Recently, Taiwan LED companies have taken an active part in latest international lighting fairs, such as the one in Hannover, Las Vegas, Guangzhou and Taipei. As a result, Taiwan’s industry executives are inspired to make bright forecast on the outlook for the LED lighting market. They estimated Taiwan’s LED-lighting suppliers would enjoy hefty sales at least this quarter and next thanks to brisk demands with the upcoming implementation of new electricity rates. According to Taiwan’s LED-lighting suppliers, they shipped two to three-fold more ...

Installation Snapshot • Retrofit installation • (147) 80W LED Low Bays • Replaced 175W metal halide • Delivered light: ~ 20 Footcandles • Payback: 3 years • Received over $10,000 in energy efficiency rebates Plagued by seemingly never-ending light maintenance in its two-deck parking garage, Denver’s Fox31 television news station has put an end to the incessant bulb and fixture changes and saved thousands of dollars in the process by converting to new high-efficiency DuroSite® LED Low Bay luminaires from ...

Taiwan based company which makes backlight modules for personal computers, has intended to enter into LED lighting sector this year, with commercial products to be primary products in the initial stage, according to its Chairman B.R. Wang. The company will start to build up competitive strength and footholds for its LED lighting operation over next three to five years. Wang said the company will make most of its advantage in light guide plate R&D to drum up built-to-order contracts among international lighting brands. And the company’s lighting operation can prov...

The energy shortage raises energy-saving awareness around the world, and with the effort of the major companies, LED lighting once again takes over the spotlight in 2012. According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, Europe has become one of the most fast-growing LED markets in the world besides Japan. Benefiting from the ban imposed by certain countries against selling incandescent light bulb of high wattage in 2012, the value of European LED lighting market will soar to US$3.01 billion in 2012, a 44% YoY growth; the value is expected to reach U...

One of the largest importers of fresh fruit in the United Kingdom, MMD Shipping’s inbound facility at the City of Portsmouth handles roughly 60 percent of all bananas brought into the UK. With a dozen ships that traverse the Atlantic hauling fruit “across The Pond” from the Caribbean, MMD operates a 12-warehouse facility that receives and distributes all varieties of fresh fruit to the British market. Already coping with a nearly 20 percent increase in energy rates over the past year, the company was facing an additional 10-15 percent year-over-y...

Preview: Lighting Design Salon at Green Lighting Shanghai 2012 Across the world, LED lighting is widely acknowledged as revolutionary. This new, efficient solid lighting source is long-lasting, environment friendly and consumes little energy.  It comes in a broad range of colors, the light is emitted from tiny bulbs and it has numerous other benefits. When LED is used indoors, you don’t see the light projected by traditional lamps.  Rather, a glow is emitted from the ceiling.  The myriad of possible lighting displays can resemble a star-studded sk...

Taiwan government has announced the island’s electricity rates for the manufacturing industry will be hiked by 35% starting from May 15, the rates for commercial sites will be raised by 30% and rates for households will increased by 11%. To counter the upcoming implementation of new electricity rates, Taiwan’s enterprises are increasing installations of LED lamps. As a result, the island’s LED industry will benefit a lot. The lighting manufacturers including Delta Electronics, Everlight, Edison Opto Corp., Lextar Electronics Corp. have landed cons...

From April 6th to 9th , Shenzhen YYC LED Lighting Co. Ltd attended Hongkong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) with its latest fin-type LED lighting products. As a leading fin-type LED brand, YYC’s LED series naturally became highly sought-after products for buyers across the world during the exhibition.     Figure 1  YYC-LED’s salespersons and clients are taking photos together According to the person in charge of the exhibition, YYC displayed a variety of LED product series including ceiling lights,...

The the joint venture relationship between Mitsubishi Electric and Osram will be constructively dissolved in the process of the merger. However, in consideration of the solid 23-year relationship, Mitsubishi Electric and Osram have agreed to maintain ties in the areas of sales and production, and continue to be strategic global partners in the lighting business.

According to Taiwan-based Delta Electronics CEO Yancey Hai, the company has under its talks with several Japanese customers for contract orders for LED bulbs as well as solar power generation and storage systems, as they’re plagued by an estimated 20-30% shortage of power supply following the mandatory suspension of commercial nuclear plants in Japan. Hai pointed out that inquiries for the said products from Japanese customers are expected to keep increasing in the short term. And the company is optimistic about business outlooks in the second quarter of this year. ...

Expanding Everlight's Lighting Series component portfolio, EVERLIGHT Electronics [TSE:2393], one of the world's leading companies in LED Lighting introduces a brand new high power, high brightness LED package, the "Shwo D" Series - our new powerful, bright and economic (superb $/lm) LED series in a compact ceramic package. The Shwo D series is a surface-mount high-power device featuring high brightness combined with a compact size (3.5x3.5x0.58mm) that is suitable for all kinds of lighting applications such as general illumination, flash, spot, signal, industr...

Extends Leadership with Unveiling of Highest Efficacy Power LED LED lighting maker Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), delivers another industry first with a barrier-breaking 254 lumen-per-watt white R&D power LED. This significant milestone exceeds Cree’s previous R&D industry record of 231 lumens per watt and demonstrates Cree’s continued commitment to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting. Elements of Cree’s innovative SC³ Technology Platform, available today in Cree XLamp® LEDs, enable this record-breaking R&a...

HPL(High Power Lighting) has recently launched a series of newly developed COB LED packages, the C40  (3~5W) , C70  (7~9W) and C90  (12~14W), which provide high output, efficacy and quality light that meet Energy Star Specification.   The C40, C70 and C90 were designed with HPL patented metal cooper substrate cost effective package technology, which offers not only higher light efficiency, higher thermal conductivity and excellent light quality, but also competitive price/performance. The outstanding characteristics of the COB ty...

As a global silicones supplier, Dow Corning provides products and solutions for household appliances, automobiles, electronic components, semiconductors, displays, etc. This year, the corporation will delve into research and development, introducing a new series of LED solutions. To gain a better understanding of silicone electronic products, LEDinside interviewed Qian Nanfang, commercial manager at Dow Corning Electronics Greater China. With superior ability to withstand high and low temperatures as well as external pressure, Dow Corning’s silicone products ...

Taiwan-based power supply maker AcBel Polytech Inc., has actively ventured into LED lightings in recent years, and may boom its LED lighting business in 2012. According to AcBel, two large-sized Chinese LED lighting suppliers have accepted its LED indoor and outdoor lighting products, and they will contract it as a production arm to jointly explore the Chinese market in the near future. Therefore, it will help AcBel to build a considerable outlet for its LED lighting products. In the meantime, the company has also reportedly garnered orders for LED stree...

As we know, LED is a popular light source with eco-friendly features. And with the rapid development of the agriculture and horticultural industry, the demand to improve the crop output is soaring. People begin to think of securing steady agricultural harvests with plant factories, and LED is gradually to be available in the horticultural sector. Generally, the sunlight has played a key role in promoting plants growth under the photosynthesis. And LED grow light has created huge business opportunities. Research has shown that the wavelength of LED grow light is good f...

TESS (Top Energy Saving System Corp.) holds a positive energy and innovative spirits to dedicate to the saving energy lighting development ,announces the hi-efficiency 20W 2000lm LED bulb. This 20W 2000lm LED bulb is equivalent to about 125 W incandescent bulb by following the LM79, with small size and high lumen output and presents a superior luminous efficiency of 100lm/W. This 2000lm LED bulb is brightest in the world with the size which equal to the general incandescent lamp, and that is the most important product feature. The innovative technology is in ...

Partnership aims to speed up global switch to LED lighting and reduce lighting energy consumption by 40% worldwide Philips Lighting, a world leader in innovative lighting solutions, is the first corporate partner to join The Climate Group’s 3-year Clean Revolution campaign. The campaign’s main aim is to reach-out to the world’s decision-makers to inspire and enable them to spur low carbon economic growth. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the global switch to LED lighting (light emitting diodes).  LED lighting offer extraordinary opportun...

In 2011, Wellypower's products were awarded by iF Design, Red Dot Design, Taiwan Excellence and Golden Pin Design. In 2012, now Wellypower launch new high efficiency, high CRI and large light beam angle LED products. These products are maintained Wellypower own stylish design, and further concern about consumer really demands. LED Sky-Line – Perfect for office lighting. 1. High luminous efficiency - 90 Lm/W, provides ample and uniform brightness. 2. Wide light angle, perfect for general lighting. 3. Modular design can be either individuall...

Super Bowl XLVI will come out with the signature LED lighting technology on the new 2013 Audi S7. Audi LED headlights are the closest recreation of daylight available at 5500 Kelvin, helping drivers’ eyes perceive more contrast and experience less strain. Traditional lights take 0.2 seconds to engage, while LEDs are immediately activate, making driving safer. In addition, LED lights use 50-percent less power from the alternator – which in turn reduces the load on the engine. They can also last the lifetime of a vehicle. Enthusiasts can visit Au...

By Scott Patterson Who says crops can only be planted on vast farms in the Midwest. It is possible to grow crops in isolated city warehouses without sunlight and soil says LEDinside. By implementing LED artificial light source, this innovative idea of urban farming has been developed and quietly making progresses over the past decades. Most of these urban farmers are used to be nonprofit organizations, schools and restaurants, but a new generation of city farmers is gradually coming into existence. They are business motivated with ambition to take a chunk of the profit of ...

By Sanchez, Richmond Mozo Are you aware that LED lighting gives the highest energy savings and lowest maintenance cost for commercial interior lighting applications? Energy consumption is reduced by up to 95% and consequently delivers an extremely short payback among several energy efficient technologies. LED lighting systems installed in shopping malls, grocery stores, professional offices, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, airports, and casinos improve lighting immensely, aside from lowering energy consumption and minimizing carbon footprint. Lighting becomes more aestheti...

by Paul Williams Greph Credit: U.S. Department of Energy The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 put many changes into motion for the lighting industry. The most significant change is a required 25 percent increase in the energy efficiency of light bulbs. Since manufacturers are currently unable to increase incandescent bulb efficiency by such a large percentage, the end result is essentially the phased elimination of this type of bulb. In January of 2012, the manufacture of 100-watt incandescent light bulbs that fail to meet the new efficiency standard wi...

by Paul Williams Graph Credit:GE Lighting According to LEDinside, by 2012 the nation (the U.S.) will start to save over 25 percent of electricity on lighting due to the law congress passed on regulating new light bulbs manufactured. Carbon emission is aimed to be reduced by millions of tons. The traditional light bulb, the commonly known Thomas Edison’s original light bulb, unexpectedly transformed itself into a powerful sentimental symbol. With consumer anxiously worry about losing the familiar old bulbs and quickly find themselves upset with government...

Measures have been passed by several governments around the world to phase out incandescent light bulbs for general use. The aim is to expand usage and spur technological development of more energy-efficient lighting alternatives, such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light emitting diode (LED) lamps. Brazil and Venezuela began to phase them out in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland, and Australia started to do the same in 2009. Similarly, other nations are planning scheduled phase-outs: Argentina, Russia, and Canad...

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the revenues of Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers totaled NT$ 7.434 billion (MoM-3.41%, YoY-11.3%). Most companies have made lowering their inventory levels the first priority. LEDinside’s survey finds that a lot of manufacturers’ days sales of inventory (DSI) are over three months. In light of the stagnant outlook, Taiwanese makers have been conservative about their expansion plans, and in the meantime aggressively increase their capacities of lighting product application. Aside from Taiwanese makers, global big names also put more accent on the lighting market. Eying the great potential of Japanese and Chinese markets, Nichia expanded its capacity with its capital expenditures in 2011 reaching US$ 900 million. Moreover, Panasonic plans to merge Panasonic Electric Works with Panasonic Lighting into a new lighting business unit in January, 2012 and launch 70 types of LED light bulbs and 3300 types of LED lighting fixture products in 2012. It is evident that gaining market share in the lighting market will give manufacturers edges over other competitors.

The shift from undersupply to oversupply in the LED market and the future market dynamics have become the pressing issues in the LED industry. LEDinside conducted an exclusive interview with Yansheng Chen, President of China Association of Lighting Industry, in which he provided his insights into the said issues. China Association of Lighting Industry, founded in 1989, is one of the most important organizations in the Chinese lighting industry. The association has 1600 members, which are mostly traditional lighting industries. Chen has been the President of the as...

Chapter 1 Overview of the Chinese LED Lighting Market Supply Chain Introduction Along with a constant increasing crude oil price pressure, and a rising awareness of energy-saving and carbon emission reduction, Light Emitting Diode (LED), as a solid-state lighting source, driven by the constant increase of its luminous efficacy and cost reduction, with the advantages such as small size, easy integration with system design, good color rendering, Light Emitting Diode (LED) has been substantially applied in the display industry, consumer electronics applications, an...

Taiwan continues to dominate the global production of ceramic thermal substrates, accounting for more than 70 percent of total shipments and supplying to Cree, Lumileds, Osram, Philips and Edison Opto. Makers in the island will remain focused on this type amid wide adoption in high-power LED lighting applications. It boasts greater heat conductivity than other thermal substrates such as metal-core PCB or MCPCB. This emphasis on ceramic kinds also takes advantage of the fast-growing LED industry in the island. The latter’s production value in 2010 hit $5.6 bi...

LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, reports that China has become the largest production base for lighting products, accounting for 70% of the global capacity. According to LEDinside’s survey, China’s average number of monthly exported incandescent lamps, halogen lamps, hot-cathode compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and other lighting devices (including LED light sources) amounted to 667 million pieces, reaching a total value of US$ 1,140 million in 2010. The total export volume of 2010 reached 7.99 billion pieces and the total value hit US$ 13.677 billion, with a 24.2% growth in volume and 34.7% in value compared to 2009.