Acuity Brands, Inc. has recently announced to enter LED lamp technology and business collaboration agreement with Neonlite Electronic & Lighting (HK), Ltd. Their collaboration mainly targets to the United States and Canadian lighting markets and bases on a broad portfolio of high LED lamps targeted at commercial and institutional applications for a variety of vertical markets, such as retail, hospitality and education.  ...

Lately, the research and development team from Energy Focus, Inc. have received a $600,000 Phase 2 Small Business Technology Transfer ("STTR") program grant named as “Innovative Solid State Lighting Replacements for Industrial and Test Facility Locations," from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA"). Roger Buelow, Energy Focus CTO, was delighted to have received the Phase 2 notification grant, and commented that “The award is to replace existing test stand and parking lot fixtures with high per...

Power Integrations recently develops a new LinkSwitch™-PH LED Driver IC, DER-278. Power Integrations’ efficient, accurate, single-stage, primary-side-control technology, featured in LinkSwitch products, eliminates both the electrolytic capacitor and the also-unreliable optocoupler used in traditional isolated flyback designs. Designers using LinkSwitch-PH ICs for SSL products can expect the operational life of the driver to exceed the 35,000 hours required by the ENERGY STAR SLL (V1.1) specification.   Suitable for designs fro...

Switch Lighting has recently developed the brightest warm light LED replacement bulb with its new technology named “City of Light”™ technology which creates a self-cooling environment inside, allowing maximum brightness with fewer LEDs. Switch Lighting is bringing to market the first true 75 watt equivalent warm white LED replacement bulb. Switch is strictly designing LED bulbs by Cradle to Cradle® principles. It can be used in any orientation to their 20,000 hour life(10-15 years). The Switch LED bulbs use 85% less energy than incandescent...

Onteco Corporation’s subsidiary, NexPhase Lighting, Inc. is announced the completion of the first installation and testing of its LED 100 Watt High Bay fixtures installed at City Furniture’s main distribution warehouse in Tamarac, Florida. According to Jon Cooper, President of NexPhase, they use replaced a mere dozen of 100 watt High Bay LED fixtures that consume only 1200 watts of power to replace eighty T8 fluorescent fixtures that consumed 5,600 watts of electricity. And they expected that the return on investment to be less than 2 years when ta...

As part of Chinese pilot cities “10 cities, 10,000 lights” SSL application engineering project, the city of Xi'an deployed energy-saving and environment-friendly roadway lighting project by replacing 500 traditional High Pressure Sodium lamps with GE’s award-winning EvolveTM LED roadway lights along Mingguang Road, the second main road of its National Economic & Technological Development Zone (ETDZ). This 5,000- meter block serves as a demonstration to all municipal roads in the entire zone of a higher-efficiency lighting system. It&...

Digi-Key has launched High-efficiency HB offline LED driver CPC9909. It uses a proprietary high-voltage BCDMOS on SOI process. The driver has an internal regulator that allows it to operate from 8VDC to 550VDC . The CPC9909 features pulse frequency modulation with a constant peak-current control scheme. LED dimming can be implemented by applying a small DC voltage to the LD pin or by applying a low frequency PWM signal to the PWMD pin. It can be available in flat-panel display RGB backlighting, signage and decorative LED lighting,...

It’s said that GE Lighting plans to present SPARC , the lighting industry’s event which will start from June 6 ,and end on June 8. The company prepares to introduce their first GE LED innovative solution for office, commercial and educational retro-fit applications. GE Lighting says the new product is a direct replacement for conventional lighting with significant energy savings. Aside from Philips, Osram and Gerard Lighting and 44 other exhibitors from Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia have signed to the event which restricts part...

LEDtronics is reported to support CLCX, LLC (DBA Chattahoochee Locomotive Company) with LED ground lighting. According to CLCX, LLC, LEDtronics' LED bulbs improved the lighting on the company's locomotives by "200 percent." That improved the light output, changed it from a pale yellow light to a daylight bright light, increased the bulb life by more than five times, and reduced the power draw by 90%. The bulb replaced was the industry standard "A19." The LED bulb reduced the power draw from 25 watts for the A19 bulb d...

InteLEDgent Lighting Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Culture Medium Holdings Corp. has secured a contract with Hyatt Hotels in New York City to retrofit several of their properties with its low voltage LED bulbs. Besides from that, InteLEDgent Lighting also has contracts to install its energy saving LED bulbs in several other buildings on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, such as corporate towers, education institutions, and government facilities.  ...

It’s said that targeting to advance the market penetration of photovoltaic-powered lighting technologies, Sharp Electronics has joined hands with Carmanah Technologies, Inovus Solar andSolarOne Solutions  to set up a new industry consortium, the Consortium for Solar Lighting (CSL). According to their statement, “The mission of this group is to accelerate the adoption of reliable solar lighting technology through the development of universal specifications intended to support customers’ fair and comprehensive evaluation of commercial-scale lighting ...

Lunera Lighting announces its 5400 SERIES Lunera Lighting has won a platinum ADEX2011 award. Lunera Lighting deliver the 5400 SERIES with Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Systems. According to Rich Warmke, Lunera Director of Marketing, The 5400 SERIES is the first LED luminaire available for installation in premium Armstrong TechZone ceilings. Its sleek design, daylight quality light, and precision engineering beautifully enhance the elegant TechZone ceiling experience. Manufactured in the U.S.A., Lunera’s 5400 SERIES creates a...

Reportedly, Glen Ellyn plans to get its first new LED light system in the village within the Braeside subdivision near Interstate-355 and Roosevelt Road under the Braeside Neighborhood Lighting Improvements Project. Originally estimated at $627,000, the Oswego-based Utility Dynamics Corporation was awarded the contract for the project after submitting the lowest bid of $474,533 — about 25 percent under the engineer's estimate for the project. The project is expected begin in May and have a fully operational system by Labor Day.  ...

Recently, Denver-based SpaceCo Business Solutions, Inc. has designed the Wave Light, an LED task light. With its patent pending photocell technology integrated into the head of the light, Wave Light is capable of detecting the light conditions and automatically adjusting the power settings according to the current environment. It can effectively minimizes shadows and eliminates glare to provide enhanced visual comfort for higher productivity. Additionally, with its patented refractive lens technology, Wave Light is LEED credit eligible and has a projected life...

Recently, Lighting Science Group Releases a European line of its DEFINITY LED bulbs including MR16, PAR38, R63, R95, G80, and A60 bulb types that can save more money and performance better. According to the company, compared with traditional incandescent bulbs, these new LED bulbs are approximately 80% more efficient and will last nearly 25,000 hours. In addition, they are also free- mercury, recycle and instant on. Furthermore, the DEFINITY LED line was tested under the rigorous LM-79 process by an independent laboratory approved by the U....

International Rectifier, IR® has designed the IRS2548D Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) control IC available for high power LED illumination including LED street lighting, stadium lighting and theatrical lighting.   Combining Power Factor Correction (PFC) and half-bridge driver in a single IC ,the IRS2548D offers greater than 88 percent efficiency for a 40 V / 1.3 A HBLED load to deliver a higher efficiency solution compared to alternative flyback converter solutions at power levels above 60 W. The new device achieves PWM dimmin...

As formerly reportedly, Acuity Brands has further expanded its outdoor LED lighting portfolio, including Lithonia Lighting®, Hydrel®, Tersen®, American Electric Lighting®, Antique Street Lamps™ and Winona Lighting®. New to the Company’s DRIVE application segment, addressing roadway and street lighting, is the American Electric Lighting Autobahn™ fixture, an attractive cobra-head LED luminaire that packs the lumen punch to directly replace 70-250w HPS cobra-heads while enabling longer service life and up to 50% energy...

Cree has introduced its XLamp® CXA2011 LED array which is designed to deliver the smooth light output and consistent color needed for applications such as omnidirectional bulbs or directional downlights. The CXA2011 LED can provide a plug-and-play solution with the right combination of brightness, efficacy and color consistency with real-world 85 C specifications.   The CXA2011 LED array delivers up to 4000 lumens at an operating temperature of 85 C (1A, 5000 K) in a single component. It is available in 2-step and 4-step EasyWhite™ options, d...

Currently, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) has awarded to Cooper Lighting’s Photometric Laboratory, part of its LED Innovation Center, for solid-state lighting test methods in Energy Efficient Lighting Products. Administered by the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), NVLAP provides an unbiased third-party evaluation to testing and calibration laboratories. According to the company, it is listed with LM-79 accreditation under photometric measurements for Solid State Lighting Luminaires - Tot...

Intematix, the supplier of patented phosphors for LEDs has added the ChromaLit™ Collection for remote phosphor light sources. To cater for high demand following its January launch, ChromaLit light sources are now available in 110 optimal shapes, color temperatures and Color Rendering Indexes. Additionally, ChromaLit is now available in additional round options, as well as square, linear and panel varieties to provide more options for customers. What’s more, compared to conventional LED designs, where blue chips are coated with a phosphor compound, Chro...

Massachusetts-based Digital Lumens has acquired $10 million from all of the company’s previous investors Black Coral Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, and Stata Venture Partners, to develop LED lighting. The new funding brings the company’s total raised to $25 million. The company provides LED lighting solutions to industrial facilities, including warehouses, cold storage facilities, and manufacturing facilities. Americold, United States Cold Storage, Maines Paper and Food Service are its customers. In addition, its provides customized light...

Acuity Brands has expanded its outdoor LED lighting portfolio including existing and newly introduced luminaires from six of the Company’s lighting brands, Lithonia Lighting®, Hydrel®, Tersen®, American Electric Lighting®, Antique Street Lamps™ and Winona Lighting®. And the Company’s outdoor LED luminaire products are now divided into the four primary outdoor lighting experiences of DRIVE, PARK, WALK and VIEW. DRIVE contains roadway and street lighting, from freeways to boulevards; PARK includes parking...

FAVI Entertainment has introduced RioHD-LED-2 Mini Projector at $200 available on Amazon.com and RetailAce.com. The unit’s revolutionary LED-2 technology provides 20,000 hours or 14 years of lamp life (an average of four hours per day) while simultaneously boasting five times the brightness versus a standard LED projector. Its VGA and portable, lightweight design make it ideal for laptop presentations and can be easily transported on the road.   It suits for business professionals, educators, gamers and home theater enthusiasts alike.  ...

Recently, Carmanah has supplied a sale worth over $625,000 USD for its EG340 solar lights to illuminate a road network at industrial facility in Latin America.   The facility owners chose Carmanah EG340 solar lights based on the low maintenance requirements for the lights and cost saving advantage. With the new lights,the company will save hundreds of MWh of electricity per year.   According to Carmanah CEO, Ted Lattimore, “Part of Carmanah’s strategic business plan is to be the world leader in the development and provision of solar powered ...

Cree has released LMH6 module, the first high-lumen product in its fully-integrated LED module family, targeting to commercial applications, such as restaurants, retail, airports, schools and hospitality lighting. According to Scott Schwab, product line manager, Cree LED modules, “The LMH6 module is designed with the needs of the 230-volt European and Asian lighting markets in mind.” And featuring Cree TrueWhite® Technology, the LMH6 module delivers 2000 lumens at 74 lumens per watt or 2900 lumens at 78 lumens per watt as well as lasts at least ...

The city of Lawrence will invest over $172,000 to replace 115 lights with LEDs, as part of its overall goal to improve the quality of life for the community. The installation is arranged in early June. According to Assistant director of public works Mark Thiel, each new light costs about $1,500. They expect a 40 to 50 percent reduction in energy usage as a result of this project. They will be installing ‘monitoring meters’ to track actual usage against known cost-to-date.  ...

Recently, China LED manufacturer NVC Lighting Holding Limited has signed strategic cooperation agreement with Cree. According to Mr. Tang Guoqing ,General Manager of Cree China, "The strategic cooperation agreement signed far-reaching significance. It will achieve cross-border cooperation with the perfect combination for Cree and NVC. And the bilateral cooperation will become a model for high-end LED lighting. " Under the agreement, both parties will achieve a win-win result and promote the development of semiconductor lighting industry.  ...

Reportedly, Cooper Lighting’s multiple products have been recognized for excellence by the third annual Next Generation Luminaires™ (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the International Association of Lighting Designers. Cooper Lighting's awarded products were chosen as winners in the Recessed Downlighting and Wall Washing categories. The Cooper products are among the only 33 that were recognized winners for their exce...

Eco-story has cooperated with Ansara Restaurant Group, one of Red Robin International’s largest franchise organizations for LED retrofit and energy saving. Eco-story will support Ansara for the installation of approximately 3,500 LED lamps including LED par 20, par 30, and par 38 lamps for the interior of the restaurants and some exterior applications. It is expected to achieve more than 1 million kilowatt hours of savings annually, which translates into more than $117,000 saved in utility costs per year. Besides, the switch to Eco-story’s LED lights...

Cree has introduced the industry’s first lighting-class XM-L EasyWhiteTM LED. The new LEDs combine the high light output and small footprint of the XLamp® XM-L LED package with Cree’s unique EasyWhite™ color mixing technology. They are capable of reducing the cost and complexity associated with binning and color mixing, as well as using multiple discrete LEDs, such as 20-25 watt halogen MR, PAR and B10-style (candelabra) replacement lamps. At just 4 watts of power, XM-L EasyWhite LEDs produce up to 340 lumens at an o...