Every year on a given day cites across the globe pledge to commit themselves to lasting environmental actions. Many are participating to switch off lights on the 26th of March at 8.30pm but for the long run, cities have switched to LED lights, initiated long term water protection and tree planting initiatives, reforesting land running into hectares, developing carbon credit policies, etc Landmarks and global icons such as Gateway of India, Taj Hotels in Mumbai and Delhi, India Gate, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Bollywood celebrity – Vidya Balan &...

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...

With the evolution of LED lighting in many parts of the world, AZ e-lite Pte Ltd ("AZ e-lite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aztech Group Ltd specialising in the design and development of quality LED lighting, today announced the expansion of its global presence. AZ e-lite has appointed several distributors in Singapore and other countries in a strategic move to promote and market its LED lighting solutions worldwide. In Singapore, AZ e-lite has established a relationship with Lumitron Pte Ltd, Winfield Electrical Pte Ltd and Wooson Singapore P...

By Anita LaFond, Senior Editorial Manager, Constructive Communication, Inc. As demand for LED (light emitting diode) luminaries continues to grow, new thermal management technologies are allowing manufacturers to produce LEDs that have higher light output and longer lifespan. LEDs offer many advantages including low energy consumption, long service life (bulbs can last up to 40,000 hours or more), and environmental safety (they contain no mercury). The disadvantages of LEDs, such as higher prices than incandescent or fluorescent lighting, will dissipate as new man...

It’s said that Everlight’s 3W Shuen LED series has received third place in the 2011 Product of the Year optoelectronics category judged by readers of Elektronik magazine, one of Germany’s premier electronics publications.   Elektronik annually nominates more than 100 products in 10 separate electronics categories.  The publication’s readers then choose their preferred products and cast their votes for Product of the Year. With innovative slim package, high luminosity and high power, Everlight’s 3W Shuen LED device finally def...

Reportedly, The Republic Group Handelsvertretung GmbH and Mouser Electronics, Inc. (“Mouser”) have acknowledged Nichia's claims in a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf against German distributors for certain products of Harvatek, and stopped selling the infringing products. As previously announced, in the lawsuits on November 10, 2010, Nichia claims that two different Harvatek white LED products (serial numbers HT-V116TW and HT-U158TW) sold by those distributors infringe Nichia YAG patent (EP...

Overview The new LED-armature (called LEDESIA) is wall/ceiling mounted for general lightning. Due to it’s diffuser it spreads the light evenly in the hole room. The armature is connected directly to 230VAC and dimmable through a 1-10V control-bus.  LEDESIA uses 14W at full power, this is equal (in light) to one 60W bulb, 2x11W or 1x22W fluorescent light. Through the 1-10V the armature is dimmable down to 1W. The focus has been on creating an armature that is quick and easy to install, having a very strong good quality of light (over 90 C...

To offer some help to victims of the Tohoku-Pacific ocean earthquake, Panasonic has donated a cool 4,000 Solar LED lanterns as well as given monetary and in-kind donations. These rechargeable Solar LED lanterns rely on solar cell panels to provide the necessary juice. All lanterns comprise of three models of Solar LED lanterns, where two of these models will come with a USB port to power battery exhausted cell phones (and other compatible devices).  ...

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...

Howard Bailey Added as CFO and Hai Dau Joins as Vice President of Engineering   Lunera® Lighting, Inc., a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation LED lighting, today announced that Howard Bailey has joined Lunera as its new CFO and Hai Dau assumes the vice president of engineering post.  Bailey has over 35 years of experience in a variety of technology related companies, Dau brings over 20 years of operations and engineering expertise, both will assume his duties immediately.   “As LED light...

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....

Bridgelux has expanded its award-winning RS LED Array portfolio to further increase choices for high quality lighting designed for retail shop lighting, high-bay, roadway, exterior area and industrial lighting applications. The new RS Arrays deliver 3500 to 8000 operational lumens, an extended range of color temperatures including warm, neutral and cool white (2700K to 5600K), and multiple color rendering indices  options.   Additionally, these LED arrays both simplify and enable rapid development of new high-lumen LED products accelerating the ability for ...

ChiMei Innolux Corp has showcased 3.2- and 3.5-inch OLED panels for smartphones and mobile phones at FPD China 2011, which was held from March 15 to 17, 2011, in Shanghai, China. With the method of using a white OLED material and red, green, blue and white color filters has been developed by LG Display Co Ltd and Eastman Kodak Co. ,the pixel counts of the 3.2- and 3.5-inch panels are 320 x 480 and 360 x 640, respectively. The number of subpixels per pixel increases by one-third. The brightness and contrast ratio of the 3.2- and 3.5-inch panels are 300cd/m2...

Philips Lumileds has added its first high voltage emitter, LUXEON H. to its LUXEON LED portfolio. LUXEON H. is driven directly with rectified AC voltage rather than constant DC current. This high voltage architecture maximizes space for additional thermal management, permitting an increase in the thermal limit for even the smallest bulbs. The 50 Volt LUXEON H flexibly supports both 110V and 240V solutions. And two color temperatures are available, 2700K and 3000K, with typical CRIs of 83. Typical flux is 84 lumens and 90 lumens respectively ...

SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, announced the introduction of the new I-Do™ LED, an innovative new chip that will be featured in SemiLEDs’ ultra high brightness LED product portfolio. I-Do is the second generation of the I-Core AK™ series of LEDs from SemiLEDs, which are designed to provide further improvements in brightness, reliability and overall efficiency. The I-Do LED features a new design with advantages in improved reliability, optimization of cu...

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...

Korean government is about to replace electronic signs in the country with LED ones to save energy. It’s said that the Ministry of Knowledge Economy plans to spend 100 million won or around 89-thousand US dollars this year to change 10-thousand electronic signages to LED. At present, around 90 percent of electronic signages using fluorescent lighting are installed at some 5.2 million businesses across the nation. And Nearly 90 percent of the signs are being used by merchants who cannot afford the energy-efficient, but costly LED signs. The ministry expects ...

Oxford Instruments has received multi-system order of its etch and deposition systems from HBLED Manufacturer, Optogan Group. These etch and deposition systems include PlasmaPro System133 ICP and PlasmaPro 800Plus RIE etch systems, and a PlasmaPro 800Plus deposition system. The PlasmaPro System133 process tool offers up to 27 x 2" batch etch capability for GaN on Sapphire wafers, while the PlasmaPro 800Plus tools are a flexible solution for plasma etching and deposition processes on large wafer batches of up to 43 x 2" wafers, in a compact ...

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....

Currently, Seoul Semiconductor has started mass production of  its new Acriche AC and DC-powered LED for downlight, named ‘A8’ , as one of the flagship brands of Seoul Semiconductor. The brand new LED Acriche ‘A8’ is designed to replace a 60W incandescent bulb with a single package. It is very competitive in terms cost by removing SMD process of dozens of DC LED package on expensive metal substrate for thermal emission and also to prevent using AC, DC converter. It operates immediately without a converter at 110V/220V as...

--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,...

Reportedly, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has planed to install new LED traffic signals at 61 locations in the city at a cost of about Rs 3 crore in the coming financial year 2011-2012. It’s said that the city has traffic signals at 124 junctions currently. And 49 have already been replaced by LED ones. According to NMC's traffic engineer N K Khan , seventy-five signals are more than 20 years old and need to be either replaced or upgraded. The work to be completed in a phased manner, would be completed in the next four months, in effect coveri...