The company continues to expand its outdoor LED area, site, and roadway product offering.   Cooper Lighting announce the addition of the McGraw-Edison Galleon™ LED luminaire to its line of outdoor LED area, site, and roadway lighting products. Incorporating Cooper’s industry-leading, patented AccuLED Optics™ system, the Galleon luminaire offers a choice of 12 specialized optical distributions, nine lumen packages, and comes standard with a wide array of specification grade design features. The performance and versatility of the Galleon lumin...

Simpler and more cost-effective methods are needed in LED lamp manufacture.VTT Ventures Ltd and Lumichip Ltd are pleased to announce a joint investment in Finnish LED technology company LightTherm Ltd that uses its innovative materials and heat management solutions to introduce novel design and manufacturing capabilities for LEDs. LightTherm’s electro-thermo-mechanical technologies provide higher light output, leaner sizing and lighter weight in its products for the LED replacement lamp and luminaire industry. The estimated global market for LED lamps i...

Los Angeles-based 1100 Wilshire projects annual energy savings of $17,000 through the installation of more than 700 Acculamp LED lamps. 1100 Wilshire, a 38-story luxury condo high-rise in downtown Los Angeles, installed more than 700 Acculamp® ALSMR16 LED lamps from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) to reduce energy and maintenance costs, while still achieving the same look and feel as the original incandescent lamps. Acculamp ALSMR16 LED lamps are ideal for indoor lighting applications where color, extended lamp life and efficacy are critical. &...

70W/150W/250W CDM-T 210W/315W CDM-MW High Bay Light/Spot Light Philips 70W/150W/250W CDM-T or 210W/315W CDM-MW with our patented multi-corrugated reflector, you can replace the original 250W~2,000W mercury/sodium/HQI to save at least 60% of energy. Much wider coverage, more average lux reading, much better color rendering. 150W/250W/315W Spot Light/Wall Wash Light Philips 150W/250W/315W CDM with high-boron glass reflector, it’s easy to replace the original 400W~2,000W spot light or wall wash light. Save at least 60% of ener...

As 2013 comes, Americans say goodbye to 75-watt incandescent light bulbs. Under federal law, 75-watt bulbs can no longer be produced or imported as of January 1st, though retailers can still clear remaining stock. And traditional 60 and 40 watt bulbs will be phased out in 2014. The future is dim for incandescent bulbs. And currently, two options for consumers are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and LEDs. LED bulbs are expensive, but prices are dropping. When replacing a bulb, the experts at Consumer Reports say to choose a new one that's the same size ...

According to Advanced RenewableEnergy Company LLC (ARC Energy) of Nashua, NH, USA, a provider of c-axis sapphire growth technologies and turnkey solutions for the LED solid-state lighting market, after qualifying sapphire substrates at multiple LED chip companies, China-based Jiangsu Trinity Material Co Ltd is continuing to further improve the efficiency of ARC Energy’s CHES (Controlled Heat Extraction System) furnaces. ARC is currently working on the upgrades to lower costs and increase equipment productivity. With two factories (Jiang...

On January 2, 2013, GE Lighting announced that Agostino Renna has been named president and CEO of GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa effective immediately. Renna, who will report to GE Lighting president and CEO Maryrose Sylvester, succeeds Phil Marshall who has led GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa, since 2008. Marshall has left GE Lighting to pursue a position outside of the company. “Agostino Renna’s experience, leadership and significant sales and marketing background make him an outstanding person to continue th...

According to industry experts, backed by strong activity on the policy reforms front, the Rs 9,600 crore lighting industry is expecting to clock a healthy growth in 2013. Even though the industry faced some rough weather on project sales, the consumer category is said to be witnessing good growth. Arun Gupta, global CEO, NTL Lemnis, pointed out that, the LED Industry is expected to reach around US $ 500 million by 2015 in India. Within the segment, LED street light and LED solar light's demand to increase by leaps and bounds in coming years,'' said A...

According to the new set-up Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance, Taiwan's LED industry is expected to benefit from high growth in the global LED lighting business in 2013. Taiwan's LED industry to benefit from global LED lighting brisk growth Citing estimates that the global LED lighting industry's output will grow by a compound annual rate of 32 percent between 2010 and 2020, the Alliance said the brisk growth will drive the sector's expansion in the next few years. In 2011, Taiwan accounted for about one-fifth of the production value of...

The City of Crystal Falls, Michigan retrofitted 40 250W metal halide (MH) decorative teardrop fixtures with Evluma’s 50W LED Clearlight Beacons along Superior Ave in the fall of 2012. And they are currently evaluating the 40W AreaMax for future projects. With the aid of Midwest distributor Resco, this is the second project that Evluma, an LED lighting manufacturer based in Seattle, WA, has worked on with the City of Crystal Falls. Dave Graff, City Electric Department Supervisor, chose the Short Beacon to match the burn center of the previ...

Carmanah has announced the resignation of Dr. Dave Green as a member of the Board of Directors effective December 31, 2012. Dr. Green is the founder (1995) of the business and remains an investor in the company. Rob Cruickshank, Chairman of the Company, states “David has remained very active and involved with the business throughout his board tenure. His presence in the board room will be missed." Cruickshank furthers, “In addition, David remains a meaningful investor and continues to be supportive of the company. We thank him for his contribution and w...

The European Union officially published regulations (EU) No 1194/2012, specific to directional light, light emitting diode lamp and related equipment of ecological design requirements , ErP directive (2009/125 / EC) will be formally implemented 20 days after the notification，apply to all European members. Requested by the manufacturers need, after tour workshops in Shenzhen and Xiamen, new ErP workshop will be held in Guangzhou on January18, 2013! The regulations apply to the following products: •    a) Directional lamps •   &nb...

Philips recently has unveiled plans for its first commercial OLED desk lamp.The company’s first OLED desk lamp Moorea, is an attempt to bring the technology to the desks of consumers. Moorea was designed by a young Berlin industrial designer named Daniel Lorch, who connected with Philips almost by chance. “Daniel visited one of our free OLEDs workshops, which we offer on a monthly basis for designers and architects,” Philips’s Dietmar Thomas tells Co.Design. “He came back to us with a clever design for a lamp with OLEDs. He ...

The Taiwan LED Streetlight Alliance recently was renamed as the Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to meet wider applications of LED lighting. Founded in 2008 with 30 members until the recent transformation, the streetlight alliance was supported by the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Organization (ITRI), while the new alliance has 31 members and two sponsors, including ITRI and the manufacturers from upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. According to ITRI, global LED-lighting market will post compound annual growth rate (...

Smart Home Labs have revealed the new RoboSmart wireless LED lighting system that enables users to control their lighting from their smartphones, tablet or computer using Bluetooth technology. Another lightbulb to be searching for funding underneath the Indiegogo platform, the RoboSmart is an energy-efficient Bluetooth Smart enabled LED lightbulb which allows anyone the ability to customise their lighting from anywhere thanks to apps for both iOS and Android, allowing users to use either a tablet or a smart phone....

LED MOTION SENSOR LIGHT ( Adapter power ) ITEM NO: PA36DC N.W.: 85g Size: 28* 28* 203 mm 2.0 Watt, 200 lm LED : Hight power white LED * 6 pcs Function: On/ Off/ Auto Indoor operation Light up of range: 3~5 M Delay time: 15 seconds Detection range: 3~5 M Detection degree: 90° at 25℃ * Rotatable * Automatic * Low power. * Rechargeable * Energy saving * Good sensitivity * Smart, Ultra mini * Daisy chain design (By wire or connected directly) * Portable light as a torch * Wireless, easy to install *...

The Dr.bright LED Reflector Series has many patents, like Heat dissipation design, Luminous structure design, Glare-free design .Thanks to these features ,the reflectors have low power consumption , high luminous intensity , nice light color and long lifespan . Besides, we use the newest high-tech power source and light source , offering stable working atmosphere and having much better lighting performance than any other LED reflector lamp. There are four beam angles(8,12,24,35)available in our reflector series, providing perfect light effect as you except. Extremlly en...

US chipmaker Marvell Technology faces having to pay one of the biggest ever patent damage awards. A jury in Pittsburgh found the firm guilty of infringing two hard disk innovations owned by local university Carnegie Mellon. It said Marvell should pay US$1.17 billion in compensation—however, that sum could be multiplied up to three times by the judge because the jury had also said the act had been “wilful.”  Marvell’s shares fell more than ten per cent. The maximum penalty would be close to the $3.96bn value of the company, based on its market capi...

After qualifying sapphire substrates at multiple LED chip companies, Jiangsu Trinity Material Co., Ltd. continues to further improve the efficiency of ARC Energy's CHES furnaces. ARC Energy is currently working on the upgrades to lower costs and increase equipment productivity." After our success in qualifying material at LED chipmakers, we are seeking further improvements in our efficiency," said Jamin Sheng, chief executive officer for Trinity Material. "Our partnership with ARC Energy will result in lower costs and increased equipment...

Philips continues to bring innovative LED technology into the lives of millions by lighting the world-famous Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. New Year’s 2013 marks the 13th consecutive year Philips has served as the official Lighting Partner to the iconic Times Square Ball. The LED lighting on the Times Square Ball demonstrates the latest in innovative LED technology and ushers in a new era of lighting that delivers energy savings, greater light quality, longer bulb life, and dimmability to existing lighting fixtures. The same innovative technology...

Taiwan’s leading LED-lighting manufacturers claim to have received hefty orders for the fourth quarter o0f 2012 thanks to increase in inventory buildup by Chinese retailers for the upcoming Chinese New Year season, LED replacements of traditional lamps in Europe and America, and the Taiwan government procurements for a massive LED lighting project. W.H. Jiang, general manger of Delta Electronics Inc.’s LED operation, pointed out that the company’s shipments of LED light bulbs, light tubes and direct-view lighting modules have been brisk so far...

Lextar announces commercial availability of a brand new 6” downlight - DWRTFLX. Equipped with in-house 5630 LED that was LM-80 accredited, this latest release is optimized for replacement for 6” conventional downlight. This is the first high CRI (R9>90) product that can last up to 35,000 hours.   Lextar’s high level of color quality enables customers to further their expectations on room atmosphere that DWRTFLX brings to them. Merchandising display, where visual impact is crucial on fresh fruits, vegetables, meat products and delicat...

Lighthouse and Panasonic have cooperated to complete the installation of Lighthouse Impact 16 LED displays and two sets of LED video fascia at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., home of Michigan State Spartans football. The project features a new scoreboard/video screen in the south end zone measuring 5,300 square feet. In the north end zone, two LED video displays provide 1,654 square feet of LED video per display, and a one-of-a-kind, 450-feet long LED video wall spans the north end zone, providing animations, video, sponsor messages and live statistics...

Dialight has secured an order from a major oil & gas supplier in the Gulf Coast with a value totalling US$500,000. The order is for the installation of LED fixtures on 15 offshore heliports in the Gulf of Mexico.  The lighting systems were provided in conjunction with solar panels through Dialight's strategic partner, Tetra West Technology, a Houston-based company specialising in offshore oil & gas applications. The order consists of more than 1,300 solar powered LED lighting fixtures, allowing the offshore heliports to operate their required lighting...

The state government has revived its plan to illuminate Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a Unesco world heritage site with LED lights. The project is expected to cost Rs 7.5 crore. The lighting will also be done in keeping with the occasion such as the Tricolour on August 15 and January 26. The proposal was first mooted a few years ago but failed to take off after Central Railway (CR) returned the Rs 5.5 crore it had received from the central government to illuminate the building. CR has also now evinced interest in executing the project. A source said a meeting ...

BluGlass has utilized its low temperature RPCVD process to develop p-type GaN, an essential material that make up the top layers of a nitride LED.   Preliminary testing has been carried out on the sample using a 0.5mm diameter size p-type indium contact. The light output was measured with a UV-detector positioned under the wafer calibrated at the wavelength of the light emission. At 20mA and 4.7V, the light output was 270µW (light emission at 458nm with a full width half maximum of 19nm) At 50mA and 5.5V, the light output was 1.23mW (light emission ...

Taiwan Puritic Corporation (TPC) has successfully improved the Aluminum Fin heatsink of 10W A19 to be upgraded to 16.5W A19 via the state-of-the-art ceramic coating and it can save significant cost. In recent yeas, TPC concentrates on Green Energy in order to have environmentally friendly products .The issue of heatsink plays an important role in LED and Solar Battery. The testing report of SGS shows that the heatsink of TPC can increase Luminous Efficiencies  and Light Extraction Efficiency. The ceramic coating can significantly decrease the temp...

Everlight has won United States UL on its SL-Victory family of LED streetlights with its efficacy of 130lumen per watt and has landed orders from European buyers for the lights. The Taiwan government has pledged to replace the island’s 200,000 traditional streetlights with LEDs in two years, allowing a lucrative business opportunity for manufacturers like Evelight. Based on these, industry executives estimated Everlight to see revenue by increase 50%-100% in 2013, to over US$689 million. The company’s executives claimed that Everlight is already T...

In the patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the Düsseldorf District Court which Nichia filed against Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG ("Hornbach"), the court found following the main hearing on November 27, 2012 with judgment of December 20, 2012 (File No. 4a O 112/11) that Hornbach infringes Nichia's patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929) (hereinafter called "YAG patent") concerning the accused white LED Christmas illumination products. The court rendered a judgment, although it is not final and can be appealed by Hornbach, in favor of Nic...

According to CyberMart, an electronics retail arm of the Hon Hai Group, consumers have snatched up all 500 60-inch Radioshack LED TVs that it was selling online on December 25. Early On Monday, CyberMart chairman Steve Chang announced that the company would start selling the US’ No. 2 electronics brand’s large-screen TVs in Taiwan and China yesterday. According to a CyberMart public relations official, the company originally planned to offer 500 RadioShack TVs over three days, but they sold out in just an hour on Yahoo Kimo Inc’s W...