The global lighting controls market will soar to $8 billion by 2018, according to Global Industry Analysts. The predicted growth is mainly driven by the rising importance of energy efficiency across sectors and the increasing demand for wireless lighting controls. The demand for lighting control systems is growing across various building types, such as airports, factories, hospitals and railway stations. Advances in R&D and manufacturing have enabled the introduction of numerous innovative lighting control products. The popularity of wireless lighting control systems i...

Samsung is reported to release a series of ultra-flexible phones which packed in flexible OLED displays that can be twisted and folded, at some point during 2013. The company claims this new type of display is lighter, harder to break, and generally superior in every way to current glass-based panels. The firm is reportedly on the verge of rolling out mass production of the devices after years of speculation. Samsung’s upcoming flagship, known as the Galaxy S4, which is tipped for a Q2 2013 release, is expected to feature a 5-inch 1080p display based on this new typ...

GE Lighting continues to evoke the imagination of architects and lighting designers with LED luminaires that inspire new commercial ceiling landscapes. The Lumination™ LED Suspended Luminaire—a chic, ultra-thin fixture unlike anything seen before-aims to redefine office, retail and hospitality environments with captivating form and function. The Lumination Suspended LED Luminaire opens the door to a world of decorative potential by delivering remarkable light output in a low-profile, provocative design. A clear, narrow band surrounds the edge of the fixtur...

Samsung has filed a patent invalidation lawsuit against LG in an intellectual property (IP) tribunal in their homeland.The former now asks the tribunal to invalidate several LG OLED patents and consequently drop the patent infringement case. In early September, Samsung claimed LG stole its company secrets by luring former Samsung employees to join LG. Later that month, LG claimed in a lawsuit that five Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab, infringed its OLED patents. Additionally, Samsung and LG have been bitter rivals even befo...

Dialight has secured an order to provide in excess of 1,000 LED lighting fixtures, with a total contract value of approximately US$400,000, for installation at a 250 megawatt (MW) solar thermal power plant in California, US.   The order consists of 1,050 LED Linear fixtures and 30 High Bay fixtures, for use across the power plant, which is made up of two independent 125 MW facilities. The order was placed following an extensive payback analysis and 100% of the plant’s lighting is now provided by Dialight LED fixtures.      Roy Bur...

Samsung Electronics South Africa has released a new line-up of LED retrofit lamps include a total of 7 products, comprised of various LED light bulbs including L-Tubes GU10, MR16, E27, candle and golf ball types. Further solutions include LED engines that allow for customised fittings to utilise Samsung’s latest LED technology.  “It is based on this strategic research that Samsung has launched our own new range of LED retrofit lamps which reduces energy consumption by approximately 80%  compared to incandescent and halogen lamps &ndas...

<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> The Lithonia Lighting® D-Series LED Flood Luminaires, Sizes 1 and 2 from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) are now listed on the DesignLights™ Consortium (“DLC”) Qualified Products List under a new c...

Lighting Science Group Corporation has ranked No. 95 on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Lighting Science grew 1,214 percent during this period. "The companies on the Fast 500 list are among those that have demonstrated remarkable innovation, creativity and business savvy," said Bill Ribaudo, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP and national TMT leader for audit and enterprise risk services (AERS). &qu...

According to Veeco, it has filed a form 12b-25, Notification of Late Filing, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to the Company’s report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012. Additional time is needed because the Company is in the process of evaluating the timing of recognition of revenue on the sale of certain MOCVD systems and related upgrades to these systems.   John R. Peeler, Veeco’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are currently reviewing the timing of re...

Rubicon Technology, Inc. has been selected as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ award winner for 2012. The Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500™ is an annual ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Deloitte Technology Fast 500 award winners for 2012 were determined based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2007 to 2011. And in order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500™ recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technolog...

Hi Score Corporation’s subsidiary Green LED Technology has received another Commitment for Energy Saving Lighting from DMD Lighting. DMD Lighting which used to be a Hi Score subsidiary was sold off earlier in 2012. However as part of the sales agreement Hi Score retains a sizable portion of DMD's net earnings. Additionally DMD has been purchasing Energy Saving Lighting from Green LED Technology for its various jobs over the past several months. Earlier today DMD notified that it had just received yet another six figure contract and tha...

Gain new insights and ideas from inspiring opinion leaders and global industry experts Messe Frankfurt’s premiere auto industry gathering, NextGen Auto International Summit China, is designed as a truly international thought leadership platform for speakers and delegates to interact, exchange ideas and promote new strategies, collaborations, technologies, services and applications.  Delegates will take away new insights into business development directions and technology innovations that can facilitate a more sustainable and profitable future for OEMs, suppliers...

Hu Nan TV, China’s second largest television network, has recently chosen Litepanels LED fixtures for three all-LED studio installations in Chang Sha City, Hu Nan Province. After a thorough search, Hu Nan TV VP and chief engineer Huang Wei selected the Litepanels fixtures. He said,  “The Litepanels fixtures have exhibited a consistent quality of design and light output that has proven itself time after time in many studio applications around the world.”And Huang noted the fixtures are responsible for a visible improvement in the appe...

Recently, Everlight has enjoyed considerable business for its infrared (IR) LEDs from many mainland Chinese suppliers of touch-screen modules for Win 8 PCs. Based on these orders, industry executives estimated IR LEDs as a percentage of Everlight’s revenue to further increase next year from current 25%. according to Everlight’s spokesman, B.Y. Liu, the company has so far this quarter landed considerable orders from touch-screen module suppliers that will likely shore up the company’s revenue for Q4 to Q3. Usually, the fourth quarter is a low s...

Sentry Electric, one of North America’s most experienced and knowledgeable manufacturers of outdoor lighting, has provided Sacred Heart Academy of Hempstead, NY with LED luminaires and bollards for its entire campus. In total, 35 single and multi-head poles and 50 bollards provide Sacred Heart students, families, and faculty with a lighting package that improves safety, saves energy, reduces maintenance, and helps beautify the school’s grounds. Working in conjunction with school personnel and Cameron Engineering of Woodbury, NY, Sentry devised a comprehe...

CSA Group, a leading global product certification and testing organization today announces that it has acquired Orb Optronix, a privately-held, industry-leading LED test and measurement, products, and engineering services company located in Kirkland, Washington, near Seattle.   “CSA Group’s acquisition of Orb Optronix is at the core of our commitment to accelerate our market presence and breadth of offerings for the lighting industry,” says Richard Weiser, Vice President, U.S. and Mexico, CSA Group. “This purchase is in keeping wit...

The Swedish company of Wennerström Ljuskontroll has for many years acted as Tridonic’s sales partner in Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States. The new Wennerström offices in Stockholm are an impressive demonstration of the success of this partnership. The recently opened showroom and the sales offices have been fitted with dynamic lighting based on latest LED technology, light management components and lamp control gear from Tridonic. Seeing the light: ideally in actual use At Wennerström they are aware that seeing light in action is a much more p...

Bicentennial Park is first park in Sydney installed with new GE LED lights GE Lighting, together with its Australian partner UGL Limited, has completed the installation of LED lights at Bicentennial Park in Glebe – as part of the roll-out of a A$7 million project to replace street and park lights across the City of Sydney.  The new LED lights are more energy-efficient, and exude a whiter and brighter illumination compared to conventional street and park lights. Bicentennial Park in Glebe has become the first park in Sydney, Australia, to be ...

Sets New Standard with Industry’s First Fully Qualified, Production-Ready, All-SiC Power Module Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) continues to showcase the superior performance and reliability of its silicon-carbide (SiC) power technology with the introduction of the first commercially available all-SiC Cree® power module. The new high frequency module, rated at 100-A current handling and 1200-V blocking, allows higher efficiency, compact and lighter weight systems that can result in lower total system costs compared to conventional silicon-based technologi...

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. has set up a production line for large sapphire substrates at its fully-owned subsidiary Okuchi Electronics Co., Ltd., and has started mass production. Sapphire substrates are used as a substrate for fabricating gallium nitride for use in white and blue LEDs. As the market for white LEDs expands from backlighting for large-size liquid crystal televisions to include general purpose lighting, demand from LED manufacturers for large sapphire substrates which offer an opportunity to improve productivity has also increased. Since the start o...

Hess AG has extended its regional presence through its new Singapore office, in order to improve more access to the Asia-Pacific market. This month saw the official inauguration of the sales branch in Singapore, the base from which the globally active manufacturer of outdoor and architectural lighting plans to boost sales of LED products in the region. A specially created display area to showcase the range of products available from the Hess Group provides clients with hands-on experience of the benefits energy-efficient outdoor lighting design has to offer them. Late...

Energy Focus, Inc. recently has been awarded totally $6.9 million of several additional lighting retrofit contracts. The new contracts include retrofits to upgrade the lighting of an international Fortune 500 company, seven school systems, a large hospital complex in Kentucky, several locations at a large non-profit provider of senior living communities and the public buildings for a city in the Southeast. E Energy Focus' SRC business has completed the audit of the facilities, inventoried their lighting systems, created an approved energy savings design for these contr...

GT Advanced Technologies Inc. announced it has acquired certain capital assets and intellectual property of Twin Creeks Technologies, Inc., a privately owned company that has developed an ion implanter technology that enables the production of lower cost thin substrates with minimal material (kerf) loss. The assets were purchased from Twin Creeks’ lenders in a private sale for approximately $10 million and royalties that will be based on future sales. GT expects that Twin Creeks’ unique Hyperion™ ion implanter technology will have broad application in...

Attributes 876 Percent Revenue Growth to Technology Innovation in Solid State Lighting Bridgelux Inc., bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy efficient and cost effective LED solutions, today announced it ranked 128 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Bridgelux grew 876 percent during this period, from 2007 to 2011. Last year, Bridgelux ranked 135 as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner. ...

Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) has signed a deal with mainland Chinese LED maker San’an, which makes San’an the No.1 institutional shareholder of FOREPI. FOREPI Chairman F.J. Chien said San’an s 19.9% acquisition of his company’s ownership will help his company enter mainland China’s LED market and bring down his company’s production cost. What’s more, Jien noted that after cooperating with San’an, his company will enter into alliance with mainland China’s No.1 LCD maker, BOE Co., Ltd...

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee has recognized Soraa’ s GaN-on-GaN LED MR16 Vivid and Outdoor lamps as providing important advancements in the science of light. An alternative to halogen 50W MR16 lamps, Soraa's Vivid LED MR16 lamps feature full spectrum light; a CRI of 95 and R9 of 95 (higher than most halogen lamps); produce no UV or IR; last up to 10 times as long; use 75% less energy; run cooler; produce a much more consistent and efficient beam; and are compatible with existing lamp fixtures and lighting i...

—San Diego Convention Center Set To Accommodate LFI Continuing Growth—   LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) will produce its 2016 west-coast event in San Diego in a strategic move signaling continuing growth for the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., president and chief operating officer of LFI managing partner AMC, Inc. The 2016 staging at the San Diego Convention Center marks the San Diego premiere for LFI, which is prod...

Royal Philips Electronics and the KNVB has announced a three year partnership, which will be built around the creation of 90 so called solar 'light centers' across the African & South American continents. Light centers are areas of approx 1000m2, or the size of a small soccer pitch, which are lit using a new generation of solar powered LED lighting. The idea is to create areas of light for rural communities which live without electricity thus effectively 'extending the day' and creating numerous opportunities for social, sporting and economic activiti...

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: NEXS) today announced that the Company has changed its name to Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc.  Effective Thursday, November 15, 2012, the Company's new stock symbol will be NASDAQ Capital Market: RVLT. "There is a revolution taking place in the lighting industry and our new name reflects our vision to provide cutting edge products, service and distribution to strongly position the Company as a major force in serving the needs of this very large and growing market," commented Rob...

Asia’s key event for the LED/OLED lighting industry, LIGHTING JAPAN 2013 will take place from January 16th to 18th, 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight. When we talk about the current LED lighting industry, Asian market is the inevitable part of it. Taiwan and Korea have become the top suppliers of LED, as well as Japan. On the other hand, the market potential in this area is huge, as you can see in Japan (the world’s largest market of LED light bulbs) and China (the huge market where popularization of LED lighting is rapidly proceeding at the ...