2011-11-07

Absen Lighting Products Shine on Hong Kong International Lighting Fair

Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) drew to an end in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Oct. 30. During the event, the lighting division of Shenzhen Absen Optoelectronic Co., Ltd. has showcased a full line of LED lighting products with over 20 patents, including the new products released in 2011. As Absen’s high-quality LED displays enjoy rising popularity at home and aboard, its lighting products have gained increasing plaudits among customers, thanks to its foresight and early investment in the LED lighting industry. C...
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2011-11-07

Green Lights Go On Stamford Streets

In Stamford, Conn., they’re taking green to the streets in the form of energy-efficient LED streetlights, which are set to replace more than a thousand high-pressure sodium streetlights in the city’s main corridors. This green retrofit is expected to save the city more than $146,000 per year. This improvement is being made possible, in part, by a federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, a program that helps to fund energy efficiency and conservation programs across the country. Funding through this grant will allow the city to replace existing stre...
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2011-11-07

China Plans to Ban Incandescent Light Bulbs

A Chinese plan to phase out incandescent light bulbs is boosting companies that make energy- efficient replacements. China will ban sales of incandescent bulbs that use 100 watts or more of power starting Oct. 1, 2012, the official Xinhua News Agency reported today. The ban will be expanded to cover any bulbs that use more than 60 watts in 2014 and to 15 watts in 2016. Cree Inc. (CREE), a maker of light-emitting diodes, which provide light using less energy than incandescent bulbs, gained 9.7 percent to $30.57 in New York, the biggest jump since Aug. 10. LED-maker S...
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2011-11-07

Diode Laser Lighting Wins Against LEDs

New research shows that diode lasers could eventually compete with LEDs for home and commercial lighting solutions. Sandia National Laboratories recently asked participants to rate various LED and diode laser lighting scenarios and found that in some situations consumers preferred the diode lasers. LEDs are commonly thought of as the most energy-efficient replacements for the century-old incandescent bulbs. What is not often known is that LEDs lose efficiency at currents higher than 0.5 amps. The diode laser actually improves at higher currents, which means it can provid...
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2011-11-04

LED Expo 2012

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2011-11-04

SEMICON Japan 2011

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2011-11-04

The White House Honors Lighting Science Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Recognized as a National "Champion of Change"

Lighting Science Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Haworth has received a award of a national "Champion of Change" from The White House for his efforts to steer the country towards a more environmentally and economically sustainable future. The honor was bestowed as part of President Obama's "Winning the Future" initiative that celebrates ordinary Americans accomplishing extraordinary feats to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu,said "The cleanest energy is ...
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2011-11-04

Africa illuminated with LED Street Lights

The “BEKA LEDlume” is the latest range from the South African street lighting manufacturer BEKA. All variations of these luminaires are equipped with Oslon SSL LEDs by Osram Opto. The “BEKA LEDlume” series is designed to improve the energy efficiency and durability of lighting in the streets of the African continent. Back in 2010, BEKA equipped its luminaires for the World Cup stadia in South Africa with LEDs supplied by Osram Opto. Upon selecting the LED for the new street lights “BEKA LEDlume&rdqu...
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2011-11-04

LED TV Sets may Dominate in China First Tier Markets by January 2012

Benefited from national energy efficiency regulations for flat-panel TVs released in December 2010, LED TV sets will gradually replace Standard LCD TV sets in first tier city markets by the Chinese New Year holidays in late January 2012,according to Li Qi, head of consumer electronics sales at Chinese consumer electronics and home appliances retailer Suning's Beijing branch.   A 32-inch LED TV set uses approximately 60W compared to the 80W consumed by an equivalent-sized LCD TV. Prices of LED TVs have decreased as manufacturers have rampe...
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2011-11-04

Nanyang Tech University Deploys Aixtron System for LED Research

Aixtron SE has announced that Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, has received its new Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) system. Commissioned by the local Aixtron support team, the CCS 3x2-inch wafer configuration system is being used for research into ultra-high brightness LEDs and related material systems. Director of Luminous! Centre of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays and Singapore NRF Fellow, Nanyang Associate Professor Hilmi Volkan Demir comments, “We have established a solid-state lighting (SSL) lab...
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2011-11-04

LED-TV Explosion Creates a Boom in the LED Market

According to “The Global and China LED Industry Report, 2010-2011”, since Veeco launched the K465I in the Chinese market, its revenue soared 230%, putting a great deal of pressure on Aixtron. The report, available from reportlinker.com, says the LED market size climbed 58% to US$15.8 billion in 2010 from US$10 billion. The market size of LED for LCD TV backlight actually boomed to approximately US$3.9 billion from US$960 million driven by the explosion of LED-TV. The market share of LED-backlit LCD TV arrived at 26.9% in 2...
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2011-11-04

Cree Shines the LED Light on Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces that more than 930 LR6(TM) six-inch LED downlights and LR24(TM) LED lay-in luminaries have been installed at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base as part of an overall renovation currently underway. Located outside of San Diego, Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps, serving as its prime amphibious training base for nearly 100,000 Marines. Prior to installation, Accelerated Electric, Inc., the electrical contractor for this project, and RA...
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2011-11-04

GlacialLight Exhibiting at INTERLIGHT MOSCOW

GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology maker GlacialTech Inc., is excited to announce that their display at INTERLIGHT MOSCOW will feature an exceptional line-up of high-quality and superbly designed LED lighting products for buyers and journalists to see first-hand. Interested parties are invited to visit the GlacialLight Booth #NO.T1.3, Hall 7.2, from November 8-11, 2011, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow, to test products, ask questions, and procure GlacialLight's most advanced LED lighting solutions offerings. Dat...
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2011-11-03

LED T4 Tube Bulb Replaces 15-Watt Filament Bulbs with up to 94% Energy Savings, 50 Times Longer Life

LEDtronics announces another of its energy-saving LED light bulbs: the LED15T4 -SIW-120A T4 tube bulb with an E12 candelabra base and 120A input voltage. The 0.9-Watt consuming LED tube bulb replaces incandescent bulb numbers 15T4, 15T6/CB/130, 15T7/CB/130 and GE 15T7C 13494 up to 15 Watts. The LED15T4 series boasts more than 23 lumens and a spherical candela of 1.84 while drawing just 0.18mA current. This translates into an efficacy of 23.1 lumens per a watt of energy. It provides a warm-white light in the range 2800K to 3200K and is ideally us...
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2011-11-03

Larson Electronics' Magnalight Announces Addition of Versatile Magnetic Mount LED Task Light

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has announced the addition of a portable LED task light to its line of LED lighting products. The SCLED-H5 rechargeable LED task light provides both a spot beam and floodlight capability for applications where distance as well as wide area illumination is needed. A magnetic mounting base and integrated grappling hook allow users to easily secure this light in a variety of locations and a rechargeable and removable battery provides an economical power source. The SCLED-H5 rechargeable LED task light provides operators wit...
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2011-11-03

IT Company Donates LED Lights to Village

Pune based IT company, BMC Software has launched an initiative to " gain by saving" by replacing lighting fixtures in its Pune office facilities with higher efficiency LED lights resulting in over 65% savings in power. These savings have been utilized to donate solar power LED lighting system to a remote village near Sakur in Sangamner taluka of Ahmednagar district. Tarun Sharma, site leader and vice president of research and development for BMC Software said, "A significant part of the savings made from reduced power bills will be applied to the co...
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2011-11-03

Solid Apollo Announces Launch of New LED Wizard

Solid Apollo’s value based LED Wizard 10 Zone Controller incorporates the same features found in high end led controllers yet at a budget conscious price. Each RGB LED Controller provides users the option of controlling up to 10 zones individually or collectively from the convenience of a single wireless controller. The LED Wizard RGB LED Controller includes Solid Apollo’s exclusive Touch Wheel Color Selector which gives users the ability to dial-in any color of the rainbow at the flick of a finger. In addition, users can control brightness, col...
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2011-11-03

Smart Grid Lighting Test-Bed Sees Up to 45% Energy Savings

A smart office is one which uses less energy, where wireless sensors placed on workstations and personal computers "talk" to each and relay information about the room back to a computer or base station, which then "tell" individual LED lights installed on the ceiling how much to light up, dim or switch off. Such a smart grid lighting system can result in energy savings of some 45 per cent compared to conventional fluorescent lighting. Yesterday, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) announced a tie-up with JTC Corporation and Royal Philips El...
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2011-11-02

LumiBat 2012

InLight Expo 2012 Date:5-7 June 2012 Venue:EUREXPO<span style="Times New Roman" "="">,Exhibition site of Lyon-France The international indoor lighting trade fair Light is an element of our environment, wheter it is a question of promotion, comfort or even decoration, its role in interior decoration is decisive. InLight Expo is the ultimate meeting place for actors and major interior lighting professionnals. Declared Town of business tourism in 2009, with many existing and coming infrastructures (creation of an additional hal...
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2011-11-02

LightFair International 2012

LightFair International 2012 //www.lightfair.com/lightfair/V40/ Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center Country: Las Vegas, United States Of America Start Date:      09-MAY-12      End Date: 11-MAY-12 Exhibitors:       336+    Visitors:     20,000+ Industry:  Electronics & Electricals   EVENT PROFILE Lightfair International will be one of the most famous events related to lighting industry. The main aim of the event will ...
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2011-11-02

Illuminex India 2012

Illuminex India 2012 Date:Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Event Profile: illuminex India earlier known as Lighting South Asia, is now in its 3 edition and will be an international showcase of comprehensive range of lighting and allied industry products, technologies & services from across the world.   illuminex India has a consistent track record of attracting high quality buyers making it the preferred choice for companies for India and abroad. The overwhelming success of the past shows and high quality trade buyers from all across the globe has encourage...
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2011-11-02

2012 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition)

2012 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) Fair Dates :6-9 April 2012 (Friday-Monday) Edition :4th Venue :Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong ( Harbour Road Entrance) Admission :For trade visitors aged 18 or above only.(Admission fee is HK$100 per person) Organiser :Hong Kong Trade Development Council Sponsors :Federation of Hong Kong Industries、Hong Kong Electrical Appliances Manufacturers Association、The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce、The Chinese Manu...
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2011-11-02

Expolux 2012

Expolux 2012  Expolux – International Lighting Industry Exhibition is the main market fair for professionals that, among their activities, need to get acquainted with trends and new technologies, about the Lighting Universe.Architects, engineers, shop owners, construction industry buyers, decorators, and others have the opportunity to know, first hand, the novelties reserved by the sector to this great event.A biennial event that keeps the market updated, presenting products developed with high technology, besides being a large display of functionality and design. ...
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2011-11-02

4th LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo

4th LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo    Dates: January 18 [Wed] - 20 [Fri], 2012   Open Hours: 10:00-18:00 (10:00-17:00 on Jan. 20)   Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, JAPAN   Organised by: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.   Exhibition Title: LIGHTING JAPAN–4th LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo   Concurrent Event:LIGHTING JAPAN Technical Conference   Special Exhibit Fair / Zones:   LED/OLED Light Fair Lighting Apparatus Technologies Z...
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2011-11-02

LEDforum 2011 Taipei: Global LED Future Market Prospects Positive

Following the speech of Shuji Nakamura, Ph.D. (the inventor of GaN LED) on the first day of LEDforum, the second day kicked off with the speech of Philips Lumileds’ SSL Fellow and the inventor of yellow LED, Dr. George Craford. He addressed the LED innovations in the next generation lighting. Dr. Craford is an IEEE fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His research focus on several compound semiconductor materials and LEDs with visible light. In the early 1970’s, Craford garnered recognition from his achievement in...
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2011-11-02

LEDforum Taipei Highlights: Inventor of GaN LED Optimistic about LED’s Growth Momentum; Manufacturers Strive to Reach a Balance between LED Demand and Supply

The LED industry outlook is fast-changing, currently facing oversupply after its growth surge over the recent years. LEDforum 2011 Taipei, organized by TrendForce’s research division, LEDinside, on November 1 and 2, 2011 at the NTUH International Convention Center. This year the inventors of GaN LED and yellow LED, LEDinside analysts as well as international and Taiwanese LED key industry leaders are invited to analyze the global LED industry. Several international industry leaders shared their perspectives on the manufacturing technologies an...
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2011-11-02

Engineers Improve LED Performance

Researchers working at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently announced they had improved the performance of LEDs through the use of zinc oxide microwires. Scientists from Georgia Tech's School of Materials Science and Engineering affirmed they had been working to create technologies that could potentially improve the performance of LEDs, which are increasingly common in homes and businesses as a lighting source. The research was funded with grants obtained from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Department of Energ...
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2011-11-02

ARC SSL. Complete the Project of MINGYAO Dept. Store in Taipei City

MINGYAO Department store, located in the central shopping area in Taipei, a Taiwan traditional department store for 23-year old which held a grand reopening on Sep. 23, 2011 after seven months of renovation. The opening of the Uniqlo flagship store coincided with the grand opening in MINGYAO. For the grand reopening of MINGYAO, ARC SSL. has equipped the exceptional lighting fixtures with LED solution in dynamic lighting display. The LED cluster fixtures are installed and provide splendor lightshows in multi-sides with the one control system. ARC...
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New flux bin options offer even better optical performance and efficacy Cree LED has introduced XLamp XP-G3 S Line and XP-G4 White LEDs that are now brighter, with new minimum flux bin options for drop-in increases of output and efficacy. XP-G... READ MORE

For decades, Cree LED has been at the forefront of video LED technology, setting the industry benchmark for large-format displays, digital signage and video screens used in sporting events, concerts and commercial installations. Our expansive ... READ MORE