On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced updated standards for light fixtures to qualify for the Energy Star label. According to EPA, effective Oct. 1, to receive Energy Star endorsement, light fixtures will need to increase efficiency 30 percent above currently qualified fluorescent-based fixtures. In addition, the requirement will rise to 40 percent greater efficiency than current Energy Star lighting in 2013. The EPA noted that consumers wishing to buy lighting approved by Energy Star will have a range of technology options, incl...

LED and laser technology company Soraa, has recently purchased three Plasma-Therm systems including a 790+ RIE, VERSALINE PECVD and VERSALINE ICP to provide plasma deposition and etch steps in it wafer fabrication process. Currently, the company is rapidly expanding its U.S. based manufacturing capacity in preparation for volume production.   ...

Recently, Cree and Osram have signed a patent cross-license agreement on both parties in the fields of blue LED chip technology, white LEDs and phosphors, packaging, LED luminaires and lamps, and LED lighting control systems. Plus, Cree also announced a similar broad cross-license agreement with Philips and has existing patent agreements with Nichia and Toyoda Gosei regarding LED technology.  ...

Arrow Electronics plans to exhibit its latest LED designs and total lighting solutions at Lightfair International, May 17-19, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. According to Gary Zullo, director of lighting for Arrow Electronics, they’ll demonstrate how they are accelerating the path from traditional to solid-state lighting with the expertise, technology and capabilities to be the single source for customers’ lighting needs....

Larson Electronics has launched a 60 Watt LED spreader light for the boat market. Drawing only 5 amps on 12 volts, the LEDP10W-6E 60 watt LED spreader light delivers 5,160 lumens from a form factor measuring only 11 inches long, 2.5 inches tall and 3.5 inches deep.   Featuring 6 CREE MC-E LEDs, integrated pulse width modulation and thermal management, this LED boat light will operate 24/7 for 5.5 years. The watertight LED light is IP68 rated and operates on input voltages ranging from 9-46 Volts DC.  ...

It’s said that Smart Candle® LLC, the Minnesota-based global distributor of LED flameless candles has signed a manufacturing and distribution agreement with China's Liown Electronics, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer in the flameless candle industry. Smart Candle CEO Josh Kutzler, said that "We are excited and proud to announce this strategic alliance," said Smart Candle CEO Josh Kutzler. "Forming a partnership with Liown Electronics enables us to increase global market share and expand into new retail markets." "Our ...

It’s said that Pittsburgh is about to replace about 3,000 streetlights in the city's 50 business districts with LED bulbs within 10 months. According to Councilman, the effort would be expanded to the rest of the city, which has nearly 40,000 streetlights, during the next few years. At present , Pittsburgh is spending about $1 million a year to maintain its streetlights and another $1.1 million on electricity. By the time all of the lights are replaced, the city could be saving more than $1.3 million a year.  ...

LEDs Assemblies from TT electronics Provide An Illuminating Solution to ATM Manufacturer’s Backlighting Challenge LED lighting ­ there are vast and varied ways to use LED lighting and it seems everyone wants it in their products.  It appears simple – just take the LED components, put it on a thermal management system, add some power and there you have it.  Yet, many companies have found that without the right resources and technical knowledge the task of designing in a LED lighting assembly is a little more complex than just a few st...

New Installation Delivers Brighter, More Efficient Lighting for Safer Environment   Groom Energy and Digital Lumens announced the installation of Digital Lumens' Intelligent LED Lighting Systems at Americold facilities located in Massachusetts, Utah and Wisconsin. The new upgrades produce higher quality lighting and reduce overall energy consumption up to 90 percent or 2.3 million kilowatt hours (kWhs) annually. Over the coming months, Groom Energy and Americold are scheduled to upgrade facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois and Texas. The pr...

American Lighting has introduced a new indoor LED T8 Lamp that replaces existing, two or four foot fluorescent lamps. The new LED costs less to run while giving a more reliable, clean and brighter light for commercial and residential installations.  It offers up to 50,000 hours of life, turns on instantly and is quiet and easy to install. It can be retrofit into fixtures designed for 24-inch or 48-inch fluorescent T8 lamps and does not require a ballast. It can directly replace traditional fluorescent lamps, therefore save approximately a 45 percent reduction in energy...

LED Lights Bring Financial Savings to More Than 20 Red Robin Locations Eco-story, a leader in LED lighting solutions, today announced its partnership with Ansara Restaurant Group, one of Red Robin International’s largest franchise organizations. The project involved the installation of approximately 3,500 Eco-story LED lamps and 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.  In addition, the switch to Eco-story’s LED lights will save abo...

Reportedly, Lunera Lighting has been honored Environmental Innovator Award by the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA). Karen Owyeung, CEO of Lunera Lighting, was pleased to receive this award and commented  that “We locally manufacture commercial LED fixtures that will make a building better for the environment, more comfortable for its occupants, while reducing energy consumption, and effectively lowering its overall carbon footprint.”...

Continuing to add to its line of innovative and energy-efficient LED replacements for incandescent and halogen light bulbs, LEDtronics® announces its new series of PAR-style high-power, high-efficacy lamps with highest-grade LEDs and Fresnel lens. Operating either in 120VAC dimmable or in a wide voltage input range of 90-290VAC, the line of Edison medium screw-base and GU24 bi-pin base bulbs come in various PAR20, PAR30 and PAR38 styles. With energy consumption ranging from 7 watts (PAR20) through 12 watts (PAR30) and up to 15 watts (PAR38), ...

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has developed 100% LED lighting on all Utility refrigerated and dry van trailers as well as tandem and tridem axle flatbeds, to provide greater visibility for all drivers on the road and lower maintenance costs. According to Craig Bennett, Utility’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, they will utilize a new LED mid ship clearance light that also functions as a turn signal.   Developed by Grote Industries, this new LED flashing marker light also functions as a side turn light. compared with the current L...

It’s said that city of Dallas, TX, has become one of the first major US cities to adopt LED lighting technology for multiple parking garages. The city has cooperated with Lumetech Group, a provider of commercial LED lighting solutions, and Lighting Science Group for the conversion of five downtown parking garages including Dallas City Hall, Dallas Public Library, the Jack Evans Police Building, the freight terminal beneath Thanksgiving Square and the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center to LED lighting. It is estimated that the annual energy s...

Based on lower sales of LED chips and LED components, Cree has revised financial targets from a range of $215 million to $220 million for its fiscal third quarter ending March 27, 2011. According to the company,despite LED component demand is improving post-Chinese New Year, revenue is lower than originally targeted. Though it has taken longer to work through customer inventories than previously anticipated,pricing was lower than the company had previously forecast. At the same time, due to more aggressive pricing and weaker demand,the LED chip business is also wea...

DiCon Lighting is proud to partner with Main Light Industries as a key distributor for FiberLamp’s flagship product, the FL5100B. Main Light Industries manufactures and rents a wide range of fiber optic-based products to the entertainment industry, and the FL5100B is the newest addition to Main Light’s rental offerings. DiCon Lighting’s FL5100B has rejuvenated the use of fiber optic illumination in professional and specialty lighting. It combines the best of fiber optic illumination and Dense Matrix LED technology to create an innovative L...

Nexxus Lighting 's first two of its Array(TM) PAR38 LED replacement lamp models in both the 3000K 20 degree and 10 degree beam spreads are now approved by ENERGY STAR. The Array Par 38 LED lamp exceeds the performance of a 90 watt incandescent bulb at 3000K, 10 degrees and utilizes the company's unique patent-pending thermal management system to deliver over 930 lumens and a center beam candle power of 15018 using less than 20 watts. All Array bulbs have excellent color rendering performance (80+ CRI), are designed to last 50,000 hours and can ...

New edge-lit LED exit signs with adjustable acrylic faces are now available from Nora Lighting for use in public buildings and multi-family dwellings. Four models are offered: AC only; second/ emergency circuit; 90-minute Ni-Cad battery backup; and battery backup/New York approved.     The slim two-piece housings present a clean, contemporary appearance and are constructed from extruded aluminum. Housings can be wall, ceiling or side-mounted and finishes include natural aluminum, black or white. The clear or mirrored acrylic faces have a rounded, finished ...

Robo, a hip new cylindrical LED rail fixture that offers energy savings up to 80 percent over conventional 50W incandescent lamp sources, is now available from Nora Lighting. Utilizing just 9W, Robo’s integral LED driver performs at the level of a 35W MR16, but with energy savings up to 70 percent over MR16 lamps.     Displaying a cool, contemporary design,Robo is most effective as a directional light source for illuminating artwork, wall displays or merchandise, since its cool-running LED performance eliminates projected heat and UV rays. T...

Compact LED puck lights for accent and task lighting now available from Nora Lighting Compact 3.4W high performance LED Puck Lights for illuminating counter tops, display shelves, furniture cabinets, jewelry cases and other accent niches are now available from Nora Lighting. Measuring just 2 ¾” wide and ½” deep, slim-line Puck Lights are designed for very small spaces and easily install with just a single screw bracket. Nora Puck Lights offer the advantages of cool-running LED technology – no forward heat, no ultraviolet nor in...

Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas has become one of the first schools in the nation to illuminate its campus using LED lighting with the help of GreenStar . Texas-based GreenStar is supplying the school with more than 120 of its Galaxy series fixtures. And  the Galaxy lights are desigend to stand up to the harsh Texas weather, plus, contain no mercury, produce no harmful UV and are fully recyclable. Above all, they may reduce energy consumption by more than 60 percent....

Agreement expected to create green-tech jobs in both Illinois and Brazil   PolyBrite International, Inc., a Chicago, IL based developer of energy efficient LED lamps and light systems, announced that on March 11, 2011, it signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the Federal District Government of Brasilia, Brazil.  This is the first TCA entered into by Governor Agnelo Queiroz’s new administration.  The Federal District desires to implement an energy efficient street lighting system prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.&nb...

Cree has appointed Bruce Renouard as senior vice president – sales and business development, effective March 21. As part of Cree’s ongoing investment in sales and marketing to further enable the LED lighting and power markets, Renouard will be responsible for sales of LED chips, LED components, materials and power and RF components.  ...

Energy Focus (EFOI) is announced to replace the existing fluorescent lights in two US navy ships with its LED Berth lights using IntelliTube technology. The company intends to replace the existing fluorescent lights reducing power consumption by half and will also replace incandescent bulbs using white, yellow, red and blue LED's saving 80 percent energy. According to Roger Buelow, Energy Focus Chief Technology Officer and principal investigator for the ONR's SSL project, "LED lights particularly make sense on destroyers. The Navy calcula...

It’s reported that United LED Shan Dong Corp., a China-based joint venture between United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) and Epistar, has ordered Veeco’s TurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) MOCVD Systems. The systems will be installed at ULED's facility in Jining City, China for its high brightness HB LED manufacturing ramp....

--Premium line of LED light bulbs to be available on Lowes.com and in Lowe’s stores-- Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS) announced the Nexxus’ Array™ brand of premium LED light bulbs will be offered on Lowes.com and in 1,100 Lowe’s stores across the United States. The bulbs will be available to consumers beginning June 2011. “We are very pleased to bring consumers premium LED lighting products to be sold in Lowe’s stores and on-line,” stated Mike Bauer, President and CEO of Nexxus Lighting, Inc. &l...

It’s reported that Dr. Margaret Naeser from Boston University School of Medicine and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has developed LED therapy to treat patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The phototherapy technique delivers red and near-infrared light energy to improve cellular metabolism which offers physiological benefits. With daily use of LEDs on the scalp and forehead, improvement was noticed in the cognitive functioning and it also showed reduction in the post-traum...

Recently, Simon Property Group's mall kiosks across the country has been brighten up by Lighting Science Group's high-performance and ultra-efficient LED bulbs. These LED bulds from Lighting Science Group are the ENERGY STAR approved DEFINITY MR 16 LED bulbs which are approximately 80% more efficient than the halogen bulbs that they replace,and are fully dimmable as well as have approximately 50% more lumens than certain competing products. Besides, the Company's DEFINITY LED bulbs are mercury-free, completely recyclable,...

It’s reported that funded by the State Energy Program of the U.S. Department of Energy, The CNMI's roads get a LED makeover. A total of 1,225 LED lamps will be installed with 919 lamps going to the island of Saipan, 68 to Tinian, and 238 to Rota. The project has been segmented into five phases that will cover the following roads: Beach Road, Chalan Tun Thomas P. Sablan Road, Koblerville Road, Chalan Monsignor Martinez Road, Isla Drive, Kagman Road, Chalan Pale Arnold Road, Dandan Road, Chalan Tun Herman Pan Road, and Chala...