2009-04-14

Taiwan Government to Launch Flagship Plan for New Energy Industry

Taiwan government has got plan to invest in the new energy industry and to develop it into another industry with annual output value exceeding NT$1 trillion, according to the Flagship Plan For The New Energy Industry which is scheduled to be launched by the Cabinet on April 23. Photovoltaic and LED lighting will be stressed as two mainstays in the industry.
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2009-04-14

LED Chipmaker Shares Rallied on Speculation of Taiwan Government’s Investing Plan

Taiwan government is planning to invest NT$50 billion (US$1.48 billion) to the adoption of devices powered by renewable energy and green industries, including LED, as part of its NT$500 billion public construction program, reported the Chinese-language Economic Daily News yesterday, citing Minister of the Public Construction Commission Fan Liang-shiow.
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2009-04-14

LEDinside predicts LED TV penetration rate to be 2% in 2009 and 11% in 2012

LED TV market features infinite imagination space but is immature yet, LEDinside estimates the market penetration rate of LED TV to be 2% in 2009 and 11% in 2012
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2009-04-14

Gardasoft Acquires Worldwide VCubed LED Lighting Products

Gardasoft Vision in Cambridge, UK, has acquired the worldwide rights to VCube LED Linelight and Traffic Monitoring lights. The liquid-cooled VLX2 Linelights feature brightness many times higher than that of conventional air-cooled LED linelights. They can be applied in linescan applications such as printing, paper, plastic film, or web inspection up to 4 m wide.
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2009-04-14

Braemar Invests in Texas LED Cooling System Company Nuventix

Braemar Energy Ventures has invested in Nuventix Inc., a cooling systems company in Texas, according to the company. Braemar contributed $3 million of the $8 million total that closes out the Series C round for Nuventix. Another $1 million was from Uniquest of Korea and the remaining come from an agreement with Silicon Valley Bank that makes $4 million credit available to the company.
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2009-04-13

ITRI and ATD of Taiwan Receive UL Safety Certificates

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Advanced Thermal Devices (ATD) Inc. have recently received the safety certifications offered by UL Taiwan. The government-backed ITRI was awarded the certification for an alternate current LED module, while ATD was awarded for an LED streetlight.
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2009-04-13

Lawson to Adopt LEDs for Illumination in New Outlets to Save Energy

Lawson Inc., the convenience store chain said last week that it will use LED lights in its new outlets scheduled to open in June. And it will later consider also replacing the lights in its existing outlets with LEDs. Lawson made the decision after using LED lights in some of its stores for trial. It has found that a store using LEDs for illumination saves 35% electricity than a store using fluorescent lights.
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2009-04-13

Delta Step up into Global LED Streetlight Market

Aiming at the global LED streetlight market, Delta Electronics Inc. of Taiwan has set to strive for contract production orders this year with efforts of all its 27 overseas sales outlets scattering in mainland China, Japan and Europe.
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2009-04-13

Bivar Releases Orca LEDs with Highest Light Output

The Orca LEDs from Bivar is featured with the optimum flux and intensity that offers the highest light output among competitors. Orca can be applied to design of vehicle brake lights, decorative interior or exterior lighting, specialty stage lighting, or a multi-colored signage presentation.
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2009-04-13

‘Move Your Energy’ Rocking Chair: Rock to Light

This new concept of Novague, the Prague-based design studio, is a power independent rocking chair which can produce power from the chair’s rocking motion to light the LED reading lamp.
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2009-04-10

Osram Sylvania Opens Clean Lab LED center

Osram Sylvania has opened an expanded, multi-million dollar Clean Lab LED center on April 8 that is dedicated to solid-state lighting research in Beverly, Massachusetts. Osram received $2M award in US DOE Solid State Lighting Research and Development Program last month. And the award will allow the company to fund an LED replacement for a halogen MR-16 spotlight and research on phosphors for white LEDs.
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2009-04-10

New 1 Meter Integrating Sphere for Testing LED modules, SSL Light Sources

Instrument Systems, a leading global manufacturer of LED Test & Measurement systems has recently developed its ISP 1000 Integrating Sphere which has been specially designed with a diameter of one meter for precise measurement of the total radiant power and luminous flux of lamps. It is particularly suitable for larger and more powerful LED modules with applications in solid-state lighting.
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2009-04-10

RDU to Install LED Lighting Using Federal Stimulus Grant

Raleigh-Durham International Airport will have 2,000 incandescent bulbs on a runway replaced with energy-efficient LED lighting, supported by a $4.5 million stimulus grant from The Federal Aviation Administration. A total USD 1.1 billion stimulus grant has been handed out by the Federal Aviation Administration for airport projects. And RDU will use its grant, announced Wednesday, to upgrade lighting on the 10,000-foot runway adjacent to Terminal 2.
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2009-04-10

A 4” Deep LED Sign to Be Built in Mineta San Jose International Airport

How should the signage look like in the airport in heart of Silicon Valley? Jacobs Carter Burgess — the architectural firm overseeing the expansion and renovation of the Mineta San Jose International Airport — has come up with the idea of  a sleek, modern, eco-friendly sign design in a 4” deep sign cabinet—the slimmest double-faced illuminated sign ever produced.
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2009-04-10

DOE Report Concludes LED Research Development

The goals set for solid-state lighting (SSL) development in 2008 by the Department of Energy (DOE) have been met individually, some even been surpassed, but there is not a single product that can meet all of those targets simultaneously, according to a DOE’s latest annual report on SSL research and development. The report has detailed the wide range of work in the US aimed at fundamentally changing the country's lighting infrastructure to one based on LEDs instead of bulbs.
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2009-04-09

Taiwan LED Street Lamp Manufactures 2009

The year 2009 has been expected to be the year of the rapid expanding of LED street light market. At present, the LED street light plans have been launched in batches in many cities in China. In Taiwan, because of the increased budget in domestic demand, such plans have also been released. The U.S. and Europe have also begun to adopt LED street lights in large scales. All these are efforts to replace the traditional street lights and to use solar energy, wind force and other recyclable energy types to aid the street illumination in areas of short electricity supply.
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2009-04-09

GlacialLight Launches LED Light Bar

Green Energy LED Light Bar
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2009-04-09

EVERLIGHT Introduces EHP-B02 3 in 1 Full Color LED

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2393) announced the availability of the EHP-B02 3 in 1 Full Color LED in a new surface mount (SMT) package. The EHP-B02 combines the benefits of high power and high efficiency, and each LED has sufficient brightness to replace a lighting fixture consisting of neon lights, CCFL and LED arrays. For LED users, EHP-B02 offers small-size package, high luminous flux and dominant wavelengths.
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2009-04-09

Wine Glass LED Light Bulb

These wine-glass-shaped stuffs designed by Guido Ooms can light too, with the twenty high intensity LEDs that should last a good 10 years. The 7.5″×2.7″size is exactly that of a standard wine glass, which is about 3″ longer than a normal bulb. For as much as $120, the sophisticated drunk can take this novelty light bulb home and add a touch of class to their home bar.
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2009-04-09

LED Streetlights to Brighten The Roadways of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia, Canada, has launched a pilot project to use energy-efficient LED streetlights replacing the conventional streetlights in several parts of the province, aiming to reduce energy consumption.
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2009-04-09

LED Makers of Taiwan Report Robust Revenue of March

Taiwan’s major LED markers have all seen their March revenue surging beyond expectation, with Formosa Epitaxy Inc. taking the lead with a 68.5% rise from February. Epistar Corp. and Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd also post robust revenue records.
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2009-04-09

Main Street in Michigan Could See Brighter Days with LED Streetlights

The option to have LED lights replacing the streetlights on Main Street, Romeo, Michigan, U.S. has been discussed by the Romeo Downtown Development Authority (DDA). This idea was brought out by Janine Saputo the DDA Coordinator after she looked into light-emitting diode (LED) lights as a energy efficient lighting option when pursuing a downtown revitalization grant opportunity from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).
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2009-04-09

DNP of Japan Exhibits Flexible Light Emitting Poster Combining OLED and LED

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd has developed a new flexible OLED-based poster by combining a regular EL panel and organic EL panels.
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2009-04-08

All Campuses in WISD, Texas Could Have LED Signs Installed

The Willis Independent School District in Texas, USA is considering posting LED signs on every campus in the district.  The idea was brought to the school board this week by Todd Cabra, a factory representative from Affordable Signs and LEDs, and also a parent of two WISD students, after he noticed A.R. Turner Elementary, the school of his youngest daughter, did not have an LED sign like Brabham Middle School or Meador Elementary School.
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2009-04-08

Prototyped Flexible OLED Lighting Panel Developed with Highly-conductive Transparent Resin Electrodes

AGFA-Gevaert NV, IMEC of Belgium, and Holst Centre, Philips Research and TNO of the Netherlands have prototyped a flexible OLED lighting panel in which highly-conductive transparent resin electrodes are used in place of ITO (indium tin oxide).  
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2009-04-08

Toshiba LED backlit ZX8000 REGZA LCDs to Be Expected

After release of the energy efficient C8000 REGZA LCDs, Toshiba is ready for its higher end LED backlit ZX8000 (labeled SV670 in the U.S.) series. Featuring a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio and local dimming technology, this series also pack the latest edition of Super Resolution+ upconverting, ClearScan 240Hz motion and fifth generation Pixel Pure image processing.
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2009-04-08

Hamamatsu Launches New UV Curing System Featuring High Power LEDs

Hamamatsu Photonics has recently launched its new LC-L2 range of UV curing systems. Comparing with the established LC-L1 range, the LC-L2 systems feature higher power UV LEDs of high durability ensured by the company's heat dissipation technology.
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2009-04-08

Chinese Researchers Developed Efficient White Light LED Made From Organic Materials

A group of scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently developed a new type of LED made from plastic like organic materials, which is an important step towards the goal of improving the efficiency of light bulbs. This cheap and efficient LED is designed with a simplified "tandem" structure, and can produce twice as much light as a normal LED——including the white light desired for home and office lighting.
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2009-04-07

Solid State Lighting Forum 2009 in Hong Kong

Solid state lighting has been claimed by some to be more energy efficient and more environmental friendly than other forms of lighting technology. But is it ready to enter the mass market?
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2009-04-07

Litepanels Releases First 1 x 1 Spot and Flood LED Light Fixture

Litepanels, a Vitec Group company, has recently released its new 1 x 1 LED light fixture the 1 x 1 Bi-Focus, which is also the first LED light fixture capable of variable spot and flood focusing. Comparing with the inefficient Fresnel lights, the ultra-thin and portable 1 x 1 Bi-Focus offers a cool-to-the-touch, low energy draw solution that provides the flexibility of the width of light beam.
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Violumas, provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, is proud to launch the release of new 275nm and 265nm LEDs in mid-power, high-power, and high-density packages. The radiant flux of the new 275nm and 265nm... READ MORE

DURHAM, NC – November 12, 2024 –– Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand (Nasdaq: PENG), today announced the launch of its new CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam™ Technology, a groundbreaking advancement for the LED signage market... READ MORE