Historic park surrounding Los Angeles City Hall has gotten LED makeover from LEDtronics of Torrance, California. Located around the tree-lined pathways and stairs of the 1.7-acre park are 13 lampposts whose ballasted 130-watt high-pressure-sodium post-top bulbs have recently been replaced with 27-watt LED lamps from LEDtronics. Apart from the energy savings of 103 watts per unit, the LED lamps offer much longer product lifespans than HPS or Metal Halide, resulting in reduced replacement and maintenance costs; improved visibility and enhanced night vision (a...

At the concluding leg of its third consecutive Cairo to Cape Town road show 2012, Philips has announced to launch a new initiative, which will see the installation of 100 “light centers” across rural Africa by 2015. These are areas of approx 1000m2, or the size of a small soccer pitch, which are lit using a new generation of highly efficient solar powered LED lighting. The idea is to create areas of light for rural communities which live without electricity thus effectively ‘extending the day’ and creating numerous opportunities for social and economi...

Lately, a research team from Taiwan's National Defense University has been utilizing nanocarbon materials to develop lightbulbs and tubes that are more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly than currently available products. Unlike LED lighting products, the team's invention boasts nanocarbon materials that can be used to develop a light source in a mercury-free manufacturing process, according to Ger Ming-der, a professor at the university's Department of Chemical and Material Engineering at Chung Cheng Institute of Technology. The technology also ...

LEDs have a very bright future. According to a market research report published by Strategies Unlimited (SU), the high-brightness (HB) LED market, experienced a 93 percent growth rate between 2009 and 2010. In 2009, the global market for packaged HB LEDs was $5.6 billion. In 2010, it grew to $10.8 billion. SU is predicting that by 2015 the global market will be worth $18.9 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.8 percent. Despite the positive forecast, there is one element that has the potential to stifle the growth of the LED mar...

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RT Series LED luminaires equipped with nLight controlsare installed in the new 40,000 square-foot Holden University Center. Lakeland Community College (“Lakeland”) in Kirtland, Ohio, selected an integrated lighting solution from Acuity Brands, Inc.(NYSE: AYI) to meet key performance and energy-efficiency objectives for its new Holden University Center (“Center”). The integrated lighting solution installed in the 40,000 square-foot facility consisted of 483 Lithonia Lighting® RT Series LED luminaires equipped with nLight&r...

Annual energy saving 75% The canopy area to the entrance of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital was lit with 100 watt mercury vapor downlights creating an undesirable greenish hue and unsanitary conditions with bird and insect access. The mercury vapor lamps required frequent and costly replacements as well as the high cost to operate.     LumenOptix™ Solution LRD8 30 watt, 2000 lumen, 4000k LED Retrofit Downlights. Benefits •     Increased light output by well over 50% •     Improved color rend...

Devices Measure 1.0 mm by 0.5 mm With Ultra-Low 0.35 mm Profile, Provide Luminous Intensity to 180 mcd   The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) announced a new series of super red, soft orange, yellow, yellow green, blue, and white ultra-bright LEDs in a tiny surface-mount 0402 ChipLED package. Measuring 1.0 mm by 0.5 mm with an ultra-thin 0.35 mm profile, VLMx1500-GS08 series devices provide exceptional brightness with a luminous intensity to 180 mcd. While the blue and white LEDs in the VLMx1500-GS08 series...

Baltimore City is under the process of converting 70,000 city streetlights from sodium vapor lights to LEDs. Baltimore expects to reap an annual savings of $1.9 million on its electric bill and $275,000 in maintenance costs. Also, advocates say the lights produce less glare and are more focused, meaning less light pollution that drowns out the night stars and can disrupt ecosystems. However,critics say the new lights don't illuminate the area as well. City Councilman Robert W. Curran, who represents Northeast Baltimore, said that can be a public safety issue if sidew...

AIXTRON SE today announced a new MOCVD system order from existing customer Jilin University China. The contract is for one CCS reactor in a 3x2-inch wafer configuration, which will be dedicated to the growth of gallium nitride materials for UV and white LEDs. One of AIXTRON’s local support teams has installed and commissioned the new reactor in a state-of-the-art clean-room facility at Jilin University in Changchun, China. Dr. Zhang of the Jilin University, State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, comments, “We alre...

Lately, Taiwan's lighting industry is in the process of making five new smart lighting standards, expecting to spur the creation of a highly integrated supply chain and improve its competitiveness in the fast growing LED sector. To maintain technological edge and overall value Approved by Taiwan's six major lighting associations and two state-funded institutes, the Institute for Information Industry (III) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the five intelligent lighting system standards cover the areas of system functions, wide area networks, field...

Audiences are pretty impressed by the visual feast created by thousands of LEDs in The London Olympic Games opening ceremony. And we can see that LED related products have played a key role in the recent important events. Currently, with the global environmental awareness is arising, the scale of LED application will enlarge, bring a good future for LED drive power. At present, with the development of LED technology, the products are becoming more and more diversified. LEDs are not only used in  stage engineering and display screen, but also in the outdoor r...

Samsung has announced its largest ever LED TV: the 75-inch Series 9. Arriving on the shelves of ‘all leading retail stores’ in September, the new 189-centimetre screen will cost a suggested $9499. Incorporating the same Micro Dimming Ultimate processing as the cheaper Series 8, the Series 9 also uses Precision Black local dimming to adjust the LED backlight behind dark areas of the screen for increased contrast. In a slight departure from the company’s focus on bright chrome finishes for its high-end televisions, the Series 9 — also ide...

Hi Score Corporation’s subsidiary Green LED Technology Inc, has made a deal with Miami Lighting Distributor, NexPhase Lighting, to call for NexPhase to use Green LED Tech as a primary source for its Energy Saving Lighting needs. Company COO Dominick Falso has been negotiating with top executives at NexPhase for some time.  “NexPhase is expanding its efforts in the Energy Saving Lighting end of their distribution efforts and we are honored that they are relying on us to fill these needs…it is a little too soon to predict the ...

Energy Efficient, Daylight-Quality Task Lighting Empowers Individualsto Personalize Their Lighting Experience Lunera Lighting, Inc., the lighting solutions provider leading the transformation to advanced LED technology, announced the launch of their ECLIPSE SERIES by Mondoluz, a line of LED task lights to complement Lunera’s commercial interior general lighting product offering. The addition of these task lights to Lunera’s catalog creates a holistic product offering for a broad range of commercial lighting applications, including offices,...

Since the invention of light   by the famous scientist, Edison, several  improvements have been made  in the area of lighting.  Several lighting sources and systems have been invented.  Edison gave the world the very first incandescent bulb after he  made several attempts.  His invention   saw  the world depart from the use of candles and kerosene lamps.  His invention also  awakened the giants in the minds of many other scientists.  Several variations of  incandescent light bulbs  were invented after that...

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) has won $1.6 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a self-contained portable water purification system for warfighters. The program aims to develop a portable unit that can provide a small team of warfighters with a self-sustainable source of potable water from any fresh water source. And SETi's UV LED technology for water quality monitoring and disinfection is incorporated into the system. Lately, stand-alone UV LED water disinfection efficacy has already been demonstrated at SETi...

As grocery and food retailers continue to look for ways to increase profit margins by curbing costs, many are finding a solution in their refrigerated display cases. Replacing traditional fluorescent tubes in refrigerated display cases with energy-efficient LED fixtures from GE Lighting is adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars* in annual savings. They also make products more attractive to shoppers by immersing food and beverages in crisp, white, uniform light. GE Lighting recently helped a large grocery chain and a convenience-store chain achieve these benefits by outf...

Russian media quoted the data of the "whole series LED production business plan" from a professional marketing analysis company that, LED lighting proportion in the country is also growing as any other cities. In the long run, the proportion of Russia LED lighting market in the global market will be  1-5% and the growth rate of proportion in the country will reach 28-48% per year. Furthermore, the popularity of LED retrofit will break 300 million, and will continue to grow, mainly thanks to the energy efficiency and the expense of optimized power. Curren...

Case Study highlights merging energy efficiency, environmental responsibility, and community friendly requirements into project design   Spaulding Lighting, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand, has announced the release of a new case study on illuminating a new Lee Toyota / Scion automotive dealership in Topsham, Maine with the latest in LED site lighting.  With a directive for a “green approach” from the dealership owner, Adam Lee, the case study reiterates the architect’s plan of designing a project that was environmentally responsible and as commu...

Energy Focus, Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.   Financial results for the second quarter of 2012 include the following: --  Net sales were $7.7 million compared to $8.2 million for the second quarter of 2011. --  Gross margins improved to 22.2 percent of net sales compared to 18.9 percent of net sales for the second quarter of 2011. --  The net loss of $0.9 million improved $0.3 million compared to the second quarter's 2011 net loss of $1.2 million on $0.5 million lower sales.      &...

Power Integrations has added two new devices to its LinkSwitch™-PH IC family. The new devices allow commercial lighting applications up to 75 W to benefit from single-stage design, reducing BOM cost and enabling a smaller driver with high efficiency. LNK410EG (dimming) and LNK420EG (non-dimming) provide a constant-current output with a PF- corrected and low THD input. The capabilities of the new devices are showcased in RDR-290, a reference design describing a single-output driver for high-bay lighting. RDR-290 is 92.2% efficient at 230 VAC...

Global Resource Energy, Inc., engaged in the clean technology fuel cell sector, has announced to sign a Letter of Intent to sell 49% of its exclusive North American Distribution of CLED Street Lights Rights to Balon Bleu Holdings LLC. Global Resource Energy Inc.'s President, Robert Baker, states, "This Letter of Intent for a 49% purchase of the Company's Exclusive North American Rights of the CLED Street Lights provides capital and additional resources for the Company's entry into the North American Market with CLED Stre...

To enter into LED lighting market, Ceradyne has acquired a minority interest with an option to acquire all of Tempe, Arizona-based Graphite Machining Services and Innovations, LLC (GMSI). And this acquisition of GMSI will not materially affect Ceradyne's 2012 financial performance. Ceradyne currently develops, manufactures, and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defence, industrial, energy, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications. GMSI has developed a proprietary method of applying a chemical vapour deposited (CVD) ...

Green LED Technologies, Hi Score Corporation’s subsidiary ,will be continue to receive sales orders for Energy Saving Lighting as a result of its sister company DMD Lighting, receiving its recent six figure commitment for lighting from Traylor Electric. Dominick Falso was appointed as Hi Score's Chief Operating Officer in January of last year. Mr. Falso was brought on to bolster the company's lagging gross sales volume. His efforts began to be fruitful toward the end of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. The company has a lot of confidence in M...

Newport News Public School District in Virginia recently installed more than 185 Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) LED exterior luminaires, becoming the first Virginia school district in the area with a significant LED lighting installation. The district selected Cree THE EDGE® security, area and parking structure luminaires to illuminate the exteriors of seven schools: General Stanford Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, Lee Hall Elementary, Palmer Elementary, Crittenden Middle, Booker T. Washington Middle and Denbigh High. “These energy ef...

AIXTRON SE today announced a new MOCVD system order from National Central University (NCU) in Taiwan. Existing customer, NCU has placed an order for one 1x6-inch AIXTRON Close Coupled Showerhead MOCVD system, which will be dedicated to the growth of GaN epitaxial structures on 6-inch silicon substrates, for use in the research and development of power management devices. AIXTRON’s local support team has installed and commissioned the new reactor in the state-of-the-art cleanroom facility at NCU’s Microwave and Optoelectroni...

Ever since the world came to be, light has always remained a very vital part of the universe. Without light, darkness will simply rule the world. The power of light cannot be ignored in any sector of life.   The Sunlight and the moonlight have great impact in our world.   The same scenario holds for electric light.  We can’t do without   incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes, LEDs, halogens and other light sources.  In this write-up, the practical aspects of electric lighting systems and sources are discussed. By way of simple defi...

Due to the electricity tariff increase’s trend, LED bulb has become the popular choice for the home lighting. Ecomaa Lighting Inc. officially launched it’s own brand Ecomaa LED driver module Bulb series in this summer, to lead the industry's breakthrough innovative light source design, together with spreading the green living and corporate concept over the society. Ecomaa new LED driver module Bulb 7.5W series has the brightness similar to a 40W incandescent lamp; there are 3000K and 6000K color temperature and 110 or 220 voltage choices, up to 550lm ,...

Luger Research has signed a contract with the general secretary of the Zhaga Consortium, Mr. Menno Treffers for the exclusive publishing rights of 7 articles put together by the consortium. The articles will be published in the LED professional Review #33 (LpR) and will be available in this form the 7th of September, 2012 worldwide through this channel. The Zhaga consortium is engaged in the standardization of LED light engines. To enable interchangeability of LED light engines, Zhaga has created specifications for LED light engines covering several interfaces ...