in Philadelphia, April 21 – 25. Acuity Brands lighting, controls and daylighting experts will host a variety of workshops and seminars, covering topics from managing LED luminaire costs to healthcare lighting and retrofit lighting. “We are excited to share our expertise with the industry as we continue to expand and develop new lighting, controls and daylighting technology,” said David Grimm, Acuity Brands Lighting Vice President. “Prese...

LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) will produce the largest trade show in its history in Philadelphia April 21-25, 2013, with additions to the show floor, conference program and events schedule designed to deliver technologies and information that will define the future. The LFI 2013 trade show will feature more than 500 exhibitors spanning more than 200,000 net square feet; 80+ first-time exhibitors; the addition of two new product categories—solar power and software; the debut of the new Exterior & Roadway Lighting Pavilion; and the expansion into H...

MHA Lighting has announced a strategic partnership with Cheshire-based, Sensory Energy, a leading designer and supplier of energy saving technologies to the commercial and marine sectors.   This new partnership will see Greater Manchester-based MHA Lighting offer its new and existing customers complex and sophisticated automated controls, which are designed, manufactured and installed by Sensory Energy.   This partnership also grants Sensory Energy license to offer its customers MHA’s portfolio of energy saving LED lighting solutions, creating a p...

Larson Electronics has launched the LEDLB-24E-VISAMBER LED light bar, which is designed to provide dual colour output like amber and white from a single lamp

Offers Stepped Brightness Selection to Maximize Energy Savings and Design Versatility American Illumination, Inc.®, a specialist in designing and creating LED light engines, has unveiled the next generation of its popular Light Boltz LED engine which will now offer stepped brightness selection through an integral switch. Integral Switch on LED Module Makes it a Breeze A position adjustment on the LED module itself allows the selection of the desired lighting output at four levels (100%, 65%, 40% or 20%).   In addition, the new generatio...

 Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that CEA-Leti, a world-renowned research lab based in Grenoble, France, has selected Veeco’s TurboDisc® K465i Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) system for its program with Aledia, its nanowire-LED partner.  Aledia is a start-up company spun out of the CEA-Leti labs in 2011, and based at the CEA site. It counts among its three founders two former CEA researchers, Xavier Hugon and Philippe Gilet. Aledia’s goal is to manufacture 3D nanowire-based LEDs for solid-state lighting applications on thin silicon wafer substrates, of 8 inches or greater in diameter, at a cost significantly ......

  The Seoul government announced A South Korean company will set up a joint venture in Qatar that will produce LED lighting systems to meet growing demands there ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals

Press release For immediate release 3 April 2013 Korean Government Supports Korean Pavilion To Exhibit the Latest LED Technologies in China Lighting Expo in April The Korean governmental organization, INNOBIZ (Association for Innovative Business) will organize the Korean Pavilion to participate in China Lighting Expo 2013 dated 25-27 Apr, 2013 at China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, PR China. The objectives of the participation are to demonstrate the achievements of Korean LED industry and promote technical exchange with LE...

Philips Ledalite introduces BoldPlay, a new portfolio of high-performance LED lighting systems that is 44 percent more efficient and consumes 28 percent less energy than traditional technologies like fluorescent. Integrating daylight harvesting with the latest Philips LED technology and advanced optics, BoldPlay is the latest in the Philips’ family of luminaires to offer building owners a flexible, intuitive lighting solution that allows for fewer fixtures in a space, while delivering all the light quality, energy efficiency and cost savings that have become hallmarks...

LED Engin raised $12 million to expand operations, with an option to receive even more from its investors. According to Yole Developpement’s new report UV LEDS: Technology & Application Trends, UV LEDs are expected to be a $270M business by 2017, and even up to $300M based on application potential. The report cites the compact size, low cost of ownership, and environmentally friendly composition of UV LEDs for their potential to continue to replace such incumbent technologies as mercury. Expectations are, according to the research, that this seg...

A new facility for GaN, the key material needed to make LEDs, has set up in Cambridge, enabling researchers to expand and accelerate their pioneering work in the field. GaN-based LEDs are already used in traffic lights, bicycle lights, televisions, computer screens, car headlamps and other devices, but they are too expensive to be used widely in homes and offices.The main reason for this is that they are normally grown on expensive substrates, which pushes up the price of LED lightbulbs.The new GaN growth reactor at Cambridge will allow researchers to further improve a...

Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCBB: LSCG) announced that it recently partnered with LED Source® and Hurricane Grill & Wings® to install energy-savings lighting in its restaurants. Hurricane Grill & Wings®, a West Palm Beach, Florida-based restaurant chain, found it was able to reduce operating costs and ensure energy-efficiency by installing Definity™ LED lamps from Lighting Science throughout its franchised locations and maintain its company standard to ensure it operates as a responsible corporate citizen. With t...