According to The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the third-wave opening for mainland Chinese investments in Taiwan will include 115 manufacturing items, notably LED and solar cell, and 23 items for the service sector and infrastructure each. Economics Minister Shih Yen-shiang pointed out that for buying into the local firms in key hi-tech industries, Chinese investors cannot become the controlling shareholder or the largest shareholder. In the meanwhile, the investment projects must contain industrial cooperation and must be subject to the inspection of an ad hoc ...

Builder magazine subscribers name Halo the leader in Brand Familiarity, Brand Used in Past Two Years and Brand Used Most.   Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, announced that its Halo brand of recessed, track and surface lighting products has once again been named the Brand Leader in lighting by Builder magazine. Awarded for the fourteenth consecutive year, Halo was given top honors in the lighting categories of Brand Familiarity, Brand Used in Past T...

New XLamp® LEDs Designed to Optimize and Simplify Luminaire Designs Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces new mid-power XLamp® ML-C and ML-E LEDs, bringing increased versatility and flexibility to a wide spectrum of lighting applications. Designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting, the expanded XLamp ML family now offers red, green and blue color options, high-voltage and three different price-performance options in the proven and reliable ML package. The ML LED high-voltage options can enable the use of more efficient, smaller ...

Taiwan intends to make an addition of field testing locations for LED lighting in mainland China. Currently, there are two LED pilot testing locations in Guangzhou and Xiamen, where the tests are underway according to an agreement reached at a conference held in June 2010 addressing industry cooperation between Taiwan and mainland China. And Taiwan expects to add six provinces including Shandong, Fujian, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Guangdong, and Jiangsu into the project. Taiwan’s representatives will come up with the proposal when they confer with their mainland...

Nualight, an Enterprise Ireland supported company which is dedicated in supplying lighting for food retail, has developed a $100 million lighting alliance with Hussmann, American manufacturer of refrigerated display merchandisers and refrigeration systems. The collaboration will support Nualight's ongoing expansion plans and enhances the company's reach into North, Central and South America. The combined strength of these two market leaders enables Hussmann and Nualight to target the rapidly growing market for refrigerated merchandisers and LED lighting in North ...

Kerala has planned to install LED bulbs in all the street lights. Currently, as part of the initiative, a technical specification would be issued by the Energy Management Centre (EMC). To study the specification, a pilot project would be implemented in 65 areas in all the Corporations and municipalities. According to EMC director Dharesan Unnithan, tenders have been floated for the pilot project and several prominent companies have expressed interest in the project and given samples. It is in the process of finding out the energy saved by the LED bulbs and the light...

Bridgelux ‘s awarding-winning RS LED arrays have been selected by HELLA Lighting for the company's first down light designed specifically for the commercial and retail lighting markets. With Bridgelux LED array technology, the HELLA down light features an innovative, very low profile luminaire. According to HELLA, the luminaire will deliver an effective lumen output of 2600 lumens in 4000K neutral white. The new down light is designed to replace the traditional CFL and Metal-Halide lighting systems while consuming only 43 Watts of power. M...

Philips Electronics Vietnam Ltd. Company has submitted Rong (Dragon) Brigde lighting project at an estimated cost of VND30 billion ($1.4 million) to Da Nang authorities for consideration and approval. According to the project, around 15,000 LED lights will provide effects on demand for the city’s political and cultural events taking place on the bridge. Plus, the company has also proposed to make the dragon bridge ‘breathe fire’. LPG gas or DO would be used to fuel the dragon. According to experts, the ‘fire-breathing dragon’ will ...

Taiwan government has announced to allow investors from mainland China to buy into local firms in the five key manufacturing industries such as LED, FPD, semiconductor, machine tool, electronic and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with maximum stake being set at less than 50%, up from 10% now. It is part of the third-wave opening for mainland Chinese investments in Taiwan, which was approved at an inter-ministry meeting presided by Kuan Chung-ming, minister without portfolio on March 15. The opening package will be submitted to Premier Sean Chen for ratification so...

Lately, Cooper Lighting has signed an agreement with Fikra, the provider of LED technology and lighting solutions, for becoming a dealer for Cooper Lighting products in Jordan. Under the agreement, Fikra will provide its customers and local market with a variety of advanced systems and products of a leading lighting system brand such as Cooper that is used in a range of prestigious construction projects.   On this occasion, Mamoun Mashouka, Fikra's CEO explained that this step falls under the company's aspiration to meet the growing needs of the various ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has honored the ENERGY STAR(R) Sustained Excellence Award to GE Lighting President & CEO Maryrose Sylvester. It was the seventh consecutive year that GE's appliances and lighting businesses were recognized with the honor. Sylvester was pleased to receive the award and said that, "We're proud that GE Lighting has more than 500 ENERGY STAR(R)-qualified products which provide increased energy efficiency for our customers. Being recognized for sustained excellence shows the value...

Recently, Chairman Y.F. Yeh of Everlight in an interview with the mainland’s Xinhua News Agency, noted that a cooperation between Taiwan’s and mainland China’s LED industries would create new opportunities for them in the LED-lighting sector, which he projects will provide lucrative business. According to Yeh, LED lighting could save around 85%, or 26 billion kilowatt hours, of the total 30 billion kilowatt hours of electricity that Taiwan’s lighting consumes a year. Other electricity consumption sources increase the total consumption in Ta...

Recently, Noribachi has added over 250 products to the Design Lights Consortium Qualified Product List (QPL), increasing the size of its category six fold and contributing 86% of the total product count. Design Lights Consortium, or DLC, was conceived as an independent certifier for solid state lighting. DLC certifies LED luminaires in seventeen application categories, making it easier for consumers of certified LED lighting to receive energy efficiency rebates from utility companies. One of the most important categories is the "Retrofit Kits for Outdoor...

LED innovator wins unprecedented six awards for product innovation and market leadership Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, announced that it won an unprecedented six Product Innovation Awards (PIA) from Architectural SSL magazine. The company won awards in the Specialty Lighting category for Lumentalk™, a breakthrough new technology enabling digital lighting control over electrical power lines, and Lumensub™, a sub...

AIXTRON SE today also announced a new MOCVD system order from Huaian Aucksun Optoelectronics Technology Ltd., China. New customer, Aucksun Opto has placed a contract for five AIXTRON multiwafer MOCVD systems which will be dedicated to the growth of materials for high brightness (HB) LEDs. The order for two AIX 2600G3 IC reactors, both in a 49x2-inch wafer configuration, and three AIX2800G4 reactors, each in a 60x2-inch wafer configuration, was placed in the first quarter of 2012 and delivery will take place in the second quarter of 2...

AIXTRON Opens Training and Demonstration Laboratory in Suzhou A ceremony was held today to mark the opening of AIXTRON SE’s (FSE: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG) new training and demonstration center at SINANO - the Suzhou Institute for Nanotechnology and Nanobionics. A representative of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the German Consul General in China, many of AIXTRON's key customers and numerous partners from leading universities and research institutes from across Greater China took part in ...

Cathedral Caverns State Park is receiving $9,625 grant from the National Park Foundation to replace older incandescent lights with LED lighting in the cave. The conversion is expected to be completed by September. The grant is part of the National Park Foundation's Impact Grant program, which gives parks and other significant areas the financial support needed to transform innovative yet underfunded ideas into successful on-site programs and initiatives. And Cathedral Caverns has begun converting the existing lighting to LEDs and benefited a lot as Park Ma...

Philips is to brighten the Nelson Mandela Bridge in downtown Johannesburg on 21 March 2012 in support of 10 000 runners’ 10km night race, "Nike Run Free. Run Jozi". John Westermeyer, marketing manager of Philips Lighting South Africa, said that, "This is part of our city beautification project and we are proud to be helping to light this event. Philips would like to wish all the runners the best of luck for their run through the city.” LED lighting is increasingly being used in cities and urban spaces to distinguish landmarks with colour...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has announced new round of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding opportunities. Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Devices and Packages have involved in the topics for this final round of fiscal 2012 funding. Specifically, improvements in SSL devices suitable for existing and future domestic building use are sought that will increase package efficacy beyond the SSL 2015 Multi-Year Program Goals of 224 lumens per watt (LPW) for packaged LED...

Chicago-based CCG LED Solutions has attracted more staffs to serve commercial clients seeking LED lighting solutions. The company has managed LED lighting programs for clients such as Auntie Anne's, Arhaus Furniture and Medieval Times, among others in the company's target industries. Those who recently joined the CCG LED Solutions sales team include: Jim Burns, Carri-Lee Carl, Patti Haugeberg, Stephen Kowalczyk and Tonya Lamia. Under the leadership of national sales director, Rosalyn Ryan, the focus is identifying and solidifying LED...

SAFC Hitech®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today underlined its commitment to the Asia-Pacific electronics markets with the opening of its new multi-million US dollar facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The 270,000ft2 expansion significantly increases the site's existing capacity for the high-volume manufacturing of high-quality Trimethylgallium (TMG), Triethylgallium (TEG) and Trimethylindium (TMI) precursors for High Brightness LED (HBLED) applications. The site will also produce Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and Chemical Vapor ...

Recently, Ching Tang, OLED inventor and a winner of the prestigious Wolf Prize in the field of chemistry, has joined QD Vision on the company’s scientific advisory board. As the Doris Johns Cherry Professor at the University of Rochester, Tang is credited with several key innovations that led to the commercialisation of OLED flat-panel display technology, including the discovery of the basic heterojunction device structure. Seth Coe-Sullivan, QD Vision founder and Chief Technology Officer, spoke highly of Tang, “Ching Tang is an extraordi...

GT Advanced Technologies announced that OCI Company, Ltd., the South Korea-based sapphire producer, has kicked off producing sapphire boules and cores in its new manufacturing facility. The company has completed the initial installation of GT’s ASF™ sapphire growth furnaces that were purchased in January 2011. In a ceremony on March 2 to commemorate its new sapphire production facility, OCI mentioned it has begun the shipment of 6-inch sapphire cores as well as 2-inch and 4-inch products to top manufacturers located in Taiwan and Korea. The new plant ...

LSI Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:LYTS) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Asbury Automotive Group Inc., the 6th largest automotive retailer in the country, to supply its LED site lighting in both new and existing facilities. Headquartered in Duluth, GA, Asbury operates 79 retail stores across the United States. Adopting LSI's LED technology is a strategic part of Asbury's green initiatives and LEED program. "By selecting LSI's LED lighting products, we will be able to significantly reduce our operating costs through ...

Two market leaders in the global ultra-violet light-emitting diode (UV LED) curing market have entered into a cross-licensing of intellectual property (IP) patents expanding access and protecting customers rights to technology. Patents held by UK-based Integration Technology Ltd (ITL) and North American based Lumen Dynamics Group Inc. (LDGI) are to be cross-licensed, enabling ITL products entry to the North American market and Lumen Dynamics enhanced access to its European counterpart.   The patents allow for greater control of the curing process...

Lumenpulse Wins International Seal of Quality for Outstanding Industrial Design Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, today announced that it won a prestigious red dot award for its high-performance projector, the Lumenbeam LBX. The competition is hotly contested by manufacturers from all fields of industrial design including makers of cars, computers and furniture. Lumenpulse's Lumenbeam LBX was selected by a 30-member exper...

Lusio to display new line of high efficacy commercial and industrial fixtures at LEDucation 6, March 21st at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City   Lusio Solid-State Lighting announced plans to display the company’s newest line of  high efficacy commercial and industrial LED fixtures at LEDucation’s sixth annual educational expo sponsored by the Designers Lighting Forum of New York. The event takes place March 21st at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.  Lusio recently announced the general availability of its new line ...

Zhaga members show the first Zhaga-compliant, interchangeable LED modules at Light+Building 2012 The international lighting industry has so far lacked clear guidelines to ensure the interchangeability of LED modules made by different manufacturers. With Zhaga that is now changing. Since its foundation in February 2010, the consortium has developed specifications for LED module interfaces. These interfaces enable easy LED module integration into luminaire designs and reduce overall system design cost. At Light+Building 2012, from 15 to 20 April in Frankfurt am M...

Energy Focus, Inc. has entered into a five year cooperation agreement with Taiwan based Communal International, Inc., to develop the Asian market for EFOI LED products. Under the agreement, Communal International will introduce the Energy Focus to new potential customers and suppliers; assist in reducing the costs of manufacturing EFOI's goods and products; improve the quality of raw materials, components and sub-assemblies; assist in the development of an Asian distribution and supply chain. In return, Communal International will act as Energy Focus&#...

Nan Ya Photonics Inc. recently has unveiled a demo room for its LED lighting products in the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) headquarters building in Taipei, and is paving the way for mechanized assembly lines of LED light bulbs in June, 2012. The automated lines are jointly developed by automation-equipment suppliers, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Epistar and Nan Ya. It’s considered to be Taiwan’s first for LED light bulb production, and is projected to turn out a total of 400,000-500,000 bulbs a month at full capacity. A...