Luminus Devices, and T-Opto, a Division of Toyota Tsusho America has introduced the SoloLux high output LED module, a high efficacy sub-system for high lumen general lighting applications that typically utilize a 175W metal halide source. The patent-pending module produces up to 6,500 lumens from a single source, and is based on Luminus Big Chip LED technology. SoloLux is available in color temperatures ranging from warm to cool, and is in process of attaining LM-79, UL1598 and ULIP66 accreditations. SoloLux will be available for sampling this summer with ...

After recently completing the installation of 637 solar panels on the roof of its carport which are expected to produce about 210,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year for its Alvarado Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Union City, California-based Union Sanitary District (USD) approached LEDtronics to explore energy-saving lighting solutions throughout its 33-acre wastewater treatment facility. Furthering its long-term plan to lower its carbon footprint and protect the environment by creating sources of renewable energy for its buildings and reducing energy usage and costs...

As Canaccord Genuity analyst has noted that Cree won a deal with GE, both the two company denied that the largest U.S. conglomerate has selected the lighting manufacturer to supply GE light-emitting diodes, disputing an analyst's assertion. "There is no basis for this rumor. We have not made a decision," said Kim Freeman, a spokeswoman for GE's appliance and lighting unit. Cree spokeswoman Erin Grohs also denied that any deal had been reached. Officials at Canaccord did not respond to requests for comment.  ...

California-based LittleFootprint Lighting recently has made use of plastic recycled from e-waste and sporting high efficiency LED bulb to design a new LED desk lamp HeronLED. This new lamp features an adjustable, ergonomic design, “warm white” light, and a replaceable LED bulb. And it uses 7-10 times less energy than the conventional desktop lamp. In addition,it’s made from recycled plastic and steel, which makes it easy to recycle when this product finally does bite the dust. While this lovely, bird-like lamp is at the price of $195.00, certainly...

Luminus Devices has introduced the SSM-80 warm white LED for general lighting.   It is designed for indoor directional and spot lighting applications and will have an initial release in warm white color points of 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and 4000K. It can achieve up to 100 LPW at 350mA, and more than 1,600 lumens at its top end rated drive condition. The SSM-80 is tested and binned at a nominal input drive condition of 1A and 12V, which makes it electrically compatible with a wide array of commercially available off-the-shelf drivers and ballasts. Other featu...

Reportedly, Cree has won a contract from General Electric for producing 60 watt LED replacement light bulbs. According to Canaccord Genuity analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer asserts in a research note, “We have finally confirmed that Cree has indeed won GE’s 60W replacement bulb business,” and estimated the deal would add 69 cents a share on pro forma EPS over the next five years, with a range of 32 cents to $1.60 a share, with sales from the deal over the five-year period ranging from $337 million to $1.6 billion.  ...

Reportedly, Advanced Renewable Energy Company, (ARC Energy) has released a statement strongly against the Complaint filed by GT Solar Crystal Systems LLC and GT Solar Hong Kong, Limited. ARC maintains that its sapphire crystallisation equipment and processes are entirely its own, and not linked to those used by GT Solar Crystal Systems and GT Solar Hong Kong. The company issued that “GT’s action will not distract ARC Energy’s commitment to providing its customers with the most advanced technologies and best possible products...

The City of Sarasota has chosen the Aimed Optics™ LED fixtures produced by Sunovia's lighting division EvoLucia Inc. for the replacement of approximately 200 traditional streetlights and landscape lights to reduce their energy consumption and enhance the downtown and tourist areas for its city-wide energy saving project. According to Sunovia, the EvoLucia lights were chosen because they were superior to other fixtures on the market for energy savings and effectiveness in lighting. Additionally, recently this year, the Department of Energy awarded Sunovia'...

Lately, GE Lighting has developed new Infusion™ LED module series featuring higher lumen packages and CRI options, plus the ease of installation.   Infusion LED modules can be even more efficient than many halogen, ceramic metal halide, and CFL solutions when included in an efficient luminaire design. The wide range of light output and color temperature options create additional design opportunities.   GE Lighting is the first manufacturer to offer this range of lumen packages and color temperatures in a fully replaceable module with a common size. T...

Veeco has received a multi-unit order of its TurboDisc(R) MaxBright(TM) MOCVD System from Elec-Tech International for production of HB LEDs at their facility in Wuhu, China. Tony Wang, Chairman of Elec-Tech commented, "As we have previously stated, our goal is to become one of the top three LED companies by output and sales revenue in China within two years, and we have an aggressive plan to achieve this goal. By adding Veeco's new multi-chamber MaxBright, we expect to be able to compete in a very high-production environment and drive down th...

Reportedly, Hi Score Corporation has received approval on a bid for lighting from DMD Lighting. The sales order is coming through DMD Lighting and Energy Control Systems, the newly acquired Hi Score subsidiary. This latest large order is in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. The appointment was made just weeks after Mr. Falso accepted the position as CEO of Hi Score owned DMD Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc.Mr. Falso was brought on to bolster the company's lagging gross sales volume.   ...

Novaled awarded “Recognized for excellence” by the Eurapean Foundation for Quality Management(EFQM). achieved the highest level with the score of 5 star in the assessment by an independent expert team. Novaled has announced it has delevoped the world’s most power-efficient white OLED structures, which achieve 36 lumen per Watt(36lm/W). It increased OLED device light emission by more than 80-percent and also improved the angular dependence of the light emitted. Novaled’s efficiency enhancements move OLED technology a step closer to becomin...

GT Solar has introduced the ASF™100 advanced sapphire growth system, which increases yielded output of sapphire material by producing a larger, 100 kilogram sapphire boule in the same chamber as previous versions of the furnace. According to Cheryl Diuguid, vice president and general manager of GT Solar’s sapphire equipment and materials group, “We have received an enthusiastic response from early adopter customers for our ASF sapphire growth systems as they enter the market to provide high quality sapphire material for the fast-growing LED industry. O...

Reportedly, Buckley Air Force Base has chosen Sunovia Energy Technologies'  120-Watt EvoLucia® LED Aimed Optics™ Shoebox fixtures throughout their base, which will reduce the base's energy consumption by more than 30 percent while providing maintenance-free lighting for up to 10 years. Sunovia's LED light fixtures were chosen by Buckley because of its high lumen output, uniformity of light and the increase in visibility.  They have a high CRI and therefore the ability to distinguish colors is greater, especially for areas in need o...

Excelitas Technologies, a global provider of innovative, customized optoelectronics to OEMs seeking high-performance technology solutions, announced today that it has opened a new LED Center of Excellence at its facility in Shenzhen, PR of China. The new site will serve as a base for Excelitas Technologies to develop and manufacture advanced LED-based lighting solutions and to showcase its innovations and technologies to customers in China. Excelitas executives, CEO David Nislick and senior vice president and general manager Joel Falcone, as well as local dignita...

AVX Corporation has designed an UL-approved board-to-board connector series which receives the UL 1977 Standard under certificate #E90723 for the LED lighting industry. Designated the 9159 Series, it is UL-approved up to 3 Amps. These connectors provide design flexibility by offering right angle, plug-and-socket (two-piece) connectors for coplanar or end-to-end mating of either FR4 or metal core PCB’s for linear strip lighting applications. The connector system includes single sided SMT board-to-board connectors that are only 3.0mm high and 5.50mm w...

For Best Floodlights, Theatrical, Specialty Luminaires at Lightfair International 2011   Designed for architectural flood lighting applications, Lumenbeam LBX offers simple maintenance, component replacement without having to replace the luminaire Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, announced that its Lumenbeam LBX received a LFI INNOVATION AWARD for Best Floodlights, Theatrical, Specialty Luminaires, ...

On the eve of North America's largest lighting show, Lightfair International, GE presented its prestigious 2010 GE Edison Award to Alexander Rotsch and Andreas Schulz of Licht Kunst Licht AG, a lighting design firm in Bonn, Germany. The pair was honored during a presentation in Philadelphia on May 16, 2011, for lighting the ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen, Germany, a global materials and technology group. They were presented with a personalized Steuben crystal award for their win. This was the firm's second consecutive Edison Award win. Schulz and...

NXP’s GreenChip smart lighting solution opens an entirely new dimension in energy efficient lighting                                                                                  ...

Marvell announced the industry’s first dual-string LED lighting controller family. With the 88EM8801, Marvell has packed all the functionality onto a single 4X4 millimeter chip that previously would have required multiple driver chips, a micro-controller and various discrete components. The capabilities of this new chip enables LED lightening OEMs to bring high-end architectural lighting capabilities – including improved CRI, more precise dimming and integrated networking capability  – into consumer and professional settings at the same price as e...

Verbatim Americas, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), will release its LED and OLED products at LightFair 2011 in Philadelphia. Designed as hiqh quality, energy efficient replacements for incandescent and halogen lamps, Verbatim retrofit LED lamps feature clear, uniform light distributions that are fully dimmable. Verbatim LED lamps can reduce energy consumption by over 70% and late up to 40,000 hrs. Now including a new UL wet-rated outdoor/security PAR 38 lamp. Verbatim retrofit LED lamps are available in popular sizes and warm c...

The quantum dot product company, QD Vision, has made a breakthrough on the efficiency and performance of its quantum dot LED (QLED) technology. QD Vision’s red, green and blue QLEDs now meet or exceed the 1953 NSTC color standard without using color filters or secondary effects. The exceptional color performance of QLEDs translates into a fundamental 30-40% luminous efficiency advantage over the best known OLED technology. QD Vision’s deep red QLEDs now offer greater efficacy at equivalent color than the best reported phosphorescent ...

First Low-Cost, High Output A19 60 and 40 Watt Equivalent Omnidirectional Bulbs and BR30/40 Bulbs Added to the Line Leading the ultra-efficient lighting revolution—Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG) will roll out at LIGHTFAIR International an expanded line of low-cost, long-lasting DEFINITY LED bulbs.  The line now includes LED flood and spot lights as well as vanity lights and 60 and 40 watt equivalent omnidirectional bulbs in variety of colors. The DEFINITY LED bulbs are approximately 75-80% more efficient ...

The city of Bryan has planned to install two LED luminaries from Cooper Lighting, to replace its 150-watt high-pressure sodium(HPS) street lighting fixtures for more energy-efficient street lighting. Installing Cooper's Streetworks™ OVH LED Cobraheads (80W) and CLB Generation LED Decorative Post Top Luminaires (70W), officials are achieving an actual energy savings of 30 to 35 percent, and meeting the city's sustainability goals that Expected to see a savings of 25 to 30 percent. Bryan Municipal Utilities applied for and was awarded a $54...

NexPhase Lighting , Onteco Corporation’s subsidiary has attended the pre-bid conference for the North Lauderdale LED Lighting Project for the procurement of over two hundred 2x2 LED lighting fixtures. Only those who attended the pre-bid conference will be allowed to submit a bid and closed bids will be reviewed on May 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Jon Cooper, President of NexPhase, believed that the NexSense 2x2 Troffer fits this bid opportunity very well and they were anxious to submit our proposal to the city. The City of North Lauderdale expects to fina...

Molex Incorporated’s Helieon® Sustainable Light Module has received a platinum award recipient in the modular engines category of the 2011 Architectural SSL Product Integration Awards (PIA),which determines and honors the best LED/solid-state luminaires and fixtures on the market. The Helieon Light Module is the first plug-and-play sustainable solid-state lighting system to integrate high-efficiency precision lighting with an easy-to-use socketed solution. Combining solid-state lighting technology from Bridgelux and engage-and-turn interconnect technolog...

Bridgelux has introduced third-generation LED Arrays, including its LS, ES, and RS product families, featuring the latest technical advances in epitaxial GaN layer growth, LED chip design and packaging technologies, increasing efficacy by up to 20% and reducing the cost per lumen by up to 30% compared with previous generations. The new Arrays comply with Energy Star, Title 24, Part L and other global energy efficiency standards. The products are configured to align with industry-standard drive currents to simplify the electronic driver selection process for new ...

OSRAM SYLVANIA and Lowe’s have offered an expanded selection of SYLVANIA ULTRA LED light bulbs after their introduction of the brightest LED A-Line light bulbs. Products arrive by July 2011 in all Lowe’s stores nationwide and on Lowes.com. Expanded line of LED bulbs contains more than 16 new product offerings fit for indoor and outdoor. It matches the color temperature of most incandescent bulbs and lasts up to 25 times longer. According to the 2010 SYLVANIA Socket Survey, 75 percent of Americans think color quality is im...

Ultratech has recently opened the Asia Technology Centre(ATC) in Taiwan. It provides the capacility for leading-edge process development and in-depth demonstrations of Ultratech’s Sapphire 100 lithography system. This centre will support the company’s Singapore international operations facility throughout the Pacific Rim. It’s scheduled to open in the second half of 2011. Ultratech remains vigilant in its search for ways to provide low-cost solutions to support the significant growth in the HB-LED markets. The buiding contains 1500 platform, and...

Intematix is about to show up its three-dimensional ChromaLit Remote Phosphor Solution at LIGHTFAIR International 2011, May 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. Compared to conventional LED designs, where blue chips are coated with a phosphor compound, the ChromaLit Collection leverages a phosphor composite separated from the blue LED energy source. The latest ChromaLit products employ compound optical forms and offer a choice of wide radiation patterns ideal for bulb, pendant, lantern, decorative and other lighting applications. The new forms and light outpu...