According to OSRAM, it has claimed to created the world's most efficient OLED lighting panel with an efficiency of 32 lm/W and a birghtness of1,000 cd/m².   OSRAM's flexible OLED research was conducted as part of the TOPAS 2012 project - the same project in which OSRAM developed the 87 lm/W white OLED panel back in June.  ...

Everlight has released a 3-step MacAdam Ellipse binning of all warm white color temperatures -- 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K CCT -- for the Shuen (C06) and Shwo (C19) high power lighting LED series. Everlight’s ‘Smart Binning’ initiative is aimed at reducing the variation in chromaticity in lighting applications. Color consistency is a key determinant of a product’s quality and appeal in lighting applications. This consistency is not only determined by the control of chromaticity from LED to LED inside a product but from one comple...

Energy Focus has harvested totaling $2.5 million awards in key additional lighting retrofit contracts. The new projects include retrofits to upgrade the lighting at a new Fortune 500 company as well as a large school system in the Southeastern United States. Currently,the company has completed the audit of the facilities, inventoried their lighting systems, created an approved energy savings design for these contracts and is now procuring the materials and overseeing the lighting installations. Joseph Kaveski, CEO, Energy Focus, commented: "I am encouraged by th...

Coming after from China announces the roadmap of banning incandescent , the US Department of Energy (DOE) has also been accelerating funding for the production of LEDs to help the country be competitive in LED industry and the overall clean energy race. The DOE will be accepting funding applications through December 15, 2011, for developers of energy-saving lighting technologies involving LEDs in some of the latest developments. The Obama Administration authorized up to $10 million for manufacturing research and development on SSL, including HBLEDs as ...

Recently, Columbus, Ohio based lighting manufacturer and electrical controls designer Weldon, a division of Akron Brass, has supplied LED lighting products and V-MUX® multiplexing solutions on the new eTrans Type A all-electric school bus manufactured by Trans Tech Bus based out of New York. School buses benefit from Weldon’s patented V-LED technology.Due to its extraordinary brightness and signaling power,Weldon’s patented V-LED technology with serviceable LED increases student safety . Additionally, V-LED diodes are field upgradea...

Officials from San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are about to unveil plans for a light display to mark the bridge's 75th anniversary on Thursday morning on Treasure Island.  The $7 million display would go up next year and feature 30,000 white LED lights on the west span's suspension and suspender cables,according to the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The independently-controlled lights would create patterns based on traffic, weather and the motion of the bridge. According to Leo Villareal, the artist who designed the display, it would be visible fr...

Lighting Science Group has launched its BayLight(TM) LED high bay fixture. The new BayLight(TM) LED high bay fixture uses 35% less electricity, has a longer operating life and requires less maintenance than conventional HID high bay fixtures. Careful thermal management of the overall system and drivers gives the BayLight a L70 rated life of over 60,000 hours at 40 degrees C and over 100,000 hours at 25 degrees C. With an IP66 Rating for the LED panel, the BayLight is certified for damp location. Furthermore, the BayLight contains no mercury or lead...

Taiwan LED manufacrurer FZLED has showcaesed its LED lighting products at the FZTech booth (number T6.5 in Hall 7.2) during the trade show, Interlight Moscow, being held at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow, Russia, November 8-11, 2011. During the show, the company will be highlighting their FZL-DL-06 and FZL-DL-08 ultra-slim, cost effective, and easy to install LED downlights that feature cutting-edge light guiding technology to make illumination gentle, pleasant, and perfectly balanced. Additionally ,the company also show their extremely popu...

Integration Technology Limited, Lumen Dynamics, and Phoseon Technology join together to form the UV LED Curing Association. The new association has been established to address a growing need within the market for current and potential researchers, suppliers, integrators and end users to gain a better understanding about UV LED technology and the significant benefits it brings to numerous applications.    The UV LED Curing Association is focused on providing greater insight into the various UV LED solutions currently in the marketplace, as well as ...

The 24th annual Holiday Lights at Gring’s Mill in Wyomissing has taken place on December 2nd-30th, Wednesday through Sunday, 6-9 p.m., and closed December 24th & 25th. This year promise to be brightest year so far for the program, as several thousand more incandescent lights have been replaced with LED bulbs. The walk through light display combines festive ground light displays with trees strung with hundreds of lights. Of the trees decked out in lights, most of them have been converted to LED this year. Several of the ground displays have also been conver...

The 800-foot Tower Bridge in London will have an LED makeover with the support of General Electric and EDF Energy who are sponsors of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bridge lighting will be installed by the French firm Citelum, which has designed lighting for landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. GE said that its multi-colour LEDs with variable intensity will illuminate the bridge's Victorian gothic turrets, granite and stone towers, as well as an a...

Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has hosted a forum with representatives of local LED manufacturers, including Everlight and Delta Electronics to discuss the strategy to boost demand for LED lights. MOEA promised local LED makers that it will lauch a NT$500 million (US$16.6 million) subsidy program for townships to install LED streetlighting in 2012. The ministry said the figure will be a substantial increase from the NT$170 million allocated this year for the purpose. Additionally, the ministry plans to build "model cities" in ...

Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, released a customer case study focused on a project for the iconic 1950’s Cermak Shopping Plaza outside of Chicago, IL.  Already a clean-tech energy saver, the Lumenpulse LED fixtures are going further green with the building owner choosing to power them with wind turbines.   Built in 1956, the plaza has a rich history including cameo appearances in Hollywood movies (1992’s Wayne...

McGraw-Edison Valet LED Luminaires help Detroit Windsor Tunnel reduce overall electricity cost by 72 percent. The Detroit Windsor Tunnel, a subterranean passage connecting the United States and Canada, recently upgraded its lighting fixtures to include energy-saving LED products from Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry. Project goals, like providing ample lighting and reducing energy cost, were easily met with McGraw-Edison Valet™ LED Luminaire...

Dialight has developed its new DuroSite® LED Area Light, the newest addition to its class-leading line up of LED industrial lighting solutions. The DuroSite LED Area Light delivers 79 lumens per Watt to effectively replace up to a 250W HID unit slashing energy consumption by nearly 70 percent. The DuroSite LED Area Light offers a CRI greater than 70 in either cool white or neutral white CCT. The unit delivers optimum performance at operating temperatures ranging from -40°F to +149°F with instant on to eliminate the warm-up common wit...

Recently, mainland China and Taiwan major LED manufacturers have paid more attention on the strategy to depeen LED development. As we know, China’s  National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced its plans to phase out incandescent lamps within five years, including phasing out incandescent lamps starting with ≥100W by Oct. 2012, then ≥60W by Oct. 2014, and then ≥15W by Oct. 2016,seen as providing important visibility into the nation's burgeoning market for LEDs. For Taiwan major LED manufacturers ,they are pushi...

System Solutions, part of the Gearhouse South Africa Group of Companies, has been commissioned by ANGT (Agence Nationale Des Grands Travaux) who represent the Gabon government, to design, supply and construct large format outdoor LED screens and a control system each for the brand-new stadium in Libreville and the existing stadium in Port Gentil.   The Amitie stadium in Libreville - a gift from the Chinese government - is currently under construction and is due to complete in time to host the 28th CAF Orange Africa Cup of Nations in January 2012 whic...

On October 21, 2011, the Eighth China-Asean Expo was held in Guangxi Nanning exhibition center. Chinese premier Wen jiabao, the prime minister of Malaysia Najibu , Cambodia prime minister hun sen, Burma's vice President Tin Aung Myint , Laos deputy prime minister song access, deputy prime minister of Thailand Auspicious drops le, Vietnam deputy prime minister RuanChunFu attended the exposition, business and investment summit. Asean secretary-general Lin, and China and other Asean countries business, environmental protection, quality inspection, financial, tel...

During the October Autumn Session of Light Fair in Hong Kong 2011, Estar received a pre-order from an Italian firm for 500,000 LED Bulbs. Estar LED Light Company Limited visited Light Fair in Hong Kong this year, During Estar's visit at Light Fair in Hong Kong, Estar is pleased to announce that we have received a pre-order for our Signature Candela LED Light Bulb Design during Light Fair in Hong Kong 2011 October session Said Rick McCoy, Director of LED Light Company Ltd. The Italian company that placed the Pre-order is exp...

Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) drew to an end in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Oct. 30. During the event, the lighting division of Shenzhen Absen Optoelectronic Co., Ltd. has showcased a full line of LED lighting products with over 20 patents, including the new products released in 2011. As Absen’s high-quality LED displays enjoy rising popularity at home and aboard, its lighting products have gained increasing plaudits among customers, thanks to its foresight and early investment in the LED lighting industry. C...

Lighting Science Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Haworth has received a award of a national "Champion of Change" from The White House for his efforts to steer the country towards a more environmentally and economically sustainable future. The honor was bestowed as part of President Obama's "Winning the Future" initiative that celebrates ordinary Americans accomplishing extraordinary feats to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu,said "The cleanest energy is ...

Benefited from national energy efficiency regulations for flat-panel TVs released in December 2010, LED TV sets will gradually replace Standard LCD TV sets in first tier city markets by the Chinese New Year holidays in late January 2012,according to Li Qi, head of consumer electronics sales at Chinese consumer electronics and home appliances retailer Suning's Beijing branch.   A 32-inch LED TV set uses approximately 60W compared to the 80W consumed by an equivalent-sized LCD TV. Prices of LED TVs have decreased as manufacturers have rampe...

MINGYAO Department store, located in the central shopping area in Taipei, a Taiwan traditional department store for 23-year old which held a grand reopening on Sep. 23, 2011 after seven months of renovation. The opening of the Uniqlo flagship store coincided with the grand opening in MINGYAO. For the grand reopening of MINGYAO, ARC SSL. has equipped the exceptional lighting fixtures with LED solution in dynamic lighting display. The LED cluster fixtures are installed and provide splendor lightshows in multi-sides with the one control system. ARC...

High-Definition LED Video Screens Installed at Michigan Stadium Football fans of the University of Michigan kicked off the 2011 season enjoying a new look to Michigan Stadium, now complete with newly upgraded scoreboards from Lighthouse Technologies. The state-of-the-art video displays and scoring systems feature Screen Master® high-brightness LEDs by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), delivering crystal-clear, high definition images to fans throughout “The Big House.” A college football icon, Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 and is the lar...

Tsannkuen Japan, a subsidiary of a Taiwanese company, has involved in infringing Nichia's patent (No. 4530094, or "094 patent") and Nichia claims damages for the infringement with regard to LED light bulbs manufactured by Tsann Kuen. According to Nichia, it has filed two patent infringement lawsuits at the Tokyo District Court with Tsann Kuen as the defendant and Unity Opto Technology Co. Ltd., as its supporting intervener. In addition, Nichia also confirmed that Tsann Kuen sold LED light bulbs with E17 bases (product number: TK-BE05L, ...

Lately, at the launch of GE Lighting’s European Lighting Experience Centre in Hungary,the company’s president and CEO (EMEA) Phil Marshall has anticipated a 150 per cent growth in LED sales but that the company will adopt a strategic decision that not to invest large amounts of money in takeovers when there was still so much uncertainty in the LED market. He pointed out that “I don’t think you have to be a chip manufacturer to be successful in the LED market. We’ve been investing on a smaller and more organic scale to build up ou...

Recently, AIXTRON has supplied its new AIXTRON AIX G5 HT MOCVD reactor to Infineon Technologies for the development of GaN-on-Si power HEMTs. In September 2011, Infineon Technologies confirmed process acceptance of the system in a 8x6-inch wafer configuration with the option to upgrade to 5x8-inch. Dr. Franz Auerbach, Senior Director R&D for Power Management & Supply Discretes at Infineon Technologies,said that “We look forward to further enhance our plans in the field of GaN on Silicon. Our teams are confident that...

Project Supports Korean Government’s LED Lighting Penetration Goals   Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced that luminaire manufacturer Ilsung Moolsan of Korea has selected energy-efficient Bridgelux LED arrays for the installation of 1000 of their high quality high performance downlights at the new Sheraton Hotel at D-Cube City in Seoul. Bridgelux’s award-winning RS and ES LED arrays are specified to light various areas of the hotel including lobby, lounge, publi...

Last Friday , Everlight has shown its “deeply sorry” for the anxieties it had caused society because of the unpaid leave plan. And it has scrapped the plan . After the company has released its unpaid leave plan,some critics have highlighted the fact that Everlight Chairman Ye Yin-fu’s was recently able to donate NT$100 million to his alma mater, National Taipei University of Technology.They have also questioned the necessity of the furlough plan in light of the company’s profitability. Everlight posted pre-tax profit of NT$538 million for the ...

OSRAM, one of the two leading light manufacturers in the world, announced today that Shun Li Industrial Park is the first to implement OSRAM’s High Power Modular Street Light (HPMSL) to illuminate the streets in the industrial estate in Singapore.    With the customers’ heavy reliance on ample around-the-clock outdoor lighting, the park made the decision to replace its aging high pressure sodium (HPS) street lamps with OSRAM’s new HPMSL solution for better light and power efficiency, as well as in a reduction of time and mo...