The energy shortage raises energy-saving awareness around the world, and with the effort of the major companies, LED lighting once again takes over the spotlight in 2012. According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, Europe has become one of the most fast-growing LED markets in the world besides Japan. Benefiting from the ban imposed by certain countries against selling incandescent light bulb of high wattage in 2012, the value of European LED lighting market will soar to US$3.01 billion in 2012, a 44% YoY growth; the value is expected to reach U...

An ideal alternative solution for metal replacement provides design freedom, enhanced thermal performance, weight reduction and manufacturing cost savings PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, unveiled new Therma-Tech™ thermally conductive grades for light-emitting diode (LED) lighting applications this week at Chinaplas 2012 (booth N1F41). Replacing metal heat sinks with these new materials can enable parts consolidation and better management of hot spots, resulting in longer LED l...

Recently, the Massachusetts campus have completed LED lighting installation, with the incentives from Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ federal stimulus money. New fixtures are capable of enabling conservation of annual costs up to $8,700. Physical Plant’s electric utilities engineer, John Lavalley, says that a WMECO contractor installed "cobra cutoff heads" that will generate equivalent or even more light when compared to the current high-pressure sodium lamps. In addition, the new...

Everlight filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nichia in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The lawsuit seeks to enjoin Nichia from manufacturing, using, importing, offering for sale, or selling its infringing products in the United States. It also seeks monetary damages. In its complaint, Everlight is seeking enforcement of a patent covering LED metallization technology, U.S. Patent No. 6,653,215. Everlight is the exclusive U.S. licensee of the ‘215 Patent, which is owned by Emcore Corporation. Uses for Ni...

Philips has started to sell $60 LED energy-efficient light bulb on Earth Day in US. The bulb lasts about 20 years and is supposed to give off natural-looking light but it comes with an expensive price tag, the Associated Press reported. According the BBC, the bulb "swaps filaments for light-emitting diodes to provide illumination." The components cost a bit more to produce than the average bulb. A cheaper, less efficient version is already on sale in Europe. Philips is discounting it right away to $50 for consumers and additional deals mean some could se...

Field Replaceable NovoLux™ Module Delivers Performance of 250W HID Luminus Devices,Inc., the leader in Big Chip LEDs™, announced that it has partnered with T-Opto, a division of Toyota Tsusho of America, to produce NovoLux™, an LED module that replaces traditional 250W HID lamps. NovoLux has been deployed at the Toyota Motor manufacturing facility in Kentucky, USA and is being evaluated at additional Toyota Motor manufacturing plants worldwide. NovoLux delivers up to 15,000 lumens, the brightest LED module on the mar...

Benefit from the government's recent announcement that it will hike electricity rates, Taiwan several major LED lighting firms, such as Everlight, Edison and Unity Opto, have received large orders from corporate customers who want to cut operating costs through wider use of energy-efficient lighting. Therefore, the increase in orders in LED lighting have even boosted demand for LED chips and will lead to full capacity utilization at upstream suppliers in the LED chain in the second quarter. According to Mirae Asset Management analyst Arch Shih, “We e...

GlacialLight , a division of experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that its environmentally-friendly LED lighting products are being used in many applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest quality. In the Dominican Republic, chronic energy shortages and very high electricity prices are not uncommon due to an inadequate energy grid. Realizing that keeping energy usage and costs down is important for maintaining reliable business operations, two Dominican establishments, a branch of the B...

Oak Park Public Library’s parking garage at 834 Lake Street has installed LED light bulbs. This change is part of Oak Park Public Library’s ongoing efforts to minimize the impact on the natural environment. Facilities Manager Rory ONeill, said “The new lights also have a motion-detecting feature and switch to half-power when not activated. Since code requires the garage level to be lit after-hours, motion detection means even more savings.” “The old lights used 1.8 amps round-the-clock. The new ones use .4 amps when fully on and ...

A provider of LED grow lights Valoya recently has made an experiment to study the effects of LED lighting and High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting on the growth of Saintpaulia flowers. According the experiment, saintpaulia cultivated in greenhouses under traditional High Pressure Sodium lighting, have shown decrease of flower quality in the winter months when HPS lights are the dominant form of lighting. The decreased quality can be seen as pale color of flowers and uneven quality of the crop. In contrast , Valoya cultivated two varieties of Saintpaulia during ...

Luminus Devices has announced to release a family of round LEDs that will accelerate the adoption of solid-state technology by displacing conventional light sources in high brightness lighting applications. And the first round LED product will be commercially available in Q3 this year. Don McDaniel, Global Marketing Director for Entertainment Lighting at Luminus,said "Our new round LED increases system-level efficiency by as much as 30%, enabling our customers to use a single LED to replace a 250W HID lamp." Luminus' round LED technology ...

Taiwan's National Central University’s scientists have utilized a new packaging technology that addresses the color variations of LED lighting for indoor use. According to Lee Cheng-chung, dean of the university's College of Science, in spite of its high performance, long life and low pollution, LED lighting is mostly used outdoors rather than indoors because its color variations may be visually uncomfortable. And Sun Ching-cherng, director of the university's Department of Optics and Photonics, pointed out that LED lighting can produce light o...

One of the largest importers of fresh fruit in the United Kingdom, MMD Shipping’s inbound facility at the City of Portsmouth handles roughly 60 percent of all bananas brought into the UK. With a dozen ships that traverse the Atlantic hauling fruit “across The Pond” from the Caribbean, MMD operates a 12-warehouse facility that receives and distributes all varieties of fresh fruit to the British market. Already coping with a nearly 20 percent increase in energy rates over the past year, the company was facing an additional 10-15 percent year-over-y...

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting,  announced revenue of $284.8 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2012, ended March 25, 2012. This represents a 30% increase compared to revenue of $219.2 million reported for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 and a 6% decrease compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2012. GAAP net income for the third quarter was $9.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, a decrease of 50% year-over-year compared to GAAP net income of $18.9 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. On a n...

Cooper Lighting has prepared to move from Denver to Aurora . The lighting company, which employs 114 people at 4675 Holly St., is relocating to a 190,000-square-foot building at 18001 E. Colfax Ave. by the end of the summer. In the meanwhile, the company plans to invest about $1.2 million on improvements to the facility, which will produce and distribute incandescent, fluorescent and LED lighting for commercial and residential clients. It will invest $400,000 in capital equipment as part of the move. Its investment over 10 years is expected to reach $8.9 million, according...

Company Recognized for Innovative Solid State Lighting Solutions   Traxon Technologies, a global leader in solid state lighting and control systems, today announced that is has been named a winner in the second annual Production Innovation Awards (PIA), presented by Architectural SSL Magazine. A testament to its industry leadership and innovative technologies, Traxon Technologies received awards in two categories, “Best Renovation/Retrofit using SSL” and “Cove/Linear/Wall Wash.” Traxon Technologies, known for state-of-the-ar...

Panasonic Corporation recently announced to launch a 40W equivalent LED lamp Clear Type in the European market from July 2012, marking the beginning of its full-scale entry into the European consumer LED lamp market. The company will expand its LED lighting business in Europe with both lamp and device businesses. It plans to significantly expand the lineup of LED lamps for consumers and businesses, as well as LED lighting devices for lighting equipment manufacturers, within the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 (FY2013). As for LED lighting devi...

The sales of LED celling lights have boomed from the aftermath of the Great East Japan earthquake, with energy efficient appliances performing particularly well. According to GfK, LED celling lights have seen a remarkable increase, with their unit sales share soaring from 2.9% in March 2011 to 50.1% in March 2012. In terms of value, there was a notable rise of 64.1% over the same period of analysis, marking the first time sales of LED celling lights have exceeded fluorescent celling lights in both units and value. In 2011, the overall celling light market experienced...

Lunera® Lighting, Inc. recently has introduced the SERIES L7 LED luminaire. Featuring efficient third generation LED technology, the sleek luminaire is available in 4ft and 8ft segments, can be ordered in three direct/indirect light distribution configurations and is intended for continuous run applications. Lunera SERIES L7 fixtures are sold out for second quarter delivery and facilities nationwide are now pre-ordering for third quarter applications. The aesthetically pleasing SERIES L7 luminairies are designed as an open platform, easily integrate...

Collaborative Workshop Created Universal Symbol for LED Lighting As the world prepares to celebrate Earth Day, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE)  and The Noun Project are pleased to release 15 new symbols for energy-efficient technologies, including LED lighting, designed during the recent Iconathon at the Cree campus in Durham. The symbols are now available for public download here. “By collaborating with The Noun Project, we now have a universal symbol that represents LED lighting, filling a significant void in the energy-efficient lighting lan...

According to Nichia, the company has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Harvatek and the German distributors MSC Microcomputers Systems Components Vertriebs GmbH, "Gleichmann & Co." Electronics GmbH and Glyn Jones GmbH & Co. Vertrieb von elektronischen Bauelementen KG, at the District Court Düsseldorf in Germany on March 29, 2012. The court found with judgments of the same day that Harvatek and said distributors infringe Nichia's patent EP 936 682 (DE 697 02 929) (hereinafter called "YAG patent") concer...

    Nine percent more exhibitors – the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting and building-services technology with over 2,350 manufacturers     Highly export and business oriented sector: revenues of     € 65 billion and 543,000 employees For the Germans, energy efficiency is the most important criterion influencing their decision to buy a property. This is the result of a represen­tative poll conducted by TNS Infratest on behalf of Messe Frankfurt on the occasion of Light+Building, the world’s bigge...

Projects in Hohenschwangau, Germany; Ithaca, New York, and Washington, DC, Rise to Top of Entries in 29th Annual Lighting Competition   GE Lighting announced three finalists in its 29th annual international GE Edison Award competition today at Light+Building 2012, one of the world’s largest trade fairs for lighting and intelligent buildings, held in Frankfurt, Germany. This year’s finalists represent lighting design innovations for a museum renovation and expansion, a university addition and an institution’s new headquarters building. ...

Preview: Lighting Design Salon at Green Lighting Shanghai 2012 Across the world, LED lighting is widely acknowledged as revolutionary. This new, efficient solid lighting source is long-lasting, environment friendly and consumes little energy.  It comes in a broad range of colors, the light is emitted from tiny bulbs and it has numerous other benefits. When LED is used indoors, you don’t see the light projected by traditional lamps.  Rather, a glow is emitted from the ceiling.  The myriad of possible lighting displays can resemble a star-studded sk...

Taiwan government has announced the island’s electricity rates for the manufacturing industry will be hiked by 35% starting from May 15, the rates for commercial sites will be raised by 30% and rates for households will increased by 11%. To counter the upcoming implementation of new electricity rates, Taiwan’s enterprises are increasing installations of LED lamps. As a result, the island’s LED industry will benefit a lot. The lighting manufacturers including Delta Electronics, Everlight, Edison Opto Corp., Lextar Electronics Corp. have landed cons...

New Bulb Joins the Company's Wide Selection of High Quality LED Products Lighting Science Group, the world's premier LED lighting manufacturer, announced today the production launch of a revolutionary high output 8-watt LED MR16 bulb that is a direct replacement for traditional MR16 50-watt halogen bulbs. Suited to a variety of applications that require directional lighting--such as track lighting, recessed ceiling lights, desk lamps, pendant fixtures and retail display lighting--the DEFINITY(TM) MR16 HO LED bulb will be the first of its ...

As Earth Day is around the corner, The Home Depot has prepared to sell Philips LED 60-watt replacement bulb for celebration in New York City. The Philips LED 60-watt replacement bulb uses just 10 watts of energy, has the same color quality as standard incandescent lights and lasts for over a whopping 25 years. It retails for $49.97, though it does promise savings of more than $6 in energy costs a year and leaves a much smaller carbon footprint than the traditional incandescent bulb. Additionally, it also gives off more of a natural-looking light and doesn’t co...

Chinese major LCD-TV maker TCL Corp., will partner with Harvatek Corp. a Taiwanese LED maker 15% held by silicon foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), to build an LED package venture, in the mainland’s southern coastal province of Guangdong. Under their cooperation, it’s estimated to cost around RMB200 million in investment spending, will be equally shared by the two companies in cash. The venture is scheduled to operate production for the second half of this year, with initial output set at two billion packages a year. According to in...

Veeco Instruments Inc. recently participated in an investment signing ceremony at the 2012 Korea Investment Forum in New York City to commemorate the Company’s substantial investment in a new R&D facility in Seoul, Korea to advance high brightness light emitting diode (LED) technology. The Investment Forum event, jointly sponsored by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), brought together government officials, investors, industry experts and business leaders from South Korea an...

From April 6th to 9th , Shenzhen YYC LED Lighting Co. Ltd attended Hongkong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) with its latest fin-type LED lighting products. As a leading fin-type LED brand, YYC’s LED series naturally became highly sought-after products for buyers across the world during the exhibition.     Figure 1  YYC-LED’s salespersons and clients are taking photos together According to the person in charge of the exhibition, YYC displayed a variety of LED product series including ceiling lights,...