Integration Technology Limited, Lumen Dynamics, and Phoseon Technology join together to form the UV LED Curing Association. The new association has been established to address a growing need within the market for current and potential researchers, suppliers, integrators and end users to gain a better understanding about UV LED technology and the significant benefits it brings to numerous applications.    The UV LED Curing Association is focused on providing greater insight into the various UV LED solutions currently in the marketplace, as well as ...

The Chinese government recently announced a time frame for the phasing-out of incandescent lamps. China will ban imports and sales of 100W and higher incandescent bulbs starting from October 1, 2012, and ban on 60W and higher incandescent bulbs starting October 1, 2014. October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016 will serve as an evaluation period. Starting on October 1, 2016 the ban will be extended to 15W and higher bulbs, or adjusted according to the results of the evaluation. The policy is expected to save 48 billion kilowatt hours of power per year and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 48 million tons annually.

The 24th annual Holiday Lights at Gring’s Mill in Wyomissing has taken place on December 2nd-30th, Wednesday through Sunday, 6-9 p.m., and closed December 24th & 25th. This year promise to be brightest year so far for the program, as several thousand more incandescent lights have been replaced with LED bulbs. The walk through light display combines festive ground light displays with trees strung with hundreds of lights. Of the trees decked out in lights, most of them have been converted to LED this year. Several of the ground displays have also been conver...

The 800-foot Tower Bridge in London will have an LED makeover with the support of General Electric and EDF Energy who are sponsors of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bridge lighting will be installed by the French firm Citelum, which has designed lighting for landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. GE said that its multi-colour LEDs with variable intensity will illuminate the bridge's Victorian gothic turrets, granite and stone towers, as well as an a...

While energy-efficient products are an expensive form of lighting for many customers in the Asia Pacific region, the higher costs are increasingly justified by the higher efficacy and performance compared to traditional lighting products. As a result, demand for LED products is growing among customers in developed countries such as Japan and Korea. Moreover, a number of regional and national government programs are in place to promote LED lighting, and these initiatives will serve as a key driver of the market in the coming decade. LED is now viewed as an affordable and effic...

Gem Hsin Electronics, an LED lighting manufacturer, has made new advances in research and development of LED lighting products. The firm claims its latest developments enable wider beam angles than its competitors and unparalleled light uniformity. Combined, Gem Hsin's says these patented design achievements give its latest products a superiority that is unmatched in the LED industry. Gem Hsin has already started incorporating these cutting-edge research breakthroughs into their line of T5 / T8 LED Tube Lights.     Gem Hsin's engineers,...

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. [TSE:2393], a leading player in the global LED industry, is now offering its customers a 3-step MacAdam Ellipse binning of all warm white color temperatures -- 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K CCT -- for the Shuen (C06) and Shwo (C19) high power lighting LED series. Everlight's 'Smart Binning' initiative is aimed at reducing the variation in chromaticity in lighting applications. In lighting applications, color consistency is a key determinant of a product's quality and appeal. This consistency is not only deter...

OSRAM AG acquired the remaining shares in Traxon Technologies, Ltd. (Traxon) from its joint venture partner as of 9 November 2011. With this acquisition, OSRAM further strengthens its business in the strongly growing market for professional LED lighting solutions. Traxon specializes in applications for the architectural, shop and hospitality segments. OSRAM obtained a controlling 51 percent in Traxon back in 2009. The joint venture has since been operating under the name of "Traxon Technologies – An OSRAM Company". "We are supportin...

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Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has hosted a forum with representatives of local LED manufacturers, including Everlight and Delta Electronics to discuss the strategy to boost demand for LED lights. MOEA promised local LED makers that it will lauch a NT$500 million (US$16.6 million) subsidy program for townships to install LED streetlighting in 2012. The ministry said the figure will be a substantial increase from the NT$170 million allocated this year for the purpose. Additionally, the ministry plans to build "model cities" in ...

LED lighting is becoming mainstream and luminaire-­makers are jumping on the bandwagon with viable products now that the technology is more widely understood. In the early days few lighting firms could get their heads around semiconductor heatsinking and precision optical alignment, and few LED-makers realised that no one wants to install a reflow oven, or even lift a soldering iron, to make light fittings. Now the luminaire companies are learning to be a bit more high-tech, the LED-makers are getting a bit more practical, and connector firms are continuing to bridge the...

Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, released a customer case study focused on a project for the iconic 1950’s Cermak Shopping Plaza outside of Chicago, IL.  Already a clean-tech energy saver, the Lumenpulse LED fixtures are going further green with the building owner choosing to power them with wind turbines.   Built in 1956, the plaza has a rich history including cameo appearances in Hollywood movies (1992’s Wayne...

McGraw-Edison Valet LED Luminaires help Detroit Windsor Tunnel reduce overall electricity cost by 72 percent. The Detroit Windsor Tunnel, a subterranean passage connecting the United States and Canada, recently upgraded its lighting fixtures to include energy-saving LED products from Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry. Project goals, like providing ample lighting and reducing energy cost, were easily met with McGraw-Edison Valet™ LED Luminaire...

In another aviation lighting industry first, the LED Solar Runway Guard Light, created by Carmanah Technologies Corp (TSX: CMH) (Pink Sheets: CMHXF), together with ADB Airfield Solutions has been recognized as the Airport Technology of the Year by the Future Airport, a publication from Global Trade Media International. The award was based on a panel of experts from the aviation industry, that put forward a recommended short list of products they felt made the most difference in 2011. The panel included people from airport design, construction, airline ...

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has introduced two new LED drivers to help designers optimize their solutions for automotive, industrial and general lighting applications. ON Semiconductor’s new NCL30051 stage, power factor correction (PFC) and Resonant Half Bridge LED driver, combined with the new NCL30160, a dimmable constant current step-down (buck) LED driver, provide an ideal solution for high-brightness LED driver applications where space is limited an...

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Inc. is proud to introduce two new versatile LED products in their leading outdoor lighting portfolio. The new Roadway RM LED Series delivers a complete and powerful LED roadway solution producing 6087 lumens in a 3G rated traditional cobra-head. The Roadway RF LED Retrofit Kit provides a versatile solution to upgrade existing 100-175W cobra-heads in any NEMA compliant fixture. Designed to provide energy efficient LED solutions for roadway lighting, the Roadway RM LED Series delivers more visible and uniform light with s...

Dialight has developed its new DuroSite® LED Area Light, the newest addition to its class-leading line up of LED industrial lighting solutions. The DuroSite LED Area Light delivers 79 lumens per Watt to effectively replace up to a 250W HID unit slashing energy consumption by nearly 70 percent. The DuroSite LED Area Light offers a CRI greater than 70 in either cool white or neutral white CCT. The unit delivers optimum performance at operating temperatures ranging from -40°F to +149°F with instant on to eliminate the warm-up common wit...

Featuring E12 candelabra base and 120 A input voltage, 0.9 W Model LED15T4-SIW-120A delivers more than 23 lumens and spherical candela of 1.84 while drawing 0.18 mA current. Bulb is constructed with shatter-resistant polypropylene lens and Rynite® sleeve. Operating in ambient temperature range of -22 to +122°F, Model LED15T4-SIW-120A provides warm white light from 2,800-3,200 K, suitable for indicator lamps, theater aisle seats, night lights, step lights, and decorative lighting. ...

The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer,  announces its Fourth Annual Eco Options Christmas Light Trade-In event. New this year, the Company has increased the savings, launching a tiered coupon program ranging from $3 to $5 off select energy efficient lighting. Now through November 13th, customers can bring in their old working or non-working Christmas light strings to be recycled and receive a coupon for up to $5 off the purchase of energy efficient seasonal LED string lights.   Through this exchange, customers can receiv...

Designed around LEDGINE LED platform, AeroScape series provides multiple distribution patterns, upgradability, and up to 86 lm/W efficacy. Modern edged design, which has low-profile architectural die-cast housing, comes in 2 pole mounted and 2 wall and surface housing sizes. While area and site fixtures feature straight and upswept arm style for daytime aesthetics, wall fixtures can be installed in up or down position for accent, task, or wall washing illumination. ...

Recently, mainland China and Taiwan major LED manufacturers have paid more attention on the strategy to depeen LED development. As we know, China’s  National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced its plans to phase out incandescent lamps within five years, including phasing out incandescent lamps starting with ≥100W by Oct. 2012, then ≥60W by Oct. 2014, and then ≥15W by Oct. 2016,seen as providing important visibility into the nation's burgeoning market for LEDs. For Taiwan major LED manufacturers ,they are pushi...

System Solutions, part of the Gearhouse South Africa Group of Companies, has been commissioned by ANGT (Agence Nationale Des Grands Travaux) who represent the Gabon government, to design, supply and construct large format outdoor LED screens and a control system each for the brand-new stadium in Libreville and the existing stadium in Port Gentil.   The Amitie stadium in Libreville - a gift from the Chinese government - is currently under construction and is due to complete in time to host the 28th CAF Orange Africa Cup of Nations in January 2012 whic...

On October 21, 2011, the Eighth China-Asean Expo was held in Guangxi Nanning exhibition center. Chinese premier Wen jiabao, the prime minister of Malaysia Najibu , Cambodia prime minister hun sen, Burma's vice President Tin Aung Myint , Laos deputy prime minister song access, deputy prime minister of Thailand Auspicious drops le, Vietnam deputy prime minister RuanChunFu attended the exposition, business and investment summit. Asean secretary-general Lin, and China and other Asean countries business, environmental protection, quality inspection, financial, tel...

During the October Autumn Session of Light Fair in Hong Kong 2011, Estar received a pre-order from an Italian firm for 500,000 LED Bulbs. Estar LED Light Company Limited visited Light Fair in Hong Kong this year, During Estar's visit at Light Fair in Hong Kong, Estar is pleased to announce that we have received a pre-order for our Signature Candela LED Light Bulb Design during Light Fair in Hong Kong 2011 October session Said Rick McCoy, Director of LED Light Company Ltd. The Italian company that placed the Pre-order is exp...

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...

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...

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...

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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