Future Lighting Solutions, along with QM Lighting, completed the successful installation of new energy saving LED downlights at a number of the TaoHeung Group’s restaurants, in Hong Kong and throughout mainland China. Known for providing solid-state lighting solutions, excellent customer support, and comprehensive supply chain services, Future Lighting Solutions was chosen for this project because of its proven track record. Through the use of the company’s exclusive online Usable Light Tool, that simulates real-world conditions, Future Lighting Solut...

Eric Higgs, President and CEO of LumaStream, Inc. announced that LumaStream has signed a cooperation agreement with Bridgelux  under the Bridgelux Ecosystem Program.  Mr. Higgs views this agreement as a foundation for further market and technical developments with Bridgelux.  “We are extremely impressed with efficiency and performance of the Bridgelux arrays.  The quality of these arrays was a driving factor in our development efforts.”  Mr. Higgs added that “The Ecosystem Program is a vehicle for reaching a broader market ...

Recently, Quantum Wafer Inc., China has placed an order from AIXTRON for three more AIXTRON MOCVD units. All systems will be dedicated to the growth of high brightness LED wafers based on GaN materials.   The order was placed in the fourth quarter of 2011 and delivery will take place during the first quarter of 2012. AIXTRON’s local support team will install and commission the new reactors in a state-of-the-art clean-room facility at Quantum Wafer’s factory in China. “We have been very impressed with the performance of the...

To expand its share in South African market, Royal Philips has founded Johannesburg based Philips Lighting Solutions, a subsidiary of Philips South Africa. The new company will provide the latest, cost effective, energy efficient retrofit lighting solutions including LED for public and private sector buildings and businesses. It is offering a total project solution, including lighting surveys, advice, project management, installation, maintenance and very significant, guaranteed, energy savings over a planned period. Benefits include lower energy and maintenance co...

Linear Technology has launched a synchronous buck-boost DC/DC LED driver and voltage controller delivering over 100W for lighting. The new driver features 4.7V to 60V input voltage range. It suits for applications in automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. With an adjustable output voltage from 0V to 60V, the LT3791 can be used to drive LEDs in a single string. Its internal 4-switch buck-boost controller operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the output voltage. The chip's design uses three control loops to monitor input current,...

Seesmart, Inc. has secured a $2.3 million contract with Pasadena City College for LED lighting retrofit. Under the retrofit, more than 34,000 fluorescent tube lights in campus buildings will be replace with Seesmart LED tube lights. The contract for this massive project was issued using the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS). Pasadena City College’s anticipated LED retrofit benefits include significant energy savings of $720,000 and 3.7 million kilowatt-hours per year, and its carbon footprint will reduce by 5 million pounds per year. Addition...

Nan Ya Photonics backed by Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) has announced to cooperate with Epistar, Precision Silicon, Formosa Advanced Technologies, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to set up the world`s first LED lighting automated production line for 7-watt LED bulb. The production line is scheduled to mass production in June, and Nan Ya Photonics will market the product with own brand. According to Wang Wen-chao, chairman of Nan Ya Photonics, LED market is going to take off and Taiwan boasts complete LED industrial chai...

By Scott Patterson The U.S. Department of Energy while facing the conundrum of current economy downturn, tries to fortify the nation’s energy security and reduces carbon emissions, the solution that it has came up with is the implementation of solid-state lighting technology. DOE believes this emerging technology will be America’s answer to these three recent challenges. Solid State lighting will bring a greener environment because homes and businesses will be consuming less electricity and thus they will be less dependent of fossil fuels. Solid-state lightin...

Co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and  Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA), the third Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) will be held over four days starting March 13 at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC). Compared to last year, TILS 2012 will grow by at least 20% with 782 booths and 321 exhibitors such as Epistar, Everlight, Delta, AMKO SOLAR Lighting, JAN CHENG, TAIWAN-N LIGHTING, Genesis Photonics, Wellypower, JUSTLED, BJB (Taiwan), F...

FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the 2012 Taiwan International Lighting Show from March 13-16, 2012, at the Taipei World Trade Center. Buyers, media, and the general public are all welcome to visit FZLED's booth (Hall 1, Booth #: A0816) view the company's innovative LED lighting solutions. Featured at the FZLED booth will be their newly designed LED downlights as well as their LED Panel lights. FZLED's brand-new LED Panel lights are available two new se...

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) (“K&S” or the “Company”) announced the formal launch of the LUMOSTM Capillary, a dedicated bonding solution for LED packaging markets. Nelson Wong, Vice President and Business Unit Executive, said, “Kulicke & Soffa continues to leverage our leadership position and strategic R&D investments to benefit our customers’ evolving process needs. With LUMOS, customers will benefit from rapid process qualification for any LED package type, with high yi...

The world's largest LED industry event - LED CHINA 2012 organized by UBM Trust was successfully concluded on 23 February 2012 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B in Guangzhou, P.R. China. The scale of this exhibition is the biggest ever - 70,000 square metres, a 40% increase from the 2011 edition. More than 900 domestic and overseas exhibitors showcased the latest technology and products covering the complete LED industry chain. The 4-day fair closed with record figures: 62,910 trade professionals (5.17% up on 2011), including 5...

Garden City Hall has injected about $4,000 to replace much of its old lighting to LED for cost and energy saving. The new lights bring the wattage down to 90 watts per lamp, from 461 watts per lamp with the old lights. SimplyLEDs, the Garden City-based LED light manufacturing company , replaced several indoor and all of the outdoor lights at City Hall, including in the wall sconces, flag pole and parking lot. Colin Schmidt, director of public works for the city, said that,"It can cost up to $80 just to replace one outdoor light bulb in our parking lot. The en...

GE Lighting is to present its latest roadway lighting productions which is designed to improve visual conditions, enhance safety and reduce energy use at the second annual Road Planning, Design & Construction Summit to be held at Oryx Rotana from March 12 to 14. According to the company, compared with conventional lighting, its roadway lighting solutions can potentially save about 60% of energy use. And under the support and partnership to the event, the company expects to strengthen its partnerships with the GCC authorities concerned by supporting them in their quest ...

Philips is to hold its first ‘Illuminesca’ event in Dubai on March 14 at Dubai Festival City’s Intercontinental Hotel, inviting stakeholders to experience live demos of lighting application in hotels, retail stores and supermarkets. Illuminesca will showcase Philips’ latest retail and hospitality LED lighting innovations in the form of eight different mini demonstrations, highlighting how light can create a unique shopping experience or a memorable stay in a hotel, while simultaneously reducing carbon emission, saving energy and lowering operational c...

Bulbs.com, an online distributor of light bulbs, starts to sell the new award winning Philips L Prize 10-watt LED light bulb that is designed to replace most standard 60-watt incandescent light bulbs. As the only winner of the prestigious L Prize - a US Department of Energy sponsored competition designed to spur development of ultra-efficient solid-state lighting products, the Philips 10 watt LED bulb is capable of producing more than 900 lumens and also has a 25,000-hour life, saving up to 80% in energy costs....

New Holophane Acrylic Washington PostLite® II LED Luminaires Deliver More Design Choices and Increased Energy Savings   Evolved LED technology provides increased lumens per watt, improved lighted appearance and reduced uplight and light trespass. Next generation Acrylic Washington PostLite® II LED luminaires from Holophane deliver more benefits and choices for a complete range of outdoor applications, including: city streets, parks, residential areas, campuses, walkways and parking lots. Enhanced LED sources reduce energy and maintenan...

Acuity Brands Launches Wall Switch Sensor with Convertible Neutral/Ground Connection for Meeting NEC 2011 Neutral Requirements   Allows contractors to have a universally code compliant solution regardless of job site wiring requirements Acuity Brands, Inc., (NYSE: AYI; “Company”), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, is pleased to introduce the new patent-pending WSD NGX (Neutral/Ground Exchangeable) wall switch sensor as an addition to its Sensor Switch® line of occupancy sensors. &nb...

Event: China Sourcing Fair: Solar & Energy Saving Products Venue:AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong Date:April 20-23, 2012, Organized by:Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) Introduction:Catch the Solar & Energy Saving Products Fair in a new schedule this spring! Bringing you today’s in-demand green energy products, the China Sourcing Fair: Solar & Energy Saving Products is back to offer you fruitful sourcing in a new schedule this spring! Visit the Fair at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo on April 20 to ...

Recently, Panasonic has made a donation of 2,000 Solar LED Lanterns to 15 NPOs and NGOs working toward the solution of various social issues in Cambodia. As a member of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), Cambodia is experiencing firm growth, but due to its long civil war, it still faces problems such as in education and healthcare. In particular, electricity in particular has only a 24% spread (Source: The International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2011). And the gift of solar LED lanterns to NPOs and NGOs active in education, healthca...

It’s a switch that could mean as much as 77 percent in energy savings for grocery, convenience and specialty retailers—across all of their stores. That’s what’s behind the new ImmersionTM RH20 LED lighting system for horizontal refrigerated display cases, GE Lighting Solutions’ most advanced, energy-efficient solution in the horizontal LED refrigeration category to date.   The ultra-efficient Immersion RH20 LED system delivers energy savings where it can have some of the strongest impact—in refrigerated displays that are work...

-Featuring LED Lights for Indoor and Outdoor Use- GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display (Booth #B0517A, Hall 1) at the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS), to be held at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, March 13-16, 2012. Event: Taiwan International Lighting Show Venue: Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan Exhibition Date: March 13-16, 2012 GlacialLight Booth #:...

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has released a video of the visual performance study done in Ballard the past couple nights.   The streetlight study is jointly led by NEEA and the City of Seattle, aiming at comparing the difference in visibility between new LED street lights and traditional high pressure sodium lights. And the city has been closing down 15th Avenue NW between NW 65th and NW 80th Street to allow volunteer pedestrians and drivers to test the LED lights under varying conditions for the past few nights. According to NE...

Spring 2012 HK International Lighting Fair is to be held on Apr. 6-9, in Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC). Date back to 2011 fair, it featured 648 exhibitors from 12 economies and attracted 25,438 buyers from 135 countries. The number of exhibitors soared 70% in 2011, alerting the organizer, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), to an urgent need for more space. Coming to the 2012 fair, it will have new and exciting zones, including The Hall of Aurora to provide an elegant environment designed for branded prod...

Z-LASER Optoelektronik GmbH has supplied customized OEM Moodlight LEDs for medical technology and architecture industries. An important aspect of the color surfaces is the small building depth, starting from 4 mm. The scratch-proof polymethyl methacrylate is rendered resistant to chemicals by a special procedure. The company also supplies transparency, opaque glass effect in desired gradation and/or opacity, open up a number of possibilities for product design to choose. Additionally, the color-changing LED surfaces are eye-catching. Depending upon the requir...

Lithonia Lighting Adds 100 LPW Luminaire to Indoor Ambient LED Product Portfolio   New optional features including 2.5 McAdams ellipses and L80 performance for up to 50,000 hours are also available for the VTLED and RTLED product lines.  Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting, control and daylighting solutions, has expanded the Lithonia Lighting VTLED indoor ambient lighting series with new 100+ lumens per watt (LPW) luminaire. The 100+ LPW luminaire i...

by Dr Aboudé Haddad, Director of Engineering, FrigoDynamics® Europe Ltd Introduction Conventional light sources have always been able to release heat to the ambient through infrared radiation, and convection in the case of Fluorescent. This mode of heat transfer typically does not require advanced cooling methods to facilitate the process.  LED sources however lose heat through conduction, which requires the additional knowledge of how to carry waste heat out of the LED efficiently in order to prevent system failure.  An overview of the different...

Owens has announced to provide multiple customised film frame automated handling solutions for customers in the semiconductor and LED industries. The large variety of film frames and film frame cassettes has created a need for customisable solutions for a variety of process tool applications. By working with its customers in a collaborative design and build approach, Owens Design has developed an automated film frame handling solution that can easily be customised to address a variety of non-standard form factors. Until recently, the loading and unloading of film frames into a...

First customer shipment for FirePowerTM Family of products Phoseon Technology announced that the FirePowerTM Family of UV LED curing products is now shipping to customers. The FirePower products are high performance water-cooled LED curing lamps offering either 12W/cm² or 16W/cm2 peak irradiance. These products offer advanced capability for new applications in flexographic and wide-format digital printing while also allowing system builders to increase their speed in other applications. The FirePower product family is available in three curing length ...

LG Electronics is showng its new 72-inch class (71.5 inches measured diagonally) LED large-screen display as well as new LED versions of its award-winning EzSign TV product, a digital signage and TV hybrid ,at Digital Signage Expo 2012 (booth 500). LG Electronics is introducing its largest LED display yet - a massive 72-inch class size monitor (model 72WS70). The 72WS70 LED Large Screen Display brings picture quality, installation versatility and energy efficiency to a diverse customer base with large-scale signage needs, such as hotel lobbies, theaters ...