The spectacular gala event is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese New Year by state-run China Central Television (CCTV). It is estimated that this year's show, held on 13 February, captured some 96% of the Chinese television viewing audience on the mainland and had more than 700 million-plus viewers worldwide, including large numbers of people watching the show live via the internet.

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd announced today that the City of Boston, MA has installed 20 of the company’s SL-Dolphin fixtures for their first LED cobra-head replacement project. These lights are installed in a municipal parking lot in the city’s Jamaica Plain district, a classic "streetcar suburb" that has evolved into one of Boston's most diverse and dynamic neighborhoods.

DOMINANT introduces a new high intensity white DomiLED, the DomiPlus White (DPW-EJG), which is designed to provide a high intensity light output using a miniature package optimized for application where space is a premium. With an operating current of 60mA, this LED features a typical luminous intensity of 4,500mcd (12.5lm). With its high flux output and convincing luminous intensity, the DPW-EJG reveals its ability being the perfect fit for all lighting applications.

Company Leverages Expertise in Advanced Power Factor Correction, Mixed-Signal Processing and Wireless Networking to Deliver Mass Market Solutions for LED Driver Electronics and Networked Lighting Controls

PolyBrite International, Inc. developer of Borealis LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps and lighting systems announced today that The City of Naperville has concluded their 6 month LED streetlight testing period with up to 60% savings in energy usage. Seven 120 watt Borealis LED streetlights with a like number of 350 watt HPS (High Pressure Sodium) streetlights were monitored from June 2009 through January 2010.

Compact Design Provides Superior Brightness in a Low Profile Package for Easy Implementation

Technologies and Devices International, Inc. (TDI), part of the Oxford Instruments Group, today announced it has been awarded $600,000 by the Maryland Energy Administration to help industry expedite the broad adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting, and better position Maryland to become a national solid-state lighting materials and equipment manufacturing leader.

EvoLucia, Inc., the LED lighting division of Sarasota-based Sunovia Energy Technologies, announced today that they have hired Kevin Arthur as Vice President of International Sales and Marketing. Arthur previously served as head of international sales and marketing for lighting industry giant Cooper Industries, where he was responsible for growing sales from $5 million to $37 million.

The glorious., glamorous, glittering 30th anniversary of the annual Brit Awards took place at London’s Earls Court on the 16th February 2010, presented by comedian Peter Kay and broadcast live on ITV 1. XL Video once again provided LED screens, projection, PPU, camera system and playback content management to the show - for the 9th consecutive year.

Newly Renovated Orlando Hotel Boasts the Most Energy-Efficient Lighting in the Hyatt Family

Ultratech, Inc. , a supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has received an order from Taiwan's largest LED chip manufacturer for an LED lithography system, which is specifically designed and optimized for high-brightness LED (HBLED) manufacturing.  In addition, this customer has provided a conditional commitment to purchase several additional Sapphire 100 systems to meet its ramp requirements over the next few quarters.  The Sapphire 100 tool is scheduled to be av

In recent times, China has witnessed rapid growth in its novel light and energy sources lighting industry. Attendees to a press conference held on January 21 for Green Lighting China Expo and Forum 2010 heard that with new improvements and innovations continuing to emerge from the industry, novel light and energy sources lighting are expected to replace traditional light sources in the lighting industry, creating both great opportunities and great challenges for lighting manufacturers.

Luminus Devices, Inc., designer, developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the closing of its round of funding totaling $19 million, led by current investors Argonaut Private Equity, Braemar Energy Ventures, Paladin Capital Group and Stata Venture Partners. This investment creates a fully funded operating plan to increase profitability, maintain minimal debt, support growth and the expansion of Luminus’ products and applications.

Lighting Science Group Corporation have entered into an agreement to coordinate marketing and supply efforts to American cities, counties and towns. Under the agreement, Senergy will utilize the Lighting Science PROLIFIC(TM) series roadway luminaires to replace inefficient high pressure sodium cobra head street lights, driving economic, environmental and municipal service benefits through Senergy's street lighting program. Lighting Science Group and Senergy will coordinate marketing efforts nationwide.

AIXTRON AG today announced that its next generation MOCVD Platform AIX G5 HT has demonstrated high quality GaN deposition at very high growth rates and high pressure above 600mbar and superior GaN/InGaN uniformities. The epitaxial runs were performed at Epistar Corporation, located in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan consecutively without reactor baking or swapping of any parts. The MOCVD reactor is now being transferred into mass production.

EvoLucia, Inc., the LED lighting division of Sarasota-based Sunovia Energy Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV), announced today that they secured a General Services Administration (GSA) contract award. Sunovia expects that the GSA award will help accelerate government sales, as government customers can now buy the company’s proprietary LED lighting products directly, without having to obtain a competitive bid.

High Tech Lights LLC. has been awarded ENERGY STAR® partnership for its Environmentally Friendly Lighting (EFL) line LED light bulbs. The product line, including the T8, T5 and AR111 downlights, has demonstrated LED lifetime and fixture efficacy that qualifies for the stringent commercial rating, as well as the residential rating.

Albeo Technologies Inc. lights up the first school in the United States to be entirely lit with white-LED Solid-State Lighting (SSL) technology. The LED lighting retrofit at Thomas Jefferson will reduce the school's lighting energy load by 49% and eliminate approximately 1.76 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over the next ten years.

In what may be the largest lighting retrofit and upgrade in Navy history, Lighting Science Group Corporation and the United States Navy are relighting the streetscapes, parking lots and the residence quarters at two separate sites at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) California -- Port Hueneme and Point Mugu -- with energy efficient LED lighting solutions.

A public park in Santiago, Chile is lighting its pathways with EverGEN™ solar LED lights from Carmanah Technologies. Provided through Carmanah distributor Emelta S.A., the EverGEN units are installed around a walking path that runs throughout Juan Pablo II Park in the community of Las Condes in Santiago.

The new stamped circuit board (SCB) technology available from Heraeus opens up a whole new concept of thermal management geared towards the realization of reliable and economic solutions in the area of thermal dissipation. The demands placed on electronic systems are continually growing, whilst the systems themselves are become ever smaller and increasingly complex. Heraeus‘ reaction to this ongoing trend towards miniaturization has been to develop a sophisticated smart solution. The SCB technology is specially designed for small circuits.

YEG Opto, the opto electronics division of Young Electronics Group, is pleased to announce their new partnership with Samsung to distribute their range of Medium and High Power LEDs in the UK and Ireland.

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), Inc., developer of the world’s most efficient LED-based display backlights, is continuing its technological progress with a new range of LED-based edge-lit illumination solutions to expand its offerings beyond LCDs, keyboards and keypads and into areas of egress lighting and general illumination.

StreetSENSE RS Series effectively directs light where it’s needed, reduces energy consumption and dramatically cuts maintenance costs by eliminating the constant replacement of expensive outdated mercury vapor and metal halide fixtures

Anolis ArcSource Outdoor 36 RGB lighting fixtures have been installed in a 'winter garden' feature in the atrium at the newly refurbished and re-opened College Lucie Aubrac in Dunkerque, France - one of the country's first HQE colleges.

A new lighting technology that saves energy and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions may be coming soon to a street near you. Green Mountain Power has submitted a plan to the Vermont Public Service Board to offer LED lights to replace worn-out mercury vapor lights in streetlights throughout its service area. The Colchester utility is the first electric utility in New England -- and one of only a handful in the country -- to offer an LED-specific rate to customers for outdoor lighting.

With Streetlight Advanced OSRAM provides an efficient and future-proof solution for technical and decorative street lighting with LED. This durable module enables lighting without distracting stray light plus easy maintenance thanks to a lamp socket that is installed once only. In addition to that the module is sustainable due to its standardised, consistent system interfaces as well as unchanging dimensions.

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that its Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) business had a strong close to 2009, resulting in the fourth year of consecutive revenue growth. In addition, Veeco also announced that it is seeing favorable recognition worldwide for its automated growth module cluster tool systems, including the most recently introduced GEN10™.

Carmanah Technologies Corporation has received an order valued in excess of $275,000 USD through its authorized South African distributor, Sun Solutions, to supply solar powered LED airfield lights to Waterkloof Air Force Base in South Africa (ICAO: FAWK). The Air Force Base is home to the South African Presidential Squadron and is a designated supply hub for World Cup 2010.

Carmanah has completed an installation of EverGEN 1500 solar LED lighting systems for a solar street lighting application in Phoenix, Arizona. Situated at the entrance to the Desert Botanical Gardens and the Phoenix Zoo, the solar street lights are being used to illuminate the roadway and roundabout at this key intersection.